View this post on Instagram No haircut, no problems. #streetart #sidewalkchalk #environmentalart #anamorphosis #teen #puffyvest #weedhead A post shared by David Zinn (@davidzinn) on Oct 31, 2018 at 7:04pm PDT In 2014, we wrote about artist David Zinn and his wonderful menagerie of characters he draws on the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan with chalk,…
A Man Questions His Purpose as an Artist Almost Three Years After Preparing Two Slices of Life Changing Toast
The 2016 pseudo documentary “The Maker”, a short film by by Patrick Kehoe and Andy Corbett featured a man who was deeply passionate making toast. In the 2018 follow up to that film by Matt Sklar, the same man (Andy Corbett) expresses his amazement with the sudden popularity of toast and his role in being…
A Stunning Timelapse Capturing the Exact Moment When Soap Bubbles Begin to Completely Freeze Over
In March 2013 and in January 2018, we wrote about Canadian photographer Don Komarechka and his incredible work capturing stunning macro photographs of individual snowflakes and of the patterns that form inside. Komarechka, who is the author of the book Sky Crystals: Unraveling the Mysteries of Snowflakes, also created in early 2018, “Winter’s Magic”, a…
A Gorgeous Horse With a Long Mane of Blonde Curls That Match Those on Her Beloved Human’s Head
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Naomi Beckers & Storm (@haflinger_storm_naomi) on Dec 8, 2018 at 12:34pm PST An absolutely gorgeous nine-year old Haflinger horse named Storm lives in The Netherlands with her beloved human Naomi Beckers and sports a gorgeous mane of blonde curls that match those on Beckers’ head. Over…
A Guided Tour Around the Historic Gates of London
Native Londoner Matt Brown of Londonist Ltd offers a really helpful, guided tour around the historic gates of London. As he reaches each gate, Brown explains the possible origins of the name of the gate, the approximate timeline regarding when it was built and what stands there in modern times. He also posits the question,…
Analyzing the Cleverly Contradictory Wordplay in Emily Dickinson’s Poem ‘Tell All the Truth But Tell It Slant’
After a disarming false start, the wonderfully informative video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter digs deeply into the Emily Dickinson poem “Tell All the Truth But Tell It Slant“. Upon first glance the poem very eloquently speaks about the importance of truth, but further analysis reveals Ms. Dickinson’s very clever use…
A Haunting Piano Cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’ Captured in Dramatic Black and White Video
Australian pianist Josh Cohen performed a gorgeously haunting piano cover of the iconic Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb” with exquisite grace. Cohen captured this performance in black and white with an overhead camera focused only on his hands moving across the keyboard. This one literally took months to prepare. https://t.co/3EhVWoawCh — Josh Cohen (@joshcohenmusic) December…
A Boy Builds a Lemonade Stand to Fund Future Trips on a Spaceship in the Animated Short ‘Coin Operated’
“Coin Operated” by Nicholas Arioli is an award-winning bittersweet animated short about a little boy who wants to go to the moon. After discovering a nickel-operated spaceship in front of the local grocery, the little boy builds a lemonade stand to pay for future rides. Coin Operated is an award winning 5 minute short animation…