Iggy Pop's beloved cockatoo Biggy Pop has his own Instagram account, where he and his famous owner seem to be best friends:

This quirky short film was made in just 48 hours, and was named a national runner-up in The HP 48Hours Filmmaking competition.

This 2012 performance of “Carol Of The Bells” should be redubbed “Carol Of The Balls.”

Saw this sign in a window in Andersonville. pic.twitter.com/XTdvKXI3wK — Caroline Siede (@CarolineSiede) December 7, 2016 I spotted this anti-Trump sign in a window on Chicago’s North Side. It's both… Read the rest of the article: This window sign pushes back against the era of Donald Trump

My cousin just posted this picture of his son. Look how excited and proud he is of where he put all the carrots. I'm cracking up pic.twitter.com/fVETR5FXZU — $HMADI (@madddiiison)… Read the rest of the article: Adorable three-year-old redecorates his kitchen with carrots

As part of her Ordinary Women series, Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency examines the impressive achievement of Ada Lovelace, the “mother” of computer programming. You can also watch the Ordinary… Read the rest of the article: Feminist Frequency celebrates the brilliant life of Ada Lovelace

Following the tragic fire in an Oakland warehouse space called Ghost Ship, engineer and designer Gui Cavalcanti put together a guide to help ensure that unconventional homes, studios, and galleries… Read the rest of the article: A guide to fire safety in industrial spaces

BuzzFeed shared this awesome story about an Oregon artist named Crispin Young Wilson who created a stunning galaxy ceiling for a friend’s four-year-old son, Ben. Ben was anxious about having… Read the rest of the article: This gorgeous galaxy ceiling is invisible in bright light

I recently stumbled across Dutch designer Rommy Kuperus’ work and I can’t get enough of it. Her purses and accessories look good enough to eat (literally), and there’s a really… Read the rest of the article: Amazing pop art purses that look like real food

The comedian’s performance is even Lin-Manuel Miranda approved: Egad! When I was composing Hamilton via MY DREAMS (an ALW technique, per @PFTompkins) I could never have imagined this.You honor me… Read the rest of the article: Here's Paul F. Tompkins performing “You’ll Be Back” from Hamilton

If you aren’t already watching The CW’s stellar musical comedy series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, you should definitely check it out. You'll be treated to plenty more slightly demented musical numbers like… Read the rest of the article: Enjoy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Spice Girls-themed salute to female friendships and world domination

If you were missing the classic “Where You Lead” theme song during Netflix’s four new Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life mini-movies, this impeccably edited video is just what… Read the rest of the article: The Gilmore Girls revival gets the opening credit sequence it deserves

Writer and animator Natalie Gray creates a lot of great fan art, but one of her coolest pieces is this Harry Potter-themed “What do wizards have in their pockets” collection.… Read the rest of the article: Stylish GIFs celebrate the four Marauders of Harry Potter

View this post on Instagram Lazy, chilly, fall day 🍂🌰🌻🍁 Just wanted to share our pics are NOT photoshopped 👍🏻 A post shared by House of Happy (@88kncorbett) on Oct… Read the rest of the article: Watch this group of pets transform into nerds

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With some clever editing, YouTube user John C. Worsley helps the DS9 crew get into the holiday spirit with their rendition of “Wonderful Deep Space Nine.”

https://vimeo.com/194508152 Indiewire critic David Ehrlich crafted this lovely video essay celebrating the best cinema of 2016.

The scientists commenting on the E/V Nautilus live stream just can’t contain themselves when it comes to this adorable Flapjack Octopus. [via The Dodo]

The Daily Beast vice president of audience development Alex Leo captured this sign at one of the anti-Trump protests in New York City. One of my favorite signs from this… Read the rest of the article: This protestors’ sign sums things up quite nicely

My friend Tyler Feder (whose Hamilton tribute I recently celebrated), decided to turn her post-election sadness into something productive. So she posted this simple message on Instagram on Wednesday: View… Read the rest of the article: This artist is uplifting the images of marginalized people