YouTuber SteveKardynal loves to get on Chatroulette and entertain strangers by lip syncing to songs while in costume. Here he is bringing holiday cheer over Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You.

Musician Greg Johnson of Acoustic Labs is back with another great arrangement, this time plucking a warm and soothing rendition of the classic Back to the Future theme by Alan Silvestri on his Alvarez acoustic guitar.

Note-taking tools that use electrostatics to stick to smooth surfaces. Slickynotes can be used with pens or dry erase markers, while the Slickyboard is a thin roll-up whiteboard. Their adhesive property lasts for a few weeks.

It’s not that they want to spoil the joy of the season, but the American Civil Liberties Union has an important reminder: Yes, Virginia, there is an NSA. And they’re coming for you. They probably already did.

CGP Grey starts out by messing with our heads, then moves on to explore the idea of the “nocebo effect” – a psychological effect which makes people experience pain, discomfort and other symptoms from non-existent causes.

On 12/24/1968, astronaut William Anders of the Apollo 8 mission took one of the most memorable photographs in human history: Earthrise. This is NASA’s scientifically accurate reenactment of the moment the photo was taken.

Aymann Ismail of ANIMAL set up a camera overlooking a UPS distribution facility in NYC’s Hell’s Kitchen in the days leading up to Christmas, capturing the mesmerizing ballet of trucks moving in and out of narrow spaces.

Wearable drum pads that you can put over or under your pants or any other piece of clothing. DrumPants has a control box that can play hundreds of sounds, such as drums, synths, guitars and more. It also comes with foot sensors.

(NSFW: Language) The war of the boxes escalates to the skies in Cardboard Warfare 2.5: World of Warplanes, the latest action-packed short film from the RocketJump crew. It’s a shameless plug for World of Warplanes, but we don’t care.

Author John Biggs may be known for his work at TechCrunch and Gizmodo, but he’s also been writing an adventure trilogy for young adults about a secret underground train system that connects New York and the rest of the world.

2013 is nearly over, and it’s time to review the best and the worst of what the year had to offer. Let’s turn it over to Blake and Bungo – a couple of monkey puppets – to recap the year’s top events… and JCVD’s top splits.

YouTuber Flula got to sit down with the cast of Anchorman 2. But instead of interviewing them, he asked them to make music. The result is at 0:41, but you should watch the whole thing to see the fear in the actors’ eyes.

Billed as the successor to the Gallardo, the Huracán  has a 5.2L V10 that produces 610hp and 413 lb-ft. of torque, an all-wheel drive system and 7-speed transmission. It goes from 0 to 60mph in 3.2s and has a top speed of 201mph.

Jarrett Michael Alan Courtney captures a moment of visual poetry. A throng of kids are taught how to dance to a 4-year-old hip hop song urging women to shaking their behind to attract men. A bystander reacts appropriately.

Paul Klusman updates his earlier work with the help of his friend TJ and their numerous cats. Learn about the artistic and scientific interests of felines, their economic significance and the phenomenon they call CISCIS.

While CGI effects dominate the big screen these days, the Oscar-winning effects team from Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. shows off the incredible realism they were able to achieve with the gorilla puppet they built for The Zookeeper.

The retirement home of action stars gets a dose of young blood. Stallone’s character clashes with the co-founder of The Expendables – an arms dealer played by Mel Gibson – and is forced to add new members to the group.

Tobe and Simpleton’s sneakers can be switched between mid to high tops thanks to their extendable heels. They have a leather lining, insole and laces, a wool upper and rubber outsole. Available in three colorways.

(NSFW) Nintendo declared 2013 to be the Year of Luigi, but the big N wouldn’t promote this song even if made you buy a Wii U. Luigi’s Ballad is a hilariously juvenile song from Starbomb, the band of Egoraptor and Ninja Sex Party.

The thingCharger is an adapter for power outlets. It has 2 USB ports at the bottom and interchangeable charging adapters on top. It comes with a 30-pin, a micro-USB and a mini-USB adapter. Lightning adapter optional.

You know the feeling – you’re visiting your significant other’s family for the holidays and you end up sleeping over in the room she grew up in as a kid. SNL serenades us with a little ditty about the awkward, but common scenario.

Artist Yuken Teruya is a master at cutting intricate paper shapes. For his latest exhibition Notice – Forest Teruya cut tree shapes out of cheap paper bags and then assembled the trees inside of the bags to a dramatic effect.

David Saterstad had some trouble cutting down a Christmas tree. Thank goodness his wife was chortling in the background, otherwise this video would be much more disturbing. The tree probably uprooted itself out of disgust.