On November 7, 1992, a really passionate Rage Against the Machine performed an incredible show at Berkeley Square in Berkeley, California. This powerful set included some of their now iconic songs such as “Bombtrack”, “Fistful Of Steel”, “Wake Up”, “Settle For Nothing” , “Killing In The Name”, “Bullet In The Head” and “Freedom”. Commenter Mike4Metal…
A Uniquely Choreographed Accordion Orchestra Cover of the Michael Jackson Song ‘Billie Jean’
In 2018, the Orkestar harmonika (Accordion Orchestra) of the JU Niža Muzička Ŝkola in Prijedor, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, performed a wonderfully unique cover of the classic Michael Jackson song “Billie Jean”. The musicians also kept in step with the choreography as they played from behind dark sunglasses. This performance earned the orchestra an…
Observant Cat Watches Commuters Scan Their Passes
An observant, stray calico cat who fit perfectly into a curved ticket gate at a station in Tel Aviv, Israel, watched intently as commuters attempted to scan their train passes to get through. Surprisingly, not many people paid attention to the cat nor did they eve notice that she was there. Creative director Dan Kashani,…
‘Black Panther’ Soundtrack Composer Talks About Going to Africa to Create the Oscar Winning Score
Music writer Jon Burlingame sat down with Ludwig Göransson, the talented composer behind the beautiful, Oscar-winning soundtrack for Black Panther. Göransson spoke about his longtime friendship with director Ryan Coogler, how they met and how they stayed in touch over the years. When Coogler tapped Göransson to compose the soundtrack, he traveled to Senegal in…
A Bustling Traffic Circle Deconstructs Into 3D Layered Stacks in the Hypnotic Drone Animation ‘Luftraum’
Experimental filmmaker Dirk Koy has created “Luftraum”, a mesmerizing 3D drone animation that shows a bustling traffic circle as it deconstructs itself. The road breaks into smaller pieces that lay one atop the other, stacking so high that they reform into the original singular shape. via Vimeo Staff Picks
How an Antiquated Danish Law Keeps the Country Lagging Behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
In a ticking episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott visits the island town of Gudhjem, Denmark to explain why the Nordic country continually lags by fractions of a second behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Scott spoke with meteorologist Mikkel Schou Nielsen, who explained why this occurs and why antiquated law prevents…
Illuminated Scrabble Tiles With Changeable Letters
Firebox is featuring a very clever tabletop light that’s made up of seven glowing letter tiles that sit in a charging replica tile rack from the game Scrabble. The set comes with 60 mix-and-match reusable letter decals so the words displayed can be changed out for others as the mood strikes Scrabble! …If only it…
A Skittish Kitten and a Lonely Pit Bull Slowly Become the Best of Friends in the Pixar Animated Short ‘Kitbull’
In the truly poignant hand-drawn Pixar SparkShorts animated short film “Kitbull” by Rosana Sullivan, a tiny, skittish stray kitten who cuddles up with a plush pink elephant in a cardboard box atop a pile of junk discovers that a big pit bull has moved in. At first, the kitten is frightened and even draws blood…