One of the most exciting things Marvel Studios has ever done is hire Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Hunt For The Wilderpeople) to direct Thor: Ragnarok.

At a Houston apartment complex called Market Square Tower, residents can walk on air (in water) via a glass-bottomed pool suspended 500 feet in the air.

Simone Giertz is widely known online as the “queen of shitty robots.” As Boing Boing has previously noted, she's a contemporary Rube Goldberg who makes all sorts of weird and… Read the rest of the article: Simone Giertz is a “DIY astronaut”

This video from W Magazine shows off how much individual fashion sense can shape a look.

Gordon Ramsay’s 'ultimate vegetarian lunch' how-to video is perfect for those looking to switch up their go-to lunch choices.

In this article for Aeon, author Sandra Newman makes a strong argument for the need to treat rape the way we treat other crimes. But first she digs into the… Read the rest of the article: Op-ed recommendation: “Until we treat rapists as ordinary criminals we won’t stop them”

The New York City Ballet charts ballet’s evolution from Paris 1661 to this month’s Here/Now Festival.

Yolanda Gampp of the YouTube channel How To Cake It demonstrates how to make a giant carrot-shaped carrot cake that's perfect for Easter or just for a spring party.

In this new video, Seriously.TV’s Dylan Marron speaks with four multiracial people about stereotypes, microaggressions, and life as someone who doesn't fit into an easy-to-define racial group.

Right after the 2016 presidential election, I wrote about my friend Tyler Feder’s #DrawMeTyler project, in which she drew free portraits of marginalized people as a form of activism. She’s… Read the rest of the article: The #DrawMeTyler project gets a print that supports the ACLU

Though, of course, an international conflict is too complex to fully explain in just a seven-minute video, this one from Vox at least serves as a starting point to learn… Read the rest of the article: A primer on the war in Syria

Since adults aren’t allowed to wear costumes in Disney World, adult Disney fans have created something called “Disney bounding.” It’s where you dress up in clothes that invoke a certain… Read the rest of the article: New Disney World dress shop is perfect for Disney-bounding

I could watch these Sneaky Zebra cosplay music videos all day, and the latest one from WonderCon doesn’t disappoint.

After being swaddled while he sleeps, five-month-old Kaden Patrick loves to throw his arms up while being unwrapped from his swaddling blanket. So his dad decided to improve Kaden’s morning… Read the rest of the article: Dad perfectly times his baby’s morning routine to pop hits

The Crash Course YouTube channel is one of my favorite things on the internet. The channel’s various series offer a crash course on, well, just about everything. I’ve previously highlighted… Read the rest of the article: A crash course on creation myths

In her debut music video “Hijabi,” independent artist and Syrian-American Mona Haydar makes a powerful pro-women, anti-Islamophobia statement. You can read more about Haydar and her music video (which she… Read the rest of the article: Mona Haydar’s “Hijabi” is a rap anthem for women who wear headscarves

With HBO’s Girls coming to an end, Jimmy Kimmel Live! imagines a second act for its cast: As The Golden Girls.

Pepsi found itself in a lot of hot water this week for launching an advertising campaign that featured Kardashian-adjacent Kendall Jenner using the aesthetics of social activism as a way… Read the rest of the article: That terrible Pepsi ad gets a Mentos makeover

The folks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium have been streaming this live jellyfish tank footage since March. And its soothing music and peaceful underwater seascape make it the perfect relaxing… Read the rest of the article: An oddly soothing live jellyfish cam

In this delightful new video, Going In Style stars Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin offer up some details—and some banter—about their lives.