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This David Cameron rap video is the best piece of political propaganda you’ll see today

Some things are just meant to be. This parody video of British Prime Minister David Cameron rapping to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” is one of…

Fluffy cat vacuuming is the answer to your dull Tuesday afternoon [video]

Cats love technology, correct? They’re often found making a bed on laptops and keyboards, or posting their hilarious selfies online. But that’s not to…

Drone video shows the epic scale of Hong Kong protests

During the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong which have seen thousands of people set out to the street, chanting and demanding change, Instagram, Facebook…

Watch these classical musicians have the best time celebrating Batman

This is just ridiculously cool. The Piano Guys, a group comprising a pianist, cellist, music producer and videographer, have put together an amazing video…

This folk-pop number should leave you clamoring to fund the Tesla Museum

Let’s say you’re Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman. Now let’s say that you’ve already managed to convince Elon Musk to donate a million dollars to…

This Humans Of New York troll is the best parody yet [video]

Actor Tyler Fischer recently trolled Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York and it is hilarious. Brendon Stanton, the man behind the Humans of…

Watch a drone video of the world’s largest march on climate change

Over 300 000 suspected marchers turned up for the People’s Climate March in New York City recently. Some notables included UN Secretary General Ban-Ki…

Forget ‘Breaking Bad’, this is ‘Making Pad’ [video]

What do you get when you combine a geek god with a TV series that the web has almost universal adoration for? The answer,…

Want inspiration for International Mandela Day? Watch this video

Today is Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday and in honour of the 67 years the globally renowned statesman spent in public service, people around the…

Watch Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in ‘The Fifth Estate’ trailer

The first trailer for the upcoming Wikileaks movie The Fifth Estate has been released, with Sherlock star and Star Trek villain Benedict Cumberbatch taking…

Thirsty for an ice cold draught? Pour one…with your mind!

Pouring the perfect draught is no mean feat. It takes time and skill before you can get the perfect beer to “head” ratio. But…

9 moving Vines in honour of Nelson Mandela

With Nelson Mandela gravely ill in hospital, people have rushed to pay tribute both online and offline to the liberation fighter turned president and…

Viral mega-star Psy is now the best Korean-language teacher ever

Have always wanted to learn another language, but always felt that you’d need a viral mega-star to teach you? Then fear not, a solution…

TED Ed’s new series shows why super powers wouldn’t work in real life

Well, there goes that dream. TED Ed, the educational arm of the non-profit organisation, has used its storytelling powers to create a series of…

Check out Richard’s Dawkins’ trippy explanation of ‘memes’ [video]

“I’d rather spread memes than genes,” says Richard Dawkins. Most popularly known for his outspoken atheistic views, watch this British biologist perform a visual…

Hey iPhone users, Nokia thinks you’re a bunch of photo-crazed zombies

If you’re an iPhone user, you probably won’t take too kindly to the latest ad for Nokia’s Lumia 925. The ad follows a 925…

Check out John McAfee’s boss video on how to uninstall his anti-virus

This man is a legend. Really, he is. Hot on the heels of murder accusations, a continent-wide manhunt and finally landing in the United…

Geeks rejoice: a LEGO movie is coming and it looks awesome

If you’re anything like us, you spent countless hours of your childhood playing with LEGO. As you grew up you may have even played…

New Nando’s ad takes a leaf out of the Old Spice book

Check this out. It’s the new ad for fast food chicken franchise Nando’s. Notice anything familiar about it? Nope? Cast your mind back a…

Squee! ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ trailer is out

Excuse us while we scream with girlish excitement at this teaser trailer of the next installment of The Hobbit. As you all know we…

11 inspirational graduation speeches by geek deities

Anyone who’s been to university will tell you that the day they walked across the stage at their graduation (graduations in some cases) was…

What on-demand TV needs to work in emerging markets

Of the hundreds of channels from your cable or satellite provider, how many do you actually watch? I watch 21. On an exam, that…

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