Videos

A tribute to both Brooklyn and bagels, this 16mm film was shot back in 1979 and is both a cool bit of nostalgia and good for a chuckle as we listen to its passionate narrator. What else is there in life? Hot bagels that taste beautifully!

Like millions of other moms around the world, YouTuber Mike’s mother works hard to provide for her family. In 2004 she had to sell her house as money became tight. Mike vowed to set things right some day.

Brothers Charles and Arthur are sculptors. They’re one of the many people who became adopted citizens of Rapture, hoping to contribute to and flourish in the seeming utopia. A student film written & directed by Shaun Rykiss.

Driver Michael Louli and co-pilot Jim Adams take a bad turn during a race, finding themselves unexpectedly embedded in a house. Thanks to their safety gear, they’re shockingly unfazed by the incident. But what about the homeowner?

Rhett and Link poke fun at some of the more complicated board game rules out there with a game of Risky Settlers Knights and Allies of the Lords of Dominion of Earth (Pandemic Edition). And here we thought Mouse Trap was difficult.

The final (and highest) piece on the One World Trade Center building was recently installed and recorded in this inspiring, yet vertiginous video shot with a GoPro camera. It’s nine minutes-long, but the views are amazing.

The 2nd semi-final between Championship teams Watford and Leicester ended in stunning fashion. Watford went from certain defeat to winning with an unbelievable sequence in the dying seconds of the game. Skip to 3:30.

Scientists perform a controversial experiment in return for vast knowledge. Project Kronos uses our weakness for space travel to smuggle a moral. It’s a sci-fi equivalent of Louis C.K.’s take on human greatness.

Animator Alex Kobbs reminds us of the most effective way to get rid of a xenomorph in case you find yourself battling one in space. Find out how to build the figures on his channel. Or you could take the easy way out.

Polygon’s short feature on Ger Tysk. Tysk immersed herself in cosplaying, from making props to dressing up and now documenting the culture. She reminds us to respect everyone’s right to self-expression.

A brief history of the famed German auto maker, told in one-minute, accompanied by the inspirational words of the late, great poet Edgar Albert Guest. My, how far they have come.

Disco the parakeet makes more pop culture references than a Seth MacFarlane movie produced by Quentin Tarantino. Though he might mix up some of his catchphrases from time to time. More here.

Extremely Decent Films takes us on a tour of the latest update to Facebook – if Facebook was the bank that held the mortgage on your home. In all seriousness, can’t these guys stop messing with things for a while?

Richard Sandling recut scenes from the 1974 version of The Great Gatsby starring Robert Redford to see what it would look like when crossed with one of the trailers for the new film. It’s like Great-ception.

(NSFW: Language) Ryan Gosling is trending on Twitter, but for all the hilariously wrong reasons. Ryan McHenry keeps trying to feed him cereal, but the man just won’t eat it. Stop it McHenry, you’re gonna make him cry.

Yes, we know we just posted a clip of Chris Hadfield earlier today, but we couldn’t resist posting this emotional clip sung by the Canadian astronaut on his final day on the International Space Station before returning to Earth.

Trekkies may know Capt. Will Riker of the USS Enterprise as a Picard’s Number One, a ladies man and owner of a suave beard. Thanks to YouTuber WeirdHat, now we’ll remember him as the dude who treats chairs as motorcycles.

Daniel Sierra’s thesis animation for his MFA in Computer Art at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Daniel wanted to illustrate the fact that all sound can be broken down into sine waves. More on his website.

Watch mascots tussle, miss trick shots, get nut shots and more in this compilation put together by YouTube channel AmazingLife247. The dancing bird mascots at 3:28 are the only winners here.