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An epic mashup by British rapper Dan Bull, who combined the dramatic music from the Dead Island trailer with the climactic Winchester scene in Shaun of the Dead – played in reverse of course.

Ever wonder what Duke Nukem would say if he was a nice guy? Wonder no more. Mega64 met with Jon St. John – the voice behind the action hero – and made him say pleasant lines in Duke’s voice.

It all started when Redditor hannahisapalindrome posted this picture, and in typical viral fashion we now have more examples and twisted takes on the meme. It even has its own website now.

Lynn Lee and James Leong spent two years in North Korea covering the University of Cinematic and Dramatic Arts in Pyongyang, and this is the result – a “tiny window into a closed-off world.”

We can’t understand a word Monmouth QB Alex Tanney is saying in this video, but his throwing accuracy speaks for itself. We still can’t believe he hit those goal post uprights. Look out Johnny Mac.

Thom Yorke’s mime-magician-revival dancing style in Radiohead’s latest video is also an amusing companion to Beyonce’s Single Ladies. Watch it quick, before Sony finds this and puts a ring on it.

We don’t know about you guys, but our cats would never tolerate this sort of humiliation. Maybe these four kitties been drugged, or maybe they actually like to wear cups on their heads.

A man shares his love for his beat up 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 XL. We’re not old car junkies, but seeing him share his passion reminded us of things that we do care about – the old Fords in our lives.

A collection of videographer Justin Shreeve’s footage from every Formula Drift competition he covered last year, plus some bonus behind the scenes. You can buy his racing videos here.

Davy and Kristin McGuire’s The Ice Book is a miniature theatre performance that blends animation, puppetry, and film to bring a pop-up book vividly to life in front of a live audience.

Bruce Lee’s in-depth interview at the Pierre Berton Show, originally filmed in 1971, just a couple of years before he passed away. The footage was lost and would not be found and aired again until 1994.

(Slightly NSFW) ScarJo’s Black Widow didn’t get a chance to shine in Iron Man 2. Thankfully Patrick Boivin has done something about it. Here she is beating people up. Well, for the most part.

This clip from Corning Inc. is obviously a biased vision of the future – it shows a world filled with devices all made with glass, Corning glass – but that doesn’t make it less fun to watch.

The crew of the Enterprise don’t realize it, but they’re being attacked from the inside. We’re not going to spoil it for you, but we think it would have been just as funny with FarmVille.

(Language NSFW) With our HQ in Chicago, we know a thing or two about the great Blizzpocalypse of 2011, and one thing we did not do was dare to step outside in the middle of the storm like these fools.

Freddie Wong works his usual magic to make his version of real life Mario Kart. It’s a shame that the racers were not wearing costumes, but at least the power-ups were not limited to bananas.

Sigourney Weaver looks on as comedian Sandi Toksvig – who has not ever seen Alien – plays the part of John Hurt on the Graham Norton Show in this comical reenactment of the chestburster scene.

We’ve tried to imitate Charles Barkley on the golf course to no avail, but we’re not going to even bother attempting to mimic his flow here, carefully styled and edited for T-Mobile. (Thanks Matthew!)

Like chocolate and peanut butter, cats and laser pointers are unlikely mates that belong together. Here’s proof you could make a cat do just about anything for a chance to chase that darned dot.

(NSFW for language) It’s not new, but this amusing mashup of Lily Tomlin’s I Heart Huckabees rant and Bill O’Reilly’s Inside Edition freakout definitely fills the swear jar up to the brim. (Thanks Ron!)

The Wavegarden is a safe surfing environment perfect for people of all ages, fitness levels, and skills and is ideal for introducing the sport of surfing to those who do not have access to waves.

Combining projected imagery with live action swordplay, artist Taichi Saotome takes on all comers with his mighty blade – even if they don’t actually exist. (Thanks Erick!)

CrabFu Artworks made this comically inefficient contraption – a hamster-driven miniature strandbeest. We love the impromptu soundtrack. Princess, princess is a hamster!