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The Super Friends Rap Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Triumph’
The Super Friends, including such animated heroes as Superman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Aquaman, Batman and others from the DC Universe each rap a…
The Amazing Universality of Dancing Around the World
“Dance, Dance Evolution” is a wonderful visual essay animated by Rosanna Wan and Andrew Khosravan of Aeon Video that explores and celebrates the universality of…
Kodi the Cat Meows Loudly in an Empty Hallway After Watching His Beloved Human Walk Out the Front Door
Kodi, the beautiful black and white cat who makes up one half of the ShoKo Show, watched with his sister Shorty as their human walked…
An Animated Timeline of Human Evolution Over Seven Million Years as Determined by Clue Giving Fossils
American Museum of Natural History has put together a truly informative animated timeline that shows 7 million years of human evolution using data from fossil…
The Puppet Master for Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ Recounts Challenges He Faced While Making the Film
Puppet Master Andy Gent, who worked with director Wes Anderson on the stop-motion film Isle of Dogs recounted to Variety the numerous challenges he faced…
SoundtrackMap, An Interactive Visualization Showing the Musical Connections Between Film and Television
Juan David Gómez of Flavour Machine has created the SoundtrackMap, a really cool interactive visualization that shows the musical connection between movies and television shows.…
The Real Story Behind The Beatles’ ‘Strawberry Fields’
In a revealing episode of the fact-finding series Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains the real story behind the iconic song “Strawberry Fields”…
Forensic Experts Explain the Comprehensive Process Used to Determine if a Piece of Art is Real or a Forgery
Forensic experts Thiago Piwowarczyk and Dr. Jeffrey Taylor of New York Art Forensics demonstrated the comprehensive process they use in order to determine whether a…
Touching Film About the Last Surviving Chess Shop in NYC That Always Invites Everyone to Come In and Play
“King of the Night” is a beautiful short film by Lonelyleap LTD about the last surviving chess shop in New York City and its paternally…
Classic 1973 BBC Documentary Featuring the Antics of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club London Chapter
In 1973, the BBC set out to interview and document the only British chapter at the time of the infamous Hells Angels at their London…