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The Pioneering Musical Brilliance of the Iconic Beach Boys Song ‘Good Vibrations’
Polyphonic took a deep dive into the iconic Beach Boys song "Good Vibrations" and broke down the musical brilliance found in each section of the song.
Artist Recreates Costumes From Popular Films for Tiny Windows Displays
Manchester, England artist Jordan Bolton, who we have written about in the past, has done an incredible job of recreating costumes from popular films and…
A Breathless Tom Scott Explains What Counts as a Mountain While Standing Atop Mount Evans
While standing over 14,000 feet atop Mount Evans, the highest summit of the Front Range in Colorado, a rather breathless Tom Scott explained the process…
2001 Profile of Laughing Squid in Yahoo Internet Life
While going through our archives recently I unearthed this profile of Laughing Squid by Brad Wieners from the September 2001 issue of Yahoo’s defunct magazine…
Spider-Man Battles Enemies With His New Web Mods in a ‘Cheesy’ Special Effects Video
Los Angeles filmmaker Andrew McMurry of Nukazooka created “Spider-Man: Web Mods,” a special effects video about Spider-Man (Kristof Waltermire) saving a lady in trouble (Raven…
Adam Savage Gets an Up Close Look at the Creepy Animatronic Xenomorph Head From Alien: Covenant
Adam Savage of Tested ventured onto the set of Alien: Covenant and met up with the head of fabrication, Marea Fowler. Adam got a up…
An Insightful Look Into How Symbolism Is Used to Represent the Various Houses of Game of Thrones
The film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism has created a wonderful series of videos that center around symbols, such as sigils, banners, colors, animals are…
An Animated 13th Doctor Quickly Finds Out What Life Is Going to Be Like as a Woman
In the “New New New New Doctor” by the wonderfully talented animator Leigh Lahav, the 13th iteration of Doctor Who quickly finds out what life…
A Fascinating