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The Wonderfully Forthright Allee Willis Talks About Writing ‘September’ and the ‘Friends’ Theme Song
The very forthright Allee Willis, award-winning and nominated songwriter, artist, director, collector, art director, social artist and party thrower behind such hits as “September” and…
Skiing on Leaves Down a Hillside in a French Forest
Seeing the beautiful fall leaves blanketing a forest floor in Southern France, a pair of avid adventurers decided that they really didn’t want to wait…
A Contagious Dance Spreads to Everyone in the Surreal Music Video for ‘SKIBIDI’ by Little Big
In the wonderfully surreal video for the Little Big song “SKIBIDI”, a man (Ilya Prusikin) starts dancing a contagious dance that seems to spread to…
Johnnie Walker Embraces Winter in ‘Game of Thrones’ Inspired ‘White Walker’ Blended Scotch Whisky
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Johnnie Walker (@johnniewalker) on Oct 4, 2018 at 4:24am PDT In high anticipation of HBO show…
The Quick Moving, Highly Efficient Process Behind the One Shot Character Introduction Sequence in ‘Kidding’
The creators of the Showtime series Kidding shared via a vertical split-screen, the quick moving, efficient single-shot process of introducing a new character of Shaina…
Iconic Banksy Artwork Shreds Itself After Being Auctioned Off at Sotheby’s For $1.4 Million
On October 5th Sotheby’s in London held an auction for the iconic Banksy painting “Girl With Balloon (2006)” and as soon the auction completed for…
A Little Seal Crawls Across the Sand to Say Hello
An absolutely adorable little seal crawled across the sand to say hello to some beachgoers. At first the visitors were happy to greet the curious…
Dancer Performs a Brilliant, Deliberately Clumsy Acrobatic Routine to Claude Debussy’s ‘Clair de Lune’
Dancer and comedian Yoann Bourgeois performed a brilliant, deliberately clumsy acrobatic routine to a piano rendition of "Clair de Lune".
Clay Artist Sculpts Realistic Faces Into Pieces of Pottery
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adrien Miller (@adrienmillerart) on Nov 9, 2017 at 1:53pm PST Seattle clay artist Adrien Miller creates…
Fabulously Creative Prostheses That Offer Unique Pieces of Personal Art in Place of a Missing Limb
View this post on Instagram A post shared by @thealternativelimbproject on Nov 3, 2017 at 6:48am PDT In 2013, we wrote about prosthesis designer Sophie…