Christopher Lantz

Deviantart's Deeed documents the construction and unveiling of her amazing Octopus hairpiece, created and worn for a steampunk ball.

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A great many people watch Community via Hulu — it’s one of the streaming service’s most popular offerings — and now Hulu may be the home for the near-mythical sixth season of the show. When the show was canceled by NBC there was some talk that a place like Hulu could be the home for one last season. And while comments from the show’s creator Dan Harmon made that seem like a  pretty distant possibility, conversations are taking place.

At this point that’s all it seems to be — like Hulu buying Sony TV a drink and slyly being all “so, you think you might wanna make a sixth season together?” But that’s better than nothing.

Deadline and Vulture both say that Hulu is talking to Sony Pictures Television and the two parties are exploring options for a sixth season. There is nothing set yet, and no ink is on any deal. Deadling, for instance, says “sources stress that conversations are preliminary and it is unclear whether they would lead to a deal,” while Vulture cautions that “both sides are open to the idea and are trying to see if it makes financial sense.”

So don’t happily deploy that #sixseasonsandamovie hashtag just yet. But if you’d like to see more of the show, there’s some hope.

While we wait for news, revisit, if you will, Dan Harmon’s recent comments about the show’s potential afterlife. He said,

I will confess, however, that when Sony called me on Friday with the news, there was brief discussion at the end of the call about the concept of the show living elsewhere, and I was definitely in the “eh” column. For a million reasons, some selfish, some creative, one logistic, five sexual, three racist (in a good way) and, oddly, nine isometric. I won’t bore you with them. I mean, of course I will bore you with them. Boring you is my job, my hobby and my passion. But it doesn’t matter right now WHY I’d be lukewarm or if my reasons would be valid, what matters is, I won’t be lukewarm. I’ll heat up. I said “eh” on a Friday afternoon, I will change it to a “sure, let’s talk” on Monday morning and Sony can do their thing. I’m not going to be the guy that recancels cancelled Community.

Hulu sixth season of Community

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• ‘Community’ Season Five Trailer: Beyond the Darkest Timeline
• ‘Community’ Season Five Teaser: The Return of Mr. Winger

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In theaters this Halloween will be a different sort of ghost story. The Book of Life is a film based on the images and stories about the Day of the Dead, and features a man, recently deceased, who hopes to journey back to the land of the living to be with the woman he loves. The real attraction in the film, which is directed by Jorge Gutierrez and produced by Guillermo del Toro, is the visual design. The lands beyond the living, as seen here, are just stunning to see; the colors and level of detail are almost overwhelming. Watch the Book of Life trailer below.

The Book of Life opens on October 17. Apple has the trailer.

From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style. THE BOOK OF LIFE is the journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Rich with a fresh take on pop music favorites, THE BOOK OF LIFE encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future.

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• ’21 Jump Street’ Green Band Trailer

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Last weekend the Brandalism anti-advertising campaign launched their biggest covert ad takeover yet, replacing 365 advertising billboards in UK cities with art supplied by an international team of artists. For more takeovers, see the Brandalism gallery. There’s also a Brandalism short film in the works. We posted about Brandalism back in 2012, shortly after its first takeover campaign.

Photo via Brandalism, art by Princess Hijab

Photo via Brandalism, art by Dr. D

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Photo via Brandalism, art by Ankles

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Host John Oliver explained net neutrality and why it’s such a big deal on a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Cable companies are trying to create an unequal playing field for internet speeds, but they’re doing it so boringly that most news outlets aren’t covering it.

By Crom! is an autobiographical webcomic by concept artist and illustrator Rachel Kahn featuring Conan the Barbarian as a spiritual guide. The webcomic, which ran from January 2012 to May 2014, follows Kahn as she deals with a variety of issues with helpful advice from Conan.

