Month July 2020
Artist Paints 100 Colorful Birds on Wood Over 100 Days
As part of a 100 Day Challenge, artist Deanna Maree focused on painting a different bird each day onto slices of tree wood. Maree’s 100…
A Tasty History of Descriptive Names for Pasta Shapes
In a tasty episode of the Mental Floss series Food History, host Justin Dodd explains the tasty history of the very descriptive names given to…
‘Do You Have the Antibodies’, A 1980s Style Quarantine Love Song by ‘Succession’ Actor Nicolas Braun
When actor Nicolas Braun of Succession put out a call via social media to musicians to help him put music to a set of “quarantine”…
‘Happy Happy, Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story’ Trailer
We previously wrote about Happy Happy, Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story, a detailed documentary directed by Ron Cicero and Kimo Easterwood about the…
Japanese Freestyle Skateboarding Prodigy Performs Impressive Tricks Using Two Skateboards at Once
French’s Partners With Oskar Blues Brewery to Make a Yellow Mustard Beer Celebrating National Mustard Day
French’s Yellow Mustard has partnered with Oskar Blues Brewery to introduce a Mustard Beer in honor of National Mustard Day on August 1, 2020. This…
A Cheeky Octopus Plays a Determined Game of Tug of War With Freediver’s GoPro
Nirvana’s ‘Come As You Are’ Remixed as a Swing Song
There I Ruined It remixed the Nirvana song “Come As You Are” into a somewhat off-kilter swing song. The footage was from the band’s iconic…
David Bowie Performs a Duet With Cher in 1975 Featuring a Circuitous Medley of ‘Young Americans’
In 1975, David Bowie appeared on the Cher television show and performed an amazing but circuitous duet medley of songs with the iconic hostess that…
A Beautiful Tapestry Is Woven in Music Video For Song Inspired by Sounds of the Endangered Black Catbird
Robin Perkins, aka El Búho, and AgustÃn Rivaldo, aka Barrio Lindo, co-founders of Shika Shika, created a beautiful project in which musicians from all over…