Awesome Etc

DreamWorks and Antonio Banderas manage to squeeze out some humor out of a tired old meme – and make your cat look stupid in the process – to promote the animated movie Puss in Boots.

(NSFW: Language) We’re pretty sure that there’s some shenanigans going on here, but there’s a remote possibility that one of these paper airplanes just magically nailed the perfect approach.

..or at least these brown bears do. The two got early Halloween presents from their caretakers at the Bronx Zoo. In exchange the footage is being used to promote the upcoming Boo at the Zoo.

How does this happen? We know lots of cats who can bend, stretch and contort into positions people wish to master in yoga, but this pretzel cat takes the cake. Seriously, how does this happen?

Stubs the dog knows his commands. Not only does he know how to fetch a stick, but he’ll even climb a tree to retrieve his twig if he needs to. Not sure how he’d handle a taller tree though.

This has to be DJ Kitty’s favorite toy. The Cat Scratch from SUCK UK is a cardboard turntable scratching pad. It even comes with stickers, a spinning deck and a posable tone arm.

This fun footage of DragonCon 2011 from YouTube user beatdownboogie has clips of renowned cosplayer Yaya Han, the Nightmare Armor costume makers and a seemingly perfect soundtrack.

The puppets of Glove and Boots start messing with the space-time continuum when Fafa builds himself a time machine. Insanity kicks in right around 1:05 and pretty much never ends.

The sequel to the special effects-laden film by Clinton Jones is more than six times longer than the original. It takes itself a tad too seriously but it’s still an awesome production nonetheless.

(NSFW) The adrenaline-filled, first-person view, Mirror’s Edge-esque music video for The Stampede, a single off of Biting Elbows’ Dope Fiend Massacre EP. Directed by Ilya Naishuller.

Marquese Scott is the opposite of no bones Nathan Barnett. Your jaw will slowly drop and stay dropped as he pops to Butch Clancy’s remix of Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People.

Musician Jason Yang takes on Muse’s anthem Resistance on piano and electric violin. It gets a little nuts around 3:33, but an epic space-rock solo makes perfect sense in a Muse song.

Cats aren’t the only animals who like to go bowling. This hamster manages to knock down some pins without the need for a laser pointer to guide him. Best he can do is a spare though.

If you’ve ever spent any time on the Vegas Strip, you’ve probably endured the crowds to watch the dancing fountains at The Bellagio. This version cost way less to produce, and is more entertaining.

(NSFW: Language) From the World Domination 2 rap battle event hosted by King of the Dot comes this insane undercard featuring Canadian MC Diaz against Filipino MC Protege. The war starts at 2:50.

We have no idea why these kittens are hanging all over this vacuum in the first place. Maybe it sucked up some Tender Vittles. Regardless, they get a rude awakening when they hit the power switch.

Trailer for Casey Jones, a short film directed by Polaris Banks that creates a more in-depth, yet faithful origin story for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’s vigilante buddy. Watch the full movie here.

Freddie Wong only slightly exaggerates the actions Sam Fisher needs to take in order to remain in the cover of darkness. Or maybe the fluorescent tubes are more deadly than the bad guys with guns.

An extraordinary view of the Northern and Southern Auroras captured from the ISS as it orbits the globe, making Earth look like some far-off alien planet. Another awesome clip here.

Everyone’s favorite gun-toting Russian is back – with a vengeance. He whips out the big guns – literally – firing a 4000 round-per-minute M-134 minigun. Watch him go all Rambo around 2:00.

Stock Logos lines up the past logos of famous companies and then predicts what their future logo might look like, tongue firmly planted in cheek. The “future” Nokia and Gap logos are priceless.

Worlds collide in this awesome cosplay mashup between the Dark Knight and the Dark Side of the Force. We like to imagine that Luke Skywalker is wandering around on Tatooine dressed as Robin.

Archie McPhee has a special air freshener for food lovers and cinephiles,  bursting with the yummy scent of fresh buttered popcorn. Needs to be bundled with a softdrink-scented air freshener.