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How Johnny Cash’s Raw 1968 Performance at Folsom Prison Reinvigorated His Flailing Music Career
The very knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic takes a look at the iconic Johnny Cash live album At Folson Prison, which was recorded live in 1968…
NASA Juno Probe Captures a Stunning Close Up Image of a White Oval Shaped Anticyclonic Storm on Jupiter
The NASA team working with the Juno probe have captured absolutely stunning ongoing photos of the swirling cloudscape that surround the planet of Jupiter. On…
Amazing Anthropomorphic Robots Made of Recycled Metal That Play Real Instruments in a Punk Rock Band
Industrial artist Kolja Kugler of The Wild Waste Gallery in Berlin, creates amazing anthropomorphic robots made of upcycled and recycled metal parts. Several of Kugler’s…
A Brilliant Stop Motion Video for the Said the Whale Song ‘UnAmerican’ Made Using 2,250 Pieces of Paper
Said the Whale, a California-inspired band in Vancouver, B.C. has created a brilliant stop motion music video for their single “UnAmerican” that was completely made…
David Attenborough Goes on a Fascinating Journey of Endangered Natural Habitats in Netflix’s ‘Our Planet’
In the upcoming Netflix series Our Planet, Sir David Attenborough does what he does best – narrating a beautiful documentary about the planet upon which…
Ronald Reagan Quips ‘Missed Me’ in West Berlin Speech When a Popped Balloon Sounds Like Gunfire
During a 1987 speech at Tempelhof U.S. Air Base in West Berlin, Germany, President Ronald Reagan heard the sound of a popping balloon that sounded…
A Hilarious History of Music According to Spike Jones
In a 1952 episode of the classic television show Four Star Revue, legendary musician Spike Jones and his talented orchestra, offered a hilarious history of…
Mesmerizing Composite Photos Merging Animals With Surreal Interpretations of Their Natural Environments
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luisa Azevedo (@hey.luisa) on Sep 16, 2018 at 10:39am PDT Portuguese art student Luisa Azevedo creates…
Queen’s Freddie Mercury Opens Up About His Love of Performing For an Audience in a Rare 1982 Interview
In 1982, the late great Freddie Mercury of Queen sat down with Entertainment Tonight for a rare one on one interview during which he spoke…
How to Dine Alone in Public Without Worrying About What Other Diners Think About Someone Dining Alone
In a comforting animation, the consistently insightful and thoughtful School of Life gently addresses the idea of feeling comfortable dining alone in public without worrying…