The legendary Oregon Country Fair got COVID-cancelled but that's not stopping them from hosting their annual three-day music and art festival online. This weekend (July 10-12) turn on/tune in for… Read the rest of the article: First-ever virtual Oregon Country Fair is happening this weekend
Tokri (The Basket) is a beautifully crafted 15-minute claymation short that took India-based Studio Eeksaurus eight years to complete. Give it a watch, you'll see that it was worth the… Read the rest of the article: 'Tokri,' a gorgeous stop-motion short 8 years in the making
Am I the only one who found the Disney Parks re-open announce video a little creepy? pic.twitter.com/o8VV4GRjW2 — vegan sofrito (@pobrecito) July 9, 2020 Reopening the Walt Disney World theme… Read the rest of the article: Disney's phased reopening video made to sound dystopian
SEMI AUTO POTATO CANNON for the Homemade Screw Tank Watch this video on YouTube. What did I just watch?! British YouTuber/Madman/Inventor Colin Furze has developed a super powerful potato gun.… Read the rest of the article: This is one crazy-ass potato gun
Lin-Manuel Miranda Breaks Down His Biggest Songs, from Hamilton to Moana | Rotten Tomatoes Watch this video on YouTube. The entire Rotten Tomatoes interview (above) with Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda… Read the rest of the article: Hip hop & AOL: Lin-Manuel Miranda shares his influences for Hamilton's 'My Shot'
Why is Stella mad? Watch this video on YouTube. Stella, the dog who has been taught to 'speak' using pre-programmed buttons, has now learned to express when she's 'mad.' Watch… Read the rest of the article: Stella the 'talking' dog is mad about something
Make Your Own Flipbook with Pixar’s Pete Docter Watch this video on YouTube. To escape the noise of children playing, Pixar's Pete Docter (director of Monsters, Inc., Up, Inside Out,… Read the rest of the article: Pixar director shows how to make flipbooks, from inside his closet
"Reboot with a twist" alert. Deadline: ABC has handed a pilot production commitment to The Wonder Years, a new iteration of the network’s 1980s family comedy-drama. It comes from Dave… Read the rest of the article: 'The Wonder Years' but with a Black family
Tetris de cartón 
pic.twitter.com/Ei9sOBuNcl — Becario en Hoth (@becarioenhoth) July 1, 2020 I saw this video the other day of a man and child playing "analog Tetris" and I… Read the rest of the article: Analog Tetris — the homemade cardboard version
Here's some crazy news: Big Boy restaurants are swapping out their iconic mascot "Bob" for a little blonde girl named "Dolly." She is an obscure sidekick-type character from the "Adventures… Read the rest of the article: Hello, Dolly… and goodbye, Bob's Big Boy?!
Puddles Pity Party – Stairway To Gilligan's Island – Led Zeppelin – Classic TV Theme Watch this video on YouTube. Did you know that in 1978 a San Francisco band… Read the rest of the article: 'Stairway to Gilligan's Island' mashup from 1978 covered by Puddles Pity Party
This humorous New Yorker video, "A Father's Newfound Feminism," turns stereotypes about a dad meeting his teen daughter's boyfriend upside down. (The "Sorry, I've Benedict Lately" greeting card is a… Read the rest of the article: Feminist father: "If you ever hurt my daughter, I swear to God I'll let her navigate her own emotional growth" (video)
The Marin County Fair in San Rafael, California is closed due to COVID restrictions but that isn't stopping them from offering deep-fried everything (and more!) at two special drive-thru events.… Read the rest of the article: Fair food fix: California county fair hosts drive-thru events
POOR DEPLORABLE TROLL – A Randy Rainbow Song Parody Watch this video on YouTube. The never-not-good Randy Rainbow is on a roll. Last week, he rolled out "Cover Your Freakin'… Read the rest of the article: Randy Rainbow sings Trump is a 'poor deplorable troll' in 'Little Mermaid' parody
Georgia State University student Julian Bass made a fun reel of his visual effects work on TikTok, showing him transforming into his favorite superheroes: a Jedi, Ben 10, and Spider-Man.… Read the rest of the article: VFX student's TikTok superhero reel catches the eye of Disney's Bob Iger
YIKES! This video starts off wholesome enough, just a little boy named Asher learning to play fetch with the family dog. But then he picks up a big ol' SNAKE… Read the rest of the article: Toddler picks up snake instead of stick while playing fetch with dog
"Weird Al" Yankovic – The Hamilton Polka Watch this video on YouTube. On Friday, July 3, Hamilton debuted on Disney Plus. On Saturday, July 4, "Weird Al" Yankovic posted a… Read the rest of the article: Weird Al puts a polka spin on "Hamilton" footage
This Land Is Your Land Watch this video on YouTube. Oakland Symphony was forced to cancel its season but they've continued to rehearse through Zoom. In lieu of its regular… Read the rest of the article: Oakland Symphony performs radical social justice song of yore
Daveed Diggs asks: “What to My People is the Fourth of July?” Watch this video on YouTube. In this sobering video made for the Movement For Black Lives, Hamilton actor… Read the rest of the article: Daveed Diggs: "What to my people is the Fourth of July?"
Animal Crossing New Horizons Theme (SKA-Jazz Cover) Watch this video on YouTube. I'm a little late to the party as I've just discovered the fantastic world of YouTuber Pickitup's ska… Read the rest of the article: This ska-jazz cover of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme is everything