The full run of the webcomic has been compiled into two collections which are both available for purchase via Kahn’s Big Cartel store.

images via Rachel Kahn

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Canadian photographer Jeff Friesen of The Brick Fantastic has created “Bricksy: LEGO Banksy,” a collection of LEGO dioramas that reimagine the work of legendary street artist Banksy. Prints of Jeff’s dioramas are available to purchase online.

Haring Terrier

Kissing Coppers

Banana Pulp

Bouquet Thrower

Hanging Around

Old Skool

images via The Brick Fantastic

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“Are You Alone,” is an animated short by Munich design collective KurzGesagt that explores some pretty deep questions regarding the nature of human life on Earth, from our atomic structures to our deep connection to the cosmos.

The idea of being a deeply-connected, minuscule part of an enormous structure is really mind-blowing. We don’t know what all this means, or if it means anything at all. We know that we’re made up of little parts that connect us to the beginning of the universe. The beginning of everything.

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In 2013, a group of Lego masters unveiled Cyberpocalypse, a spectacularly detailed, moody, neon-lit cyberpunk city. It's a triumph of EL wire and science fiction aesthetics, a kind of bricky Burning Man theme-camp in miniature. Read the rest

Artist Barry Underwood uses light painting techniques and other photographic effects to create stunning staged landscape photographs. To create each image, Underwood builds sets and places LED lights and luminescent materials in a process that can take several days. Underwood’s work will be on display at his solo show, “Scenes,” at Sous Les Etoiles Gallery in New York City, May 29th to July 12th, 2014.

I created this series of installations by researching local agricultural, industrial, and recreational land-use. Curiosity about ecological and social history of specific places drives my work. By revealing the beauty and potential of an ordinary landscape an everyday scene is transformed into a memorable, visual experience. Each photograph image is a dialogue – the result of my direct encounter with nature and history. Inspired by land art, landscape photography and painting, as well as cinema, my images are both surreal and familiar. This tension between the familiar and the surreal gives the images a strange power.

photos by Barry Underwood

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Created shortly after the death of Beastie Boy Adam “MCA” Yauch in 2012, Canadian illustrator Derek Langille turned the hip-hop trio’s much-loved “Sabotage” video into vintage Marvel Comics-style comic book pages. The seven-page tribute includes a ripped front cover and back page ad featuring a photo of the late-rapper.

images via Derek Langille

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Samuel C. Spitale (a.k.a. “C-SPIT”) has created a great movie trailer that imagines what George Lucas‘ 1983 epic space opera film, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, might have looked like if it ended up being directed by David Lynch.

In 1981 George Lucas approached David Lynch to direct the final installment of the STAR WARS trilogy. For years fans of Lynch and Lucas have wondered what that surreal vision would look like. Now we finally know…. in David Lynch’s RETURN OF THE JEDI.

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“I am a shark. Isn’t that neat? You couldn’t name something I couldn’t eat.”

A hungry shark dreams big in Animation Domination High-Def‘s (ADHD) new animated spoof of the classic song “Part of Your World” From Disney’s The Little Mermaid. All that the poor shark wants is to have legs so that he can run around eating everything and everyone.

This is a shark. A shark with a dream. Let him tell you about it. In song.

Here is the original music video for comparison:

videos via Animation Domination High-Def, Laura Lewis

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Cute corgi puppy in bear suit [x]

The bottom left gif is a puppy completely giving up on life.

Pheobe the mini pig wakes to the smell of a cookie placed within inches of her snoring nose, which she very happily consumes in this adorable 2013 video posted by Prissy & Bomber.

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Dan Newbie has created a new impressive video that shows him playing the classic Legend of Zelda theme song using wine glasses, pots, and beer bottles. Previously, we wrote about Newbie playing the Super Mario Bros, Game Of Thrones theme songs, and “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen on various household items.

In this video, Las Vegas filmmaker Ryan Higa takes a look at the dissonance between your expectations of scenes from action movies and what the reality turns out to be. We’ve previously written about Ryan and his clever collection of videos.

Here is a behind-the-scenes look at Ryan’s numerous action movie fails: