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The Sorrowful Beauty of ‘Innuendo’, the Lesser Known Musically Complex Operatic Anthem by Queen
With the upcoming release of the Freddie Mercury biopic on November 2, 2018, the knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic makes a beautiful introduction to an operatic…
An Amazing 3D Printed Ghost Rider Mask Complete With Blinking LED Eyes and Working Smoke Effects
For Halloween 2018, craftsman Mike Warren a.k.a. “mikeasaurus” created a truly badass Ghost Rider mask complete with blinking LED eyes and working smoke effects. Warren…
A Short Film About the Playful Movement of Hands
In the short animated film “Hands”, filmmaker Jesper Lindborg has captured the tactile satisfaction that a pair of hands represent in various ASMR situations such…
Even More Covers, A Short Film That Animates the Colorful Geometric Cover Art of 66 Vintage Books
In 2015 we wrote about the short film “Covers” by German visual artist Henning M. Lederer who animated the geometric patterns of 55 vintage book…
Jamie Foxx Performs a Spot On Impression of Quentin Tarantino Chastising Him For Not Doing His Job Well
While appearing on the Howard Stern Show in May 2017, actor and comedian Jamie Foxx spoke about Quentin Tarantino‘s work ethic. Foxx took the opportunity…
The Fascinating Study of How Stick Insects Walk
In a phasmid episode of The New York Times series ScienceTake from 2016, host James Gorman explains the fascinating mechanics behind the movement of stick…
An Animated Mercator Projection That Reveals the Actual Size of Countries Around the World
Climate data scientist and interactive mapmaker Neil Kaye has brilliantly animated the difference between the size of countries represented on the Mercator Map and the…
Man Who Lost the Use of His Legs Regains the Ability to Walk Due to Electrodes Implanted Into His Spine
A young man named David Mzee who lost the use of his legs due to injury, was given the chance to walk again with the…
The San Francisco Salesforce Tower Turns Into the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Eye of Sauron on Halloween
On Halloween night 2018, the LED screen at the top of the rather distinctive Salesforce Tower in San Francisco turned a bright orange before revealing…
Two Adorable Goldendoodle Dogs Dress Up as Matching Ghosts to Go Trick or Treating for Halloween
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fabulous Duo of Doodles (@fabulous_doodle) on Oct 26, 2018 at 3:25am PDT Fabbe and Nisse are…