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New York zombie experiment

‘Could zombies live among us?’ asks this video, purporting to be serious, but of course, it’s just a great excuse – if one were needed – to slap on some cool undead makeup and shamble around the streets of New York, groaning and terrifying people. Which is fine by us.

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2Pac vs. Thomas the Tank Engine

The late rapper Tupac Shakur was always astute enough to combine his lyrics with a groovesome backbeat, but it’s unlikely that even his musical ear was attuned enough to spot the potential of mixing ‘Thug 4 Life’ with the theme tune from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Even if it was, Tupac’s untimely death … >

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‘Droidfriend’ by C3-BIEB-0

C3P0 may spends his time chilling in the Falcon with his buddy R2, but what he really wants to be is your droidfriend. Despite the homoerotic glances he shares with Luke Skywalker and some confusing references that seem to be aimed at sworn enemy Han Solo, it seems to be Oola – Jabba the Hutt’s … >

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Bungle the Bear in… ‘Jaws’

It’s fairly well-known these days that the actor who played Bungle on Rainbow was arrested in 2000 following a foulmouthed road rage incident, and many are aware that the same gentleman was once caught on-mic during a recording for the popular children’s series, remarking, ‘It’s fucking hot in this suit.’ However, a better-kept secret is … >

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‘Earth: The Pale Blue Dot’

What do you get if you combine the words of cosmologist and author Carl Sagan with some stunning time-lapse photography and moody piano-playing? Something bizarre, beguiling and beautiful, that’s what…

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‘Doctor Who’: ‘Dimensions in Time’ DVD production notes

In an era where 3D TV and movies are commonplace, the concept of the BBC doing a week of three-dimensional telly as if it was the most amazing scientific breakthrough since the invention of the wheel is unimaginable. Likewise, in an age where Doctor Who is one of the channel’s highest-rated and most bankable shows, … >

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‘The Day Today’: London Jam Festival

If you follow any Olympic naysayers on Twitter, you may have recently noticed a repeated hashtag about the chairman of LOCOG: #IHateSebastianCoe. Strong sentiments indeed, but while there’s no doubting the strength of feeling behind such tweets, it’s not just an attack on the former Conservative MP turned London 2012 overlord. It’s also a quote … >

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More celebrities reading mean tweets

US television host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel recently invited guests on his ABC chatshow to read out cruel or obnoxious tweets directed at them. Justin Bieber, Kristen Stewart, Katy Perry and Matt LeBlanc are among the celebrities who gamely try and turn the other cheek as they quote the fevered abuse of the general public…

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‘Now let’s all agree to never be creative again.’

This is a video about being creative. There’s no earthly way of describing it beyond that without recourse to psychotropic drugs. We could talk about the animation, or the song, or why green isn’t a creative colour, but it would be as pointless as trying to light a fire with an icicle. Just click ‘play’ … >

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