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Composer Who Scored Coen Brothers Film ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Briefly Explains the Soundtrack
In a brief but informative clip from behind-the-scenes of the Coen Brothers Netflix film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, score composer Carter Burwell explains how…
A Powerful Netflix Film About Stanislaw Szukalski, A Brilliant But Obscure Sculptor & Self-Proclaimed Genius
I thought he was the greatest. Why was he left behind? The Leonardo DiCaprio documentary Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski, which is…
How Modern Society Views the Concept of Luck
The School of Life offers an insightful look at the way modern society perceives luck, particularly noting how luck is really the antithesis of individuality.…
A Beautiful Map Featuring Every River Basin in the World Highlighted In Bright Rainbow Colors
In 2016 we posted about a beautiful series of color coded maps of the river basins around the world created by Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs.…
I Am Grout
This is a really grout pun…
A Helpful Owl Politely Waits at the Window to Deliver a Letter to the Human Inside the House
A helpful eagle owl named Yolka politely waited at a window to deliver a letter to the human who was inside.
How Captain America Embodies the Spirit of the United States’ Best Self Due to an Unbending Moral Code
In a valorous episode of the incredibly insightful video series ScreenPrism, narrators Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough talk about how the character of Captain America…
A Determined Crocheted Dinosaur Unravels Itself to Save the Love of Its Life From Drowning in a Well
In the short animation “Lost and Found” by Australian filmmakers Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe, a crocheted green dinosaur woke up from a good night’s…
Freddie Mercury Soundalike Marc Martel Performs an Amazing Cover of ‘We Are the Champions’ on Piano
Musician Marc Martel, whose voice is so highly reminiscent of the legendary Freddie Mercury that his vocals were featured as Mercury’s in the biopic Bohemian…
A Mesmerizing Mashup of 2018 Movie Trailers
Video editor Louis Plamondon aka Sleepy Skunk has released his annual movie trailer mashup for the year 2018. This year’s mashup is incredibly seamless and…