How Sally Hawkins Uses Her Typecasting as a Shy, Nervous Character to Bring Complexity to Her Roles
In the No Small Parts series for IMDb, host Brandon Hardesty took a look at the career of Sally Hawkins,the award-winning actress who played the…
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The Little Known Brilliance of Inogon Beacons That Use Moiré Patterns to Guide Ships Safely Into Port
In a puzzling episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott made an honest attempt to respond to a viewer’s question about Moiré…
A Brief History of Heavy Metal Music
In a very clever animation by Joren Cull, Miles Raymer and RJ Bentler of Pitchfork, four red-eyed, metalhead students presented the history of Heavy Metal…
A Little Long-Haired Dachshund Hesitantly Walks Through a Maze Made of Plastic Water Bottles
An adorable little miniature long-haired dachshund named Takao rather hesitantly walked through a maze made of water bottles that his human had set up in…
Simon’s Cat Finds the Box That His Birthday Cake Came In To Be More Desirable Than the Cake Itself
To celebrate the 10th birthday of his beloved cat, Simon brought home a yummy cake made just for the feline palate. The normally hungry Simon’s…
Samuraiguitarist Showcases the Most Difficult Trick He Knows How to Do on Guitar
The very talented musician Steve Onotera aka samuraiguitarist quite modestly demonstrated the most difficult thing he can do on guitar. With this trick, Onotera showed…
The Small Acting Role That Mister Rogers Played on the Classic Show ‘Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman’
In a heartwarming episode of his newly minted “Acting Oddities” segment, host Brandon Hardesty of No Small Parts spoke fondly about the time in which…
Why Acting With Contemplated Consistency Is More Productive Than Acting With Impetuous Intensity
Motivational speaker Simon Sinek gave a talk to members of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), during which he…
How Ross of ‘Friends’ Got Over His Neurotic Behavior to Find the Happiness He Always Wanted
As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the personalities of the characters on the now-classic sitcom series Friends, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism…
Krysten Ritter Teaches Stephen Colbert to Knit While Talking About the New Season of ‘Jessica Jones’
In advance of the second season premiere of the badass Netflix series Jessica Jones on March 8th, actress Krysten Ritter appeared on The Late Show…