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Pop Culture Valentines 2017

Pop Culture Valentines 2017
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P.J. McQuade’s selection of V-Day cards continues to grow, with greetings from Jareth the Goblin King, Darth Vader, Ian Malcolm, Snape, Quint, The Hound, Yoda, Lando, True Romance, Khan, The Lord of Darkness, Gollum, Hodor, Brick Tamland, and George McFly.

The Lost City of Z (Trailer)

The Lost City of Z (Trailer)

A film inspired by the true story of Percy Fawcett, a British explorer who journeyed deep into the Amazon in search of a lost civilization that he was convinced was way more advanced that his contemporaries would believe. Coincidentally, the film is from Amazon Studios.

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Intel Experiments

Intel Experiments

Motion graphics shop FutureDeluxe created this colorful video using physical light and projection, all captured through their camera lens. We’re not sure how they created the underlying imagery, but combined with its audio track, it’s mesmerizing. Still images here.

Human Zoetrope

Human Zoetrope

We love tattoos. They can truly be personal works of art that we carry with us every day. An artist from animation studio Open the Portal recently collaborated with a tattoo studio to create a cool design which creates the illusion of movement as he twists his torso.

Line-us Robot

Line-us Robot

This quirky little robot is small enough to take anywhere, and can be used to sketch out line art images of anything you can draw on screen. Its robotic arm copies your hand movements, though its sketches have a bit of wobble to them – which gives them added character.

Brilliant Moments of Camera Movement

Brilliant Moments of Camera Movement

In films, the camera’s task if often simple: show us where to look. But filmmakers can also use the camera’s movement to amplify a scene, or even to become the main element of a shot. CineFix looks at a few great examples in their latest video.

Adam Savage’s Custom NERF Rifle

Adam Savage’s Custom NERF Rifle

Adam Savage joined Imgur’s 2016 Secret Santa and made a custom NERF sniper rifle as his gift. He went for a weathered sci-fi look and beefed up its firing mechanism. He kinda borked the magazine with paint, but overall he did a great job. Finished build at 29:08.

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Best Cinematography Oscar Winners

Best Cinematography Oscar Winners

With the 2017 Academy Awards just a few weeks away, Burger Fiction enumerated the films that have won the Oscar for Best Cinematography, from 1927’s Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans to 2015’s The Revenant. Check out the full list here.

TAB: The Adjustable Bag

TAB: The Adjustable Bag

TAB has cinches on both ends that let you adjust it between three sizes – 31, 46.5 and 62 liters – in seconds. It also has an even more compact form for storage. The bag is water-resistant and has multiple handles as well as a detachable strap.

Ghost Spuds

Ghost Spuds

The real Spuds MacKenzie may no longer be with us, but his (er, her) spirit is still out there in this wacky and weird extended Super Bowl spot from Bud Light. We thought that all dogs went to heaven, but apparently some are doomed to an eternity of shilling beer.

LEGO Batman: Gotham Cribs

LEGO Batman: Gotham Cribs

“Finally, here we have my secret room. Every good-looking mysterious billionaire bachelor has one.” Bruce Wayne and Bruce Wayne…’s roommate Batman give a quick tour of their house. We want to see Arthur Curry’s house next. Or Edward Nygma’s.

Range Rover Reborn

Range Rover Reborn

Land Rover is now offering the opportunity for UK buyers to purchase perfectly restored versions of classic and collectable 1970s era Range Rovers. Watch as the first vehicle from the Range Rover Reborn program is brought back to its former glory.

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City Slickers in Westworld

City Slickers in Westworld

(PG-13: Language) Funny or Die nailed it with this hilarious parody of Westworld, in which Billy Crystal and Daniel Stern’s characters from City Slickers are actually hosts in Robert Ford and Arnold Weber’s dystopian themepark. Limit your witty affect, please.

Snap Back to Reality

Snap Back to Reality

JakobOrWhatever presents a hilarious take on Eminem’s classic Lose Yourself, made from chopped up bits of videos which have similar, but not quite the same words as the song’s lyrics. Watch yo profamity!

Why Cartoon Characters Wear Gloves

Why Cartoon Characters Wear Gloves

From Mickey Mouse to Bugs Bunny to Goofy to Marvin the Martian, many iconic cartoon characters wear gloves on their hands. Vox’s Estelle Caswell does her best to explain the reasons behind the odd choice of handwear.

Adoration of the LEGO

Adoration of the LEGO

Beyond the Brick shows off the most impressive LEGO mosaic we’ve ever seen – an enormous 15 foot-tall, 300,000 brick version of the oft reinterpreted Adoration of the Magi by artist Dirk Denoyelle. Though the wise men are all a bit more modern than the classical paintings.

Making a Steampunk Lighter

Making a Steampunk Lighter

G.I Customs posted this cool time-lapse video that shows off the painstaking process of hand-machining a custom bronze and brass steampunk-style lighter. We would have liked to see how he created the skull design though.

How to Escape from Earth

How to Escape from Earth

Many scientists believe that the future of humanity lies somewhere outside of Earth. It’s just that escaping from our planet is literally rocket science. Kurzgesagt, that crying duck got to us harder than you probably thought it would.

2020 Olympics Ambassadors

2020 Olympics Ambassadors

Olympic ambassadors are chosen from the host country’s exemplary citizens. Since the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo, who better to represent Japan than the likes of the seventh hokage and a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan? Troll level: Shin-chan.

Super Bowl Commercials Don’t Work

Super Bowl Commercials Don’t Work

Super Bowl ads cost up to $5 million for 30 seconds of air time. The Film Theory turns into to the Digital Marketing Theory to argue that those ads don’t work. So companies are better off spending their money on a spot where their ad can be on primetime all the time: YouTube.

2017 NFL Bad Lip Reading

2017 NFL Bad Lip Reading

Someone stole Tom Brady’s coins, Zeke Elliot wants a feather bed, and Matt Ryan somehow runs the Atlanta Falcons offense even though no one wants to talk to him in Bad Lip Reading’s latest NFL parody.

Indian Motorcycle 1901 Collection

Indian Motorcycle 1901 Collection

A collection of classically styled tees which pay tribute to one of America’s great motorcycle brands, celebrating freedom and life on the open road. Can you believe they’ve been making bikes for more than 115 years?

Allergies & Absent Fathers

Allergies & Absent Fathers

“They’re like, ‘Without a dad who taught you how to play catch?’, I’m like, ‘Gravity!'” Comedian Nathan Macintosh dropped by Conan to talk about one of the perks of growing up poor, why it’s not that hard to grow up without a dad and more.

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