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True Love, A Songification of The Princess Bride by The Gregory Brothers
The Gregory Brothers are back with “True Love,” a fantastic songification of The Princess Bride created in honor of the classic 1987 film’s 30th anniversary.…
John Cena’s Big-Hearted Bull Comes to Life in New Trailer For Ferdinand
20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios released a new trailer for Ferdinand, the upcoming animated film directed by Carlos Saldanha and based on the…
Guitarist Alan Gogoll Demonstrates His Gorgeous Bell’s Harmonics Fretboard Technique
Australian musician Alan Gogoll demonstrated his gorgeous Bell’s Harmonics” guitar technique with unique string tunings that he so effortlessly plays in a song of the…
The Dangers of Eating Too Much
Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi posited the question what would happen if a person never stopped eating? In explaining the answer, Blocko broke down the…
How Film Cuts Mimic the Human Visual Experience
In a truly insightful video essay based upon the work of brain scientist Jeffrey M Zacks, narrator Adam D’Arpino of Aeon Video explains how film…
How Mad Men’s Joan Holloway Outgrew Her Self-Imposed Traditions to Become True to Herself
In another of their very insightful video essays, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism looked at the evolving character arc of Joan Holloway of Mad…
Kurzgesagt and VSauce3 Take a Dual Look at the Concept of Reality Versus the Perception of Reality
Design house Kurzgesagt and VSauce3 took a two-part look at the nature of reality versus the perception of reality. As explored in the Extremis episode…
Dealt, An Award Winning Documentary About Blind Master Card Magician Richard Turner
The award-winning documentary Dealt, which was directed by Luke Korem, tells the story of expert card mechanic and magician Richard Turner, an amazing man who…
German Performance Artists Act Out Amusingly Surreal Skits for Passengers Aboard Passing Trains
Bewegtesland (Moving Land) is a group of performance artists who live along the Grossheringen–Saalfeld railway (Saalbahn) in Thuringia, Germany who act out rather amusing coordinated…
All Female String Quartet Rocks Out Brilliant Covers of Classic Rock and Heavy Metal Songs
In 2016, Thalia Strings, an all female string quartet rocked out an acoustic cover of the classic AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” on violin, viola and cello.…