Christmas is so popular for Hallmark that the network will debut 40 new Christmas-themed movies this year.

"Mini House Flip" on Instagram is dedicated to documenting efforts to remodel a childhood dollhouse: View this post on Instagram Our inaugural post! This house was gifted to my sisters… Read the rest of the article: Truly tiny house flipping

Marble Machine X is an ongoing project by Martin Molin of the band Wintergatan to create an amusingly-complex mobile marble-powered instrument.

The official Youtube video of Tom Holland's performance of Umbrella on Lip Sync Battle has over 28 million views: Tom Holland Performs Rihanna's "Umbrella" | Lip Sync BattleWatch this video… Read the rest of the article: Degas-style studies of Tom Holland performing Rihanna’s Umbrella

At the end of September, California enacted a new law that will allow college athletes to make money from endorsement deals starting in 2023: the law creates an unrestricted market… Read the rest of the article: The potential number one NBA and NFL draft picks were both ruled ineligible by the NCAA

La Machine's new creation is Le Dragon de Calais: From the 1st to 3rd of November, 2019, the City of Calais will discover Le Dragon de Calais during spectacular celebrations.… Read the rest of the article: La Machine's giant fire-breathing dragon

In honor of Hideo Kojima's new game Death Stranding, Matthew "SpartanUruk" Lai created custom Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen figures and various props: I'm excited to share that I'll be… Read the rest of the article: Death Stranding stop motion short film features a lot of naked Norman Reedus

This week, 99% Invisible and Rose Eveleth focus on chili peppers. Picking chili peppers is back-breaking work, and increasingly farm owners can't find anyone willing to do it: Farms across… Read the rest of the article: Scientists are trying to design a chili pepper that's easily-harvested by machines

Inspired by an illustration of the Notorious B.I.G. by Adam Rosenlund: Rafael Phillips created the Notorious MODOK: He has since made it available in a gray version: View this post… Read the rest of the article: The Notorious B.I.G. as MODOK sculpture

Has this made it into a Hellboy comic yet? The effigy of Francois I de la Sarra (died 1363), can be found in the Chapel of Sainte-Antoine at La Sarraz,… Read the rest of the article: Tomb of a man doomed to spend an eternity with frogs eating his face

Adventure World in Japan has a program raising emperor penguins.  In order to prevent parents from crushing babies, the staff cares for newborn chicks.  But to prevent chicks from imprinting… Read the rest of the article: Zookeepers wear penguin disguises while caring for baby penguins (it's a sex thing)

It's an annual tradition–Sai Mokhtari photographs the New York subway on Halloween. Take a scroll through hundreds of photos from the last few years. Yes there are lots of Suicide… Read the rest of the article: Halloween night on the New York Subway

If you've never seen Annihilation, it's outstanding and terrifying and on Amazon Prime.  For those who have seen the movie, read this anecdote by field biologist Emily Taylor about a… Read the rest of the article: Field biologist had a terrifying encounter straight out of Annihilation

Corona Black is an upcoming turn-based mech fighting game with black and white graphics. Art director Ota Imon explained the look: “The black and white style was mostly because me… Read the rest of the article: Corona Black is a stylish mech fighting game designed by two color blind brothers

Mike Christian built a rooftop animated Eye of Sauron: [tweet 1189742179696037888 hide_thread='true'] He was inspired by the Animated Snake Eyes Bonnet for Raspberry Pi project, and posted several progress videos:… Read the rest of the article: Homebrew animated Eye of Sauron

Pokémon Sword and Shield comes out later this month. If a recent leak of the Pokemon included in the game is to be believed (and people are certainly acting like… Read the rest of the article: There's a bleached coral Pokemon in the next Pokemon game

Oh it's exciting when a wrestler strikes gold with a ridiculous gimmick.  Fandango's refusal to wrestle, the taunting tranquilo pose, Damien Sandow's turn as the Miz's stunt double "Mizdow": Damien… Read the rest of the article: The best thing in wrestling right now is a hilarious troll who looks like Ryan Gosling

I imagine that many of these videos were originally filmed by parents disappointed in the outcome, only to be rescued by teens who realized their failures could be spun into… Read the rest of the article: Teens making fun of their own sports bloopers on Tiktok is wholesome fun

The holidays are right around the corner, so here are some gems from Hammacher Schlemmer's current offerings. The Handcrafted Hippopotamine Sofa is listed at $95,000 and "requires over 400 hours… Read the rest of the article: Hammacher Schlemmer is selling a $95,000 Hippopotamine Sofa

Do you have Mario Kart Wii and an interest in modifying it?