Traffic Scotland, the national service behind winter road service, has given absolutely wonderful punny names to the individual gritters (snowplows) of their beloved fleet. Among these amusing monikers is “License to Chill”, “For Your Ice Only”, “Spready Mercury”, “Gritallica”, “Gritty Gritty Bang Bang”, “Sir Grits A Lot”, “Ready Spready Go”,…
Clever Parrot Uses Her Beak to Open a Packet of Tea
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Birdmom777 (@birdmom777) A clever parrot named Maui used her powerful beak to open a packet of vanilla chai tea that her human Kerri put in front of her. Maui rhythmically perforated the protective envelope at a rapid clip so that the…
Wandering Stray Cat Hilariously Brings an Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra Performance to a Standstill
A silly little cat hilariously brought a performance of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra in Turkey to a complete standstill by walking onto the stage and decisively interacting with various musicians. A security guard attempted to catch the stray feline, but she preferred the limelight and refused to be caught….
‘Hamildolph’, A Brilliant Christmas Parody of ‘Hamilton’ That Tells the Story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
During the 2016 Christmas season, the members of Eclipse 6 dressed in 18th century clothing and donned antlers on their to tell the story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with cleverly adapted songs from Hamilton. An homage to “Alexander Hamilton” and “Right Hand Man” from Hamilton: An American Musical….
How ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Was Brought to Vivid Life
Netflix went behind the scenes of the sublime 2020 miniseries The Queen’s Gambit to talk with creator Scott Frank, actors Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomas Brodie-Sangster, along with other members of the crew about how they brought the novel of the same name to vivid life on screen. Each member spoke…
Old Timey Singer Performs ‘Well, This Is Sh*t’, An Original Song Dedicated to the Year 2020
Old-timey, banjolele-playing musician Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq., who previously had No More F***s to give, performed a completely fitting original song dedicated to the year 2020 that’s aptly entitled “Well,This is Sh*t”. I don’t need positive affirmations I need to scream and bawl The unrealistic expectations Won’t help with this…
Hoops Désolé, A Troupe of Six Talented Comedic Acrobats Who Playfully Dive Through Hoops
Hoops Désolé is a “Crazy Circus Company” made up of six incredibly talented performers who combine hoop diving through gymnastic rings, along with other acrobatic feats such as leaping and tumbling in a fun, comedic way. The group is made up of Jacob Grégoire, Gian Nardin, Theddy Nardin, Augustin Thériault,…
Billy Idol Lookalike Muppet Croons ‘Rebel L’ in a Sesame Street Parody of His Hit Song ‘Rebel Yell’
In a wonderfully nostalgic clip from a 1985 episode of Sesame Street, a Billy Idol lookalike Muppet named Billy Idle croons out his window to a rebellious letter L who is protesting with words that start with itself outside. The song, entitled “Rebel L”, is a direct nod to Idol’s…