In the third episode of the wonderful Goreytelling series by photographer/filmmaker Christopher Seufert, famed artist Edward Gorey opened up in a previously unpublished interview about how much he loves his cats, even though they cause a great deal of disruption within his solitary life. Edward Gorey a world-class curmudgeon but no one could deny his…
A Beautiful Whiteboard Illustration of Jim Carrey Telling 2014 Graduates to Shun Acceptance In Favor of Self
In yet another brilliantly illustrated episode of After Skool, an earnest Jim Carrey tells the 2014 graduating class of Maharishi University of Management, that the future is a wide open horizon into which they should all go to challenge themselves. Carrey also talks about the need to shun acceptance in favor of self. Failing to…
How Cuttlefish Use What They See to Activate Camouflaging Pigment Cells to Hide in Plain Sight
Neuroscientist Gilles Laurent who works at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research explains to the International Journal of Science site Nature what it means when he says “cuttlefish wear their thoughts on their skin”. Laurent and his team are studying how cuttlefish use camouflage to hide in plain sight. These cephalopods are very clever…
An Adorably Fat Tabby Cat Figures Out How to Escape a Closet by Squeezing Out From Under the Door
In 2014, an adorably fat tabby cat who got trapped in a closet, was able to figure out how to escape by squeezing through the small crack at the bottom of the door. The cat first grabbed onto the door and then onto carpet in order pull that big body on through. via Geekologie
An Adorable Compilation of Parents Telling Their Children That They Ate All of Their Halloween Candy
Host Jimmy Kimmel of Jimmy Kimmel Live! presented an adorable compilation of the parents who participated in the Eighth Annual “Hey Jimmy Kimmel I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy” challenge 2018. As in previous Halloweens, some of the children’s responses were absolutely priceless. For the past seven years, we’ve asked parents…
The Walking Dead’s Special Effects Expert Greg Nicotero Opens Up About What Scares Him the Most
Greg Nicotero, the special effects expert and executive producer of The Walking Dead, opened up during an interview with Topic, about his love of scary movies, a couple of spooky experiences he had and the surprising one thing that scares him the most. Blood doesn’t bother me. That stuff doesn’t scare me, but you know,…
How Guillermo del Toro’s Metamorphosing Monsters Create Necessary Drama Within Their Own Stories
Filmmaker Kristian Williams, who is also known as “kaptainkristian”, takes a look the iconic metamorphosing monsters featured in a number of films by legendary director Guillermo del Toro, why that particular change is important and what makes them so memorable. Williams also notes that del Toro is a visual storyteller who masters the art of…
How the Zombie Comedy ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Builds a Contextual World Around the Protagonist of the Story
Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay very astutely studies the Simon Pegg/Edgar Wright subtle zombie comedy film Shaun of the Dead, particularly pointing out how the entire story and all of the characters are built around the context of the underachieving everyman Shaun. Edgar Wright films are always full of flashy, fun style,…