Dutch artist Theo Jansen builds kinetic sculptures he calls “strandbeests” – ‘beach creatures.’ They’re wind-powered, self-directed ‘walking skeletons’ that can leave their creator and wander off along the shore.

Our little indie hearts are bursting after watching Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt cover “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”

The Internet is chock-a-block with videos of people failing miserably. But as this video shows, there were plenty of folks (and animals) out there who found great success as the camera rolled.

Flaming Lips covering “I Am the Walrus?” Don’t mind if I do.

DJ Earworm takes the year’s biggest hits and mashes them up into one extended track. If you didn’t get enough of Nicki, Katy, Rhianna, et. al., here’s a little bit more.

See how many movies you can pick out in this montage of scenes from 2011 films.

Enjoy the strangeness that is the video for “Sprawl II” by Arcade Fire.

Tori Amos hits the Verizon Theatre on Thursday. To get prepped, let’s jump in the way-back machine for this very early 90s performance of “Winter.”

Which video was watched the most this year? The host of this video ought to give you a hint.

Enjoy this incredibly accurate shot-for-shot remake of the opening scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark filmed with action figures.