Original Wrecking Crew Member Carol Kaye Talks to Dutch TV About Her Most Iconic Guitar/Bass Licks

In March 2018, the legendary Carol Kaye, who was an original member of the Wrecking Crew, helped to develop Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" and an | Continue reading


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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Joins Weezer Onstage in Los Angeles for the Much Requested Toto Song ‘Africa’

Just a couple of months after Weezer premiered their version of the Toto classic "Africa" aka "the internet's favorite song" at the behest of a teenage | Continue reading


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How the Guns N’ Roses Song ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Is a Melody In Search of Real Resolution

Doodling music theorist and musician 12tone wandered into the classic Guns N' Roses heavy ballad "Sweet Child O' Mine" is a song that is constantly on the | Continue reading


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The Human-Like Expressiveness of Dogs Captured in the Second Part of ‘The Dog Show’ Photo Series

A post shared by Alexander Khokhlov (@alexanderkhokhlovcom) on Jun 27, 2018 at 1:22pm PDT In the second installment of his wonderful photo portrait series | Continue reading


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A Frustrated Alien Tries to Communicate in a World Where No One Understands His Language

In a rather amusing advert for the language learning site Babbel, an earnest extraterrestrial grows a bit frustrated when he attempts to communicate his | Continue reading


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Theo Jansen Debuts His Newly Slimmed Down Wind Powered Walking Strandbeest for 2018

For years we've been writing about Dutch artist Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests, incredible wind-powered walking sculptures, and those inspired by them. | Continue reading


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A Brilliant Interactive ‘Rick and Morty’ Green Screen Tattoo That Comes Alive With Moving Images

Louisville tattoo artist Roy Rowlett has created a brilliant interactive Rick and Morty green screen tattoo upon which moving images can be played, such | Continue reading


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Orphaned Opossums Loudly Munch on a Bunch of Bananas Before Being Released Into the Wild

In 2014, Wildlife Rehab posted an absolutely adorable video of a passel of young opossums who were loudly enjoying a final snack of yummy bananas before | Continue reading


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New York Public Library Has a Wonderful Collection of Historic Everyday Items Belonging to Authors

The New Yorker paid a visit to Declan Kiely, the Director of Exhibitions at the New York Public Library about the wonderful Berg Collection, which houses | Continue reading


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A Delectably Mouthwatering Smoked Watermelon That Looks, Smells and Slices Like Smoked Meat

Ducks Eatery in New York City has brilliantly created a truly unique delectably mouthwatering way to serve watermelon. They first strip the fruit of all | Continue reading


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Stunning Drone Footage Taken Flying Over the Ancient Ruins of Pompeii

History buff Rusty of Rusty's History Zone posted absolutely stunning drone footage flying over the ruins of ancient Pompeii. This quick clip offers an | Continue reading


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How Horror Shows and Films of the 1990s Taught Kids About Empowerment in a Way They Understood

In a surprisingly touching video essay, artist Zane Whitener nostalgically recalled how the rise of horror for children affected and shaped his childhood | Continue reading


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Pianist Plays a Moving Version of Debussy ‘Clair de Lune’ for a Beautiful Eighty Year Old Elephant

Paul Barton, an artist and musician living in Thailand who has played a green piano with an elephant named Peter and played a beautiful Bach concerto for | Continue reading


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Six Towering Wooden Sculptures of Moody Trolls Hide Inside 1,700 Acres of a Chicago Arboretum

A post shared by Thomas Dambo (@thomasdambo) on Jul 24, 2018 at 11:46pm PDT We've previously posted about the very talented Thomas Dambo who in 2015 | Continue reading


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The Centauro, A Sturdy Search and Rescue Robot With an Anthropomorphic Body That Can Cut Wood

Engineers in the Humanoids and Human Centered Mechatronics Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology, in partnership with the European Union's Horizon | Continue reading


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The Sparrow Mart, A Los Angeles Pop Up Shop Filled With Felt Versions of 31,000 Supermarket Items

