Bats: they’re humanity’s closest flying relatives. Is that true? I have no clue, I just run my mouth trying to sound convincing until somebody tells me to shut it, threatens to punch me, or punches me. This is a video from BBC Two of bats flying in both slow motion
- December 28, 2020
These are several shots of LEGO Certified Professional builder Jumpei Mitsui’s 50,000-piece interpretation of Katsushika Hokusai’s classic Japanese woodblock print ‘The Great Wave Of Kanagawa’, originally published between 1829 and 1833. *reminiscing fondly* I can remember it like it was yesterday. “1829?” It was the end of the late Edo
- December 28, 2020
Because the internet is a tilt-a-whirl that never stops spinning no matter how much people puke, this is a surprisingly well made video of Gollum deepfaked to perform Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, as made famous by Sinéad O’Connor’s 1990 cover. The music video even follows O’Connor’s. Gollum’s new lyrics,
- December 28, 2020
In a case of life purposefully imitating art, this is a video of Kentucky man Timothy Browning dressed as National Lampoon’s cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation and clearing his driveway with a flamethrower like he’s emptying his RV’s chemical toilet into a storm sewer. The flamethrower actually works better than
- December 28, 2020
In news that shouldn’t surprise anybody who values their crotch, the ancient art of ‘iron crotch’ kung fu is dying as more and more kung fu practitioners decide they don’t want to repeatedly get battering-rammed in the junk. Pfft, some warriors they are! Some more info while I punch myself
- December 28, 2020
Since they’re both owned by Yum! Brands, the Colonel has decided to take another page out of Taco Bell’s ‘Think outside the box’ playbook (not that he hasn’t been for quite some time) and developed a high-end bucket-shaped gaming PC in a collaboration with PC hardware manufacturer Cooler Master. The
- December 28, 2020
The Mandalorian: I’ve only seen the first two episodes of the second season because I got distracted by other shows and movies after my parents changed their Disney+ password. This is a series of eight vintage movie posters created by Brazilian designer Butcher Billy (links to Instagram, print shop HERE)
- December 28, 2020
This is an incredibly sweet video from the Dogs Trust Ireland Rehoming Centre in Dublin of a group of adoptable dogs picking out their own gifts from a lineup of new toys donated by staff and supporters. I think it was just the thing I needed to see to remind
- December 28, 2020