Month August 2018
DIY Crafter Introduces Each of His 1980s Action Figures by Name in a Fabulous Velvet Voice
DIY crafter TheCrafsMan of Steadycraftin gathered up his collection of 1980s action figures and introduced each and every one to the camera in a fabulously…
Musician Performs Beautiful Seaside Improvisation on a Yaybahar Instrument That He Designed
In 2015, we wrote about a original acoustic instrument called the Yaybahar, which can create a wonderful array of ethereally musical sounds. More recently, the…
How Bebop Musicians Used Chromatic and Chord Scales to Give Jazz a Whole New Sound
The fast talking doodling music theorist and musician 12tone explains the origins of the Bebop scales and how they incorporated chromaticism and chord scales (modes)…
How Pete Campbell of ‘Mad Men’ Garnered Respect and Approval Only When He Stopped Expecting It
Everyone wants to be Don Draper, but the sad truth is we’re all Pete Campbell. As part of their ongoing analysis of the well-defined, flawed…
A Poetic Retracing of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Ill-Fated Steps in His Relentless Drive to Explore Antarctica
In the beautifully poetic short film “Letters of Fire“, filmmaker Glen Milner visually retraces the ill-fated steps ofSir Ernest Shackleton along his relentless drive to…
Surprised Daughter Comes Home to Find Her Dogs Peeking Through Strategic Holes Cut in the Fence
My dad saw that viral video of the guy who cut holes in his fence for his nosey dog so he decided to test it…
Former Champion Speller Grows Up to Become the Official Word Pronouncer For Scripps Spelling Bee
In an interview somewhat reminiscent of the 73 Questions series, Great Big Story visited with Dr. Jacques Bailly, a foremost expert phonologist, and tossed out…
A Vocally Appreciative Rescued Bear Gets a Very Thorough Summer Brushing by Her Human Keeper
A very vocal rescued bear named Maddie welcomed the sight of Susan Kowalczik, her human keeper, who was armed with a big brush.
Kind Woman Rescues a Mouse and Frog That Were Stuck Next to Each Other in Her Swimming Pool Trap
While cleaning out the trap in her backyard pool, a kind woman noticed a tiny mouse and a tiny frog sitting on the very top…
Filmmaker Creates Surreal Animation of Son’s Brain Scan Slices With a Soundtrack of Original Music
In 2016, Stuart Hilton‘s son Stanley had his brain scanned in slices for some scientific reason. Being the creative filmmaker he is, Hilton animated theses…