A post shared by Lucy Sparrow (@sewyoursoul) on Aug 3, 2018 at 10:14pm PDT In 2014, artist Lucy Sparrow created the The Cornershop, a pop-up store that | Continue reading


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Steampunk Tree House at Dogfish Head Brewery

A post shared by Scott Beale (@scottbeale) on Jul 26, 2018 at 12:11pm PDT Recently while driving through Delaware, Lori and I visited the legengary | Continue reading


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There’s Waldo, A Clever Robot Specifically Designed to Answer the Age Old Question of ‘Where’s Waldo’

There's Waldo is a robot built to find Waldos and point at them. The robot arm is controlled by a Raspberry Pi using the PYARM Python library for the UARM | Continue reading


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Amusing Compilation of Photographers Reacting to the Incredible Speed of Isle of Man TT Motorcycles

Sideline photographers and videographers reacting to the incredible speed of the motorcycles racing during the Isle of Mann TT were the subject of a | Continue reading


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The Incredible Costumed Geometry of the 1922 Bauhaus Era ‘Triadic Ballet’ by Oskar Schemmler

Great Big Story visited with the incredibly talented choreographer and master ballet dancer Ivan Liška to talk about dance during the Bauhaus Movement | Continue reading


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A Refined Ant With Expensive Taste Attempts to Steal a Loose Diamond From Wholesaler’s Desk

While a diamond wholesaler was doing a bit of work at their desk, a rather refined ant with expensive taste came over and casually grabbed a loose gem to | Continue reading


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Michigan Man Starts an Amish Version of Uber With an On-Call Horse and Buggy Ride Sharing Service

An Amish man in Colon, Michigan named Timothy Hochstedler decided to get in on the ride sharing bandwagon with his own interpretation of companies like | Continue reading


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A Unique Cover of the White Stripes Song ‘Seven Nation Army’ Played Through Electronic Barbie Dolls

The incredibly creative Wackids, who usually play with toy instruments, played a truly unique cover of the White Stripes song "Seven Nation Army" on | Continue reading


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Talented Harpejji Player Performs a Somber Cover of the Iconic Queen Song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

French musician Mathieu Terrade performed a flawlessly somber cover of the iconic Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody" on a Harpejji G16. Terrade's rendition of | Continue reading


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TEDx Presenter Hypnotizes the Audience to Test Whether or Not the Power of Suggestion Works

While speaking at a 2016 TEDxQueensSU event, hypnotist and filmmaker Albert Nerenberg offered an amusing presentation that tested whether or not the | Continue reading


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Amazing Timelapse of an Incredibly Steep Downhill Ride on a Cable Train From High in the Swiss Alps

Swiss photographer Raphaël Sandoz captured an incredible timelapse of the gorgeous downhill ride on Gelmer Funicular, a cable-traction train that begins | Continue reading


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Skilled DIY Craftsman Shares How to Make a Beautiful Micro Chess Set Out of Brass and Wood

DIY craftsman Levsha graciously shared a video showing his step-by-step process for building a beautiful micro sized chess set set out of shiny brass and | Continue reading


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A Magician’s Tricks Are Repeatedly Spoiled by a Silent Humorless Friend Who Reveals His Secrets

While magician Ah Gan was demonstrating a series of tricks on video, his rather humorless friend repeatedly revealed the secrets behind said tricks in | Continue reading


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Brilliantly Imaginative Short Films That Explain the Internal Mechanisms Inside Complex Machines

Motion and graphic designer Florent Porta has created "Les Machines Impossibles", a series of five short films that brilliantly imagine what goes on with | Continue reading


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The Clever Ways in Which Solitary Octopuses Use Their Bodies To Communicated With Each Other

In an aquatic episode of The New York Times series ScienceTake from 2015, host James Gorman share some very interesting informationusing research from | Continue reading


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The Revolving Internet, A Site That Sends Google Search Pages In Slow Circles Around the Screen

The Revolving Internet is a fun, slightly dizzying site that sends the Google search page in slow moving constant turns around the computer screen. Even | Continue reading


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Renowned Architect Frank Gehry Shares His Passion for Giving His Buildings With a Sense of Movement

Filmmaker Emile Rafael sat down with renowned architect Frank Gehry in front of his iconic namesake Spruce Street building in Manhattan to talk about his | Continue reading


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How Rainbow Colored Candy Sprinkles Are Made

A very informative video by Food Insider/The Science Channel shows the fascinating process by which rainbow colored candy sprinkles are made, what they | Continue reading


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Police Detective is Fondly Remembered by Daughter and Grandson for Standing Up for What’s Right

In the animated "Detective Simmons" by StoryCorps, the amazing oral history project that provides recording booths for people to tell their own life | Continue reading


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How Meandearing Quintal Harmonies Give the Song ‘Message In a Bottle’ a Sense of Being Lost at Sea

Doodling music theorist and musician 12tone took a deep dive into the classic song "Message in a Bottle" by The Police. He astutely focuses on the song's | Continue reading


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Two Fragile Volunteers Take Part in a Mind Bending Pharmaceutical Trial in the Netflix Series ‘Maniac’

In the trailer for the limited Cary Joji Fukunaga Netflix series Maniac, Owen Milgrim (Jonah Hill) and Annie Landsberg (Emma Stone) are two mentally | Continue reading


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Thousands of Fish Swarm Diver in a Mesmerizing Bait Ball to Ward Off an Incoming Whale Shark

While diving in the beautiful blue waters of Hurghada, Egypt, an unsuspecting diver named Tobias Sachs found himself at the center of an absolutely | Continue reading


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How ‘The Office’ Jim Halpert’s Evolving Hairstyle Mirrored the Trajectory of His Happiness

The Ringer took a look at the development of the beloved Jim Halpert throughout the entirety of the American version The Office, noting how his personal | Continue reading


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An Amazing Real Life Spinning Human Zoetrope

The video makers at Corridor Digital partnered with Google to create an amazing human replication of a spinning zoetrope without employing any special | Continue reading


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Street Musician Performs Brilliant Covers of Classic Pink Floyd Songs In Front of the Pantheon in Rome

A talented street musician named Serin in Rome is becoming known for his incredible covers of classic Pink Floyd songs, which he performs right in front | Continue reading


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Incredible 3D Illusion Anamorphic Street Murals of Insects That Appear to Be Popping Off the Walls

A post shared by ODEITH (@odeith) on Jul 16, 2018 at 11:37am PDT In April 2015, we wrote | Continue reading


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Four Microphones Keep a PID Controlled Ball Bouncing on Plate Machine For as Long as Possible

Electrical engineer Tobias Kuhn of Electron Dust has created a neat Arduino project in which he used four microphones to keep PID controlled ping pong | Continue reading


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The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Performs an Incredible Cover of David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ in NYC

While performing at the Le Poisson Rouge in New York City in April 2018, the incredibly talented Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain live streamed a | Continue reading


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A Fascinating Timelapse Captured Inside 24 Hours of Life on the Dusty Playa at Burning Man 2017

As he's done in previous years, San Francisco filmmaker Mark Day created a fascinating video featuring 24 hours on the dusty playa during Burning Man | Continue reading


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A Relaxed Man Rides the New York City Subway in the Utmost Comfort Upon a Brown Leather Couch

On Monday, July 30, 2018, unsuspecting New York City subway passengers a were surprised to find a gentleman seated upon a leather couch in a most relaxed | Continue reading


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Turkish Airlines Enlists the Characters of ‘The LEGO Movie’ to Present Their In-Flight Safety Briefing

Over the years, different airlines have tried different ways to make their in-flight safety briefings more interesting. In 2018, Turkish Airlines did the | Continue reading


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Fabulously Disconcerting Anthropomorphic Human Faces Baked Into the Top of Handmade Pot Pies

Horror artist Ashley Newman of "It Came From Under My Bed" has created a fabulously disconcerting series of pot pies with realistic, anthropomorphic faces | Continue reading


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The Most Unsatisfying Video in the World Part Two

Luksand Wunder has created a frustratingly brilliant second part to the original The Most Unsatisfying Video in the World Ever Made, which again features | Continue reading


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