Crazy Bonkers “Omega Mart” Promo Pokes Fun at Supermarket Ads Using Deep Fake Technology

Here’s a rather creepy (in a good way) parody ad featuring a deepfaked Willie Nelson for a fake supermarket store called Omega Mart which, in truth, is a new immersive art installation in Las Vegas from Meow Wolf. For those interested, Omega Mart combines elements from a theme park, a virtual reality game, an art […]

The Japanese Myth of Tanuki the Trickster Raccoon [Video]

On the dusty roads of a small village, a traveling salesman was having difficulty selling his wares. As he wandered the outskirts of town in the hopes of finding some new customers, he heard a high-pitched yelp coming from the edge of the forest. Following the screams to their source, he discovered a trapped tanuki. […]



The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien Explained

Tolkien is widely regarded as the most influential author on the fantasy genre… period. But one of the less-discussed aspects of his work is the way Tolkien used constructed language in his writing. Nowadays authors are constantly making up words and languages for the worlds they build, but Tolkien was unique in that he constructed […]

THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER – A Nostalgic Documentary ft. Kevin Smith

The last blockbuster is a fun and nostalgic documentary following the manager of the final remaining Blockbuster video rental store as she struggles to keep her business open. I miss Blockbuster! There was something truly magic about video rental stores: The smell, the popcorn, the satisfaction of browsing though all those VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray cases. Even though […]

How Dick Came to be Short for Richard

An informative video taking a look at how the name “Dick” became to be short for Richard. The name Richard is thought by most etymologists to derive from the Proto-Germanic ‘Rikharthu’, meaning more or less “hard ruler” (‘Rik-‘ meaning ‘ruler’ and ‘-harthu’ meaning ‘hard’). This was adopted into Old High German as ‘Ricohard’, and from […]