Month August 2018
Why People Find Comfort in Lonely, Desolate Places
In a geographic episode of their wonderful animated series, the very perceptive School of Life explains why certain people eschew more populated places for more…
How an Effective Story Can Be Told in a Film Without the Main Character Undergoing a Life Changing Arc
In a cinematically defiant video essay, Sage Hyden of Just Write explains why, despite common teachings, a good story doesn’t have to require the main…
The Hard Driving Riffs That Make ‘Killing in the Name’ by Rage Against the Machine So Powerful
The very talented doodling music theorist 12tone braved the hard driving riffs of the anthemic Rage Against the Machine song “Killing In the Name” in…
Seth MacFarlane Hilariously Sings Cyndi Lauper Songs in ‘Family Guy’ Voices As He Sits Beside Her
On the Graham Norton Show, Seth MacFarlane covered Cyndi Lauper songs in voices of "Family Guy" characters while sitting next to Lauper.
A Tiny Island In the Gulf of Maine That Remains a Disputed Gray Zone Between the U.S. and Canada
We recently posted about the tiny country that once existed between the United States and Canada which was thought to be resolved in 1835 and…
Marvel Studios Is Celebrating Their 10th Anniversary by Screening All 20 MCU Films in IMAX Theaters
Marvel Studios is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a film festival featuring all 20 films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe screened in IMAX theaters from…
What Every State in the U.S. is Best and Worst At
RealLifeLore looks at what each of the 50 U.S. states are best and worst at. How does your state rate?
Co-Owner of Last Remaining Shoe Manufacturer in Britain Shares His Plans for a Post-Brexit Economy
Dennis Crompton, who is the co-owner of Norman Walsh footwear in Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK talks about the history of the popular trainer (sneaker), which…
Disturbing Polymer Clay Macarons With Baby Faces
A post shared by QIXUAN LIM (@qimmyshimmy) on Sep 13, 2017 at 11:47pm PDT Lim Qi Xuan (Quimmy Shimmy) has created a series of polymer…
How Hank Schrader of ‘Breaking Bad’ Became a Real Hero in a World of Sympathetic Anti-Heroes
As part of their series of deconstructing the rich symbolism and character development within the sublime AMC series Breaking Bad, film and television analysis platform…