With the World Cup starting on Thursday, countries around the globe are preparing for some insane competition. But before everyone has a chance to duke it out for national pride, Nike has made this short to remind everyone to celebrate the beauty of the game itself. Made with help from Wieden+Kennedy and Passion, this short … Continued

With ever-brighter skies reducing our ability to stargaze, and ever more bright objects soaring over-head, it’s increasingly complicated to identify just what is that awesome thing you’re looking at. The League of Lost Causes understands your pain. To solve it, they’ve produced this handy identification flowchart. Image credit: HK/The League of Lost Causes Although I … Continued

The bodies of at least 26 Japanese soldiers from the Second World War have been washed from their graves by rising sea levels in the Pacific. This is not the first time that climate change has been implicated in the re-emergence of buried soldiers. Earlier this year, melting ice exposed the frozen remains of World … Continued

Would the House of Mouse be able to squeeze every Doctor into a single animated film? Artist Stephen Byrne imagines what that movie poster might look like. You can see the full-sized image at Byrne’s Facebook page. He also has a rather cheeky response for folks complaining about the inaccuracies in his illustration. [The Artwork … Continued

The Climate Prediction Center’s latest prediction for whether this year will be an El Niño one is out and it’s likely than ever that it will be, with an 80% by this fall. But there’s surprisingly good news: it may also be a weaker event than previously thought, especially compared to the similar conditions in … Continued

Reports that a Paris bridge “collapsed” due to the weight of thousands of padlocks placed by lovesick tourists have been wildly over-exaggerated. A bridge did not “collapse,” Not even “partially.” In fact, there are people walking over the “collapsed” bridge right now. Indeed, local residents complained a few weeks ago about the exceptionally high number … Continued

In the Texas town of Pinebox, football is king and something with tentacles is lurking in the local swimming hole. In this variant for the Savage Worlds RPG system, you might battle chupacabras or zombies, but you still have to ace your anthro final tomorrow. East Texas University positions the players as students at the … Continued

Russia might not be doing much business with the US government right now, but that doesn’t mean it’s not interested in the foremost symbol of consumerism in America. VEGAS Crocus City, a Moscow mall, has unveiled a surprisingly realistic model of Times Square. It even features the forever-swamped TKTS podium—now bereft of crowds. The scale … Continued

A controversial new theory claims that many features of the human face are the result of evolved defensive measures against fist fights. This is not the first time that fist-fighting has been implicated in the development of our physiologies. Back in 2012, scientists made the claim that fists changed the course of human evolution, arguing … Continued

Hiroyasu Ishida is an animator to watch, and this short fantasy film is a perfect example of why. By the end, you’ll be feeling warm and fuzzy feelings toward a chair—that’s right, a wooden chair. Ishida, who is best known for his fast-paced viral short Fumiko’s Confession, directed Poulette’s Chair, but one of the reasons … Continued

The complete series of Friday Night Lights is down to a low $42. It’s an excellent, well-directed, surprisingly consistent show, even if you don’t care about football. Highly recommended. [Friday Night Lights, $42] New Deal Times, Same Deal Channels In an effort to bring you the deals faster and with fewer expirations and price changes, … Continued