Lord of the Rings Superfan Spends Six Years Constructing an Energy Efficient Hobbit House
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jim (@hobbithollowjim) Jim Castigan, a construction professional and superfan of Lord of the Rings, spent six…
The Inspiration for the Iconic Bossa Nova Tune ‘Girl From Ipanema’ Talks About Being Immortalized In Song
Helo Pinheiro, the young woman who was the inspiration in 1962 for the bossa nova song “Girl From Ipanema”, sat down with Today host Hoda…
How The Grateful Dead’s Brilliant ‘Wall of Sound’ Changed the Quality of Live Shows From That Point On
Music writer Polyphonic, who makes incredibly informative video essays on an ongoing basis, explained how The Grateful Dead‘s short-lived, but brilliant sound system known as…
The Bill Murray Stories, A Candid Film About How the Legendary Actor Randomly Drops In on Regular Life
In the documentary The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned From a Mythical Man, director Tommy Avallone takes a candid look at the legendary actor…
The Talented Family Behind the Brightly Colored, Highly Imaginative Papier-Mâché Monsters of Mexico City
Great Big Story went to Mexico City to talk to the very talented Linares family of cartoneros, creators of wonderful alebrijes – great big, imaginative,…
How Fake Neighborhoods and Mistaken Borders on Google Maps Lead to Real Life Consequences
Half as Interesting explains how fake neighborhoods and mistaken border designations as they appear on Google Maps can have real life consequences. In one extreme…
Giving Voice Chorus, A Wonderful Music Program For People With Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Caregivers
The Giving Voice Chorus is a wonderful program that welcomes patients of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other similar conditions, who live outside a hospital environment,…
Conan O’Brien Gets Ready for Work on His First Day as David Letterman’s Replacement on ‘Late Night’ in 1993
On September 13 1993, a very young Conan O’Brien made his debut as the replacement for the departing David Letterman on the NBC Late Night…
Lady Gaga Offers Sage Words of Wisdom to Her Young Female Fans While Answering 73 Random Questions
While promoting her new film, the fourth reprise of the classic A Star Is Born, actress, singer and fashionista Lady Gaga invited Joe Sabia of…
Jimmy Fallon and The Roots Join Aerosmith in a Rousing School Instruments Cover of ‘Walk This Way’
While appearing on The Tonight Show, members of Aerosmith (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford) joined musical forces with host…