It's been five years since the recycling auteurs at Cardboard Movie Co. released "Jurassic Park: Low-budget Remake." Now they are back with the xenomorphtastic "Alien: Low-budget Remake." Were you terrified… Read the rest of the article: Watch this ridiculous and wonderful low-budget remake of Alien, by the Cardboard Movie Co.
Built by researchers at Harvard and the University of Colorado, the Harvard Ambulatory MicroRobot (HAMR) is just 2.25 centimeters long. It "comes up to about knee-high on a cockroach," writes… Read the rest of the article: A speedy, scurrying bug robot the size of a penny
In the 1990s, country musician Ray Presnell wrote and recorded this delightful ditty, "Internet Loving." At YouTube, Presnell writes, "Internet Loving was an easy one to write for me. I… Read the rest of the article: Listen to "Internet Loving," an earnest and delightful country ditty from the 1990s
"She says the turn signal won't stay engaged when making a right turn." thumbnail image: detail of photo by Lukas 3z (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Since the pandemic began, Bob Dylan has released his first two songs in almost a decade, "Murder Most Foul" (above), a beautiful ballad about the assassination of John F. Kennedy,… Read the rest of the article: A rare, new interview with Bob Dylan
Like many boozemakers, Apollo Bay Distillery in Victoria, Australia pivoted their production from alcoholic beverages to hand sanitizer when COVID-19 hit. Unfortunately though, nine bottles of their SS Casino Gin… Read the rest of the article: Distillery accidentally sold gin bottles filled with hand sanitizer
Turkish sculpture Necati Korkmaz makes tiny works of art, most of which can only be fully appreciated with a magnifying glass. His latest effort is a chess set smaller than… Read the rest of the article: Sculptor creates the world's tiniest chess set, the size of a thumbtack
Stormtroopers wearing upside down helmets are far less intimidating. Search Google for many more memetastic upside down Stormtrooper helmet gags. (And yes, I realize that the cap of the helmet… Read the rest of the article: Stormtroopers wearing upside down helmets look silly and happy
In Bristol, England, anti-racism protestors pulled down a bronze statue of slave trader and philanthropist Edward Colston and rolled it into the River Avon. Banksy, who is thought to live… Read the rest of the article: Banksy's brilliant idea to make "everyone happy" after activists pulled down Bristol slave trader statue
Present & Correct, designer office/stationery online retailer and curator of a wonderful Instagram account, posted this fantastic collection of Lego computers. Quite a few appear to have integrated displays. As… Read the rest of the article: The various Lego computer interfaces
The US government announced funding clinical trials on three COVID-19 vaccine candidates. According to Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, we're still on track… Read the rest of the article: Fauci: US government announced funding of three vaccine trials, on track for scale by end of the year/early 2021
Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? In 1994, Atari released COPS, a LaserDisc-based videogame based on the now-cancelled "reality" TV series. Above is rare footage of the gameplay. According… Read the rest of the article: COPS, the Atari arcade videogame from 1994 based on the now-cancelled "reality" TV show
On April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, Riceville, Iowa schoolteacher Jane Elliott ran an incredible social experiment in her third grade classroom. Her "Blue Eyes/Brown… Read the rest of the article: After MLK's assassination, this schoolteacher conducted a legendary social experiment to teach kids about racism
More than 64,000 endangered sea turtles are gathered in the world's largest nesting area near Raine Island, Australia, but who's counting? The Great Barrier Reef Foundation, that's who. Their researchers… Read the rest of the article: How do you count more than 60,000 sea turtles?
"Many young Kiwis are using porn to learn about sex." The New Zealand Government released this PSA as part of their "Keep it Real Online" campaign.
Later this year, Studio Ghibli will release Aya to Majo ("Aya and the Witch"), a new feature film from Hayao Miyazaki. The animation auteur's son Goro Miyazaki directed the film,… Read the rest of the article: New Studio Ghibli film coming this year from Hayao Miyazaki and son Goro Miyazaki
In the new Looney Tunes Cartoons series on HBO Max, Elmer Fudd no longer carries his signature rifle. "We're not doing guns," [series executive producer and showrunner Peter] Browngardt said… Read the rest of the article: Elmer Fudd's gun gone in new Looney Tunes Cartoons
Legendary American explorer, soldier, and folk hero Davy Crockett (1786-1836) may be known as the "King of the Wild Frontier," but we all know that title actually belongs to Bigfoot.… Read the rest of the article: That time Davy Crockett met Bigfoot
In most approaches to convert light into electricity, shadows are a bummer. Now though, researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) devised a shadow-effect energy generator (SEG) that scavenges… Read the rest of the article: Scientists generate electricity from shadows
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