Joe Butcher, better known by the pseudonym October Jones, is an animator born and raised in Birmingham, UK. Having developed a keen interest in animation, most notably the cartoon works of Chuck Jones (a much-loved, Academy […]
The Largest Great White Shark Ever Recorded: “Deep Blue”
In November 2013, during a deep-sea dive off the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico, shark expert Mauricio Hoyos Padilla recorded what is believed to be the largest great white shark ever captured on camera. Nicknamed “Deep Blue”, the […]
Google Tilt Brush: Painting In 3D Space Using Virtual Reality
The following 1-minute video demonstrates the sheer possibilities of Tilt Brush, Google’s virtual reality (VR) app which allows the user to create works of art in three-dimensional space using HTC’s Vive headset and hand controllers. Using […]
Woman Rampages At McDonald’s Drive-Thru Because Chicken Nuggets Aren’t Available
(Warning: Strong language/mild violence) In January 2010, Melodi Dushane, a 24-year-old woman from Ohio, attacked a member of staff and smashed a window at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Toledo in protest over chicken nuggets not […]
Volkswagen Phaeton Advert: “Isn’t It Beautiful What Hands Can Do?”
The following 1-minute television advert, entitled “Galanty Show”, a term which refers to a story performed through the casting of shadows of miniature figures on a wall or screen, was created for Volkswagen’s Phaeton in the mid-2000s. […]
Guinness Advert: “Surfer” (Dir. Jonathan Glazer)
In 1999, Guinness, the hugely popular Irish dry stout, released an advert entitled Surfer. The advert, which was directed by Jonathan Glazer, whose film credits include Sexy Beast, Under the Skin, and Birth, and who has directed […]
5 Political Thrillers Not To Be Missed
1. THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (1973). After numerous attempts on Charles de Gaulle’s life fail, an underground paramilitary group hire an infamous hitman, “The Jackal”, to assassinate the French President. Meanwhile, it is the task of […]
News Reporter Is Interrupted By Woman In Unicorn Mask And Tutu
In March 2014, during a live news broadcast for Good Morning Jacksonville, WLTV’s David Williams, while reporting at the scene of a minor fire in Florida, is photobombed by a woman wearing a unicorn mask and […]
Female News Reporter Chases Nuisance Who Keeps Interrupting Her Broadcast
In the following footage, a female news reporter chases after a bystander who repeatedly interrupts her broadcast — not once, not twice, but thrice — while she is reporting on violent crime in a downtown area. What begins as annoyance […]
Forget Twilight; These Are Vampire Films
1. THE LOST BOYS (1987). A mother and her two teenage boys move to a small town in northern California. The younger (Corey Haim) of the brothers befriends two local geeks working in the comic-book […]
