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How Perfectionism Combined With a Rotating Roster of Brilliant Session Musicians Made Steely Dan So Good
In a brilliantly and detailed analysis, the knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic takes a look at the absolute genius of Steely Dan. He specifically speaks to…
Jim Cummings, The Iconic Voice Behind Winnie the Pooh, Tigger and Darkwing Duck
Jim Cummings, the iconic voice behind Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too, sat down with Great Big Story to talk about his amazing career in…
Italian Free Immersion Diver With a Fin Sets Women’s World Record at an Astounding Depth of 107 Meters
On the very last day of the 2018 Vertical Blue competition at Dean’s Blue Hole, Bahamas, Italian free immersion diver Alessia Zecchini set the women’s…
At Eternity’s Gate, A Semi-Factual Biographical Film That Goes Inside the Brilliant Mind of Vincent Van Gogh
At Eternity’s Gate is a very creative, semi-factual, fantastic biographical film by Julian Schnabel that goes inside the brilliant mind of the tortured and beleaguered…
Talented One-Armed Musician Plays the Violin Beautifully With a Prosthetic Bow Arm
One-armed musician Manami Ito plays the violin beautifully with a prosthetic arm that moves and flexes smoothly with the bow.
If You Fall, A Loving Father Teaches His Daughter How to Ride a Bicycle in the Face of Family Discord
In the wonderfully heartwarming animation “If You Fall” by Tisha Deb Pallai, a little girl named Lila is learning how to ride a bicycle, but…
Stunning Short Film About a Visitor to an Uninhabited Planet Shot Entirely by a Drone in the Utah Desert
“The Visitor” by Australian filmmaker and designer Pete Majarich is an absolutely stunning, atmospheric short film about a lone astronaut exploring the vast expanse of…
A Wonderful Animated Vignette About Writing While Swimming by Legendary Neurologist Oliver Sacks
In an amusing vignette from the crowdfunded Dempsey Rice documentary, The Animated Mind Of Oliver Sacks (still in development as of this date), the legendary…
An Elderly Pet Rat Walks Around the Kitchen Inside a Homemade Sling Held in Place by a Kind Human
An elderly pet rat who has had trouble getting around the house as of late, was able to walk through the kitchen inside a homemade…
How Marie Schrader’s Spitefulness in ‘Breaking Bad’ Is a Microcosm of the Motivations That Drive Walter White
For their ongoing series deconstructing the rich symbolism and character development within the sublime AMC series Breaking Bad, Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of ScreenPrism…