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How the Incorporation of Musical Modes on the Miles Davis Album ‘Kind of Blue’ Reinvented Jazz
YouTuber Polyphonic, who creates incredibly informative video essays about music took a look at the iconic Miles Davis album Kind of Blue. He specifically noted…
A Micro Drone Captures the Sparse Beauty of a Japanese School in a Single Long Take
Filmmaker Kastu FPV of Tiny Whoop Japan sent a micro drone in through a window and captured the sparse beauty within the tidy classrooms of…
Senator Tammy Duckworth Ensures Her Newborn Baby Is Dressed In Accordance With Senate Rules
A post shared by Senator Tammy Duckworth (@senduckworth) on Apr 19, 2018 at 9:54am PDT Senator Tammy Duckworth, who was the first disabled woman to…
Dave Grohl Invites a Fan in KISS Makeup Onstage to Shred Some Licks During ‘Monkey Wrench’
During the April 18, 2018 Foo Fighters show in Austin, Texas, frontman Dave Grohl spotted a fan in the audience wearing Gene Simmons’ iconic Demon…
People From Around the World Explain How They Can Spot a Person From Their Home Country
In a determinate episode of the Condé Nast Traveler series Many People from Many Countries Say Things, 70 different people from 70 different countries all…
Ewoks Dance the Night Away in Auralnauts’ Star Wars Music Video for ‘Tree World (We Go Hard)’
Ewoks, Jedi, and the Rebel Alliance dance the night away in an amusing Star Wars music video by the Auralnauts for their song “Tree World…
Contentious Junk Collecting Extraterrestrials Dance for Joy When They Find a Jukebox on Their Ship
In the short film “Alientologists” by Tyler Rabinowitz, a trio of extraterrestrials who collect space debris from a defunct Earth, fight over which of the…
An Acrylic See-Through Combination Lock Showing How the Inner Workings Actually Function
Theodore Gray of Mechanical Gifs has created an acrylic see-through combination lock that gives an inside look at how the inner workings of the lock…
Retro Volkswagen T1 Camper Van Ride-On for Kids
The official licensed Wonderlanes Volkswagen T1 Camper Van, designed by Beyond Infinity, is a 12V battery powered ride-on vehicle for kids. the red, black, and…
A Poignant Video of Prince Rehearsing ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at His Minnesota Studio in 1984
The Prince Estate shared a previously unreleased video from the summer of 1984 that shows Prince rehearsing the song "Nothing Compares 2 U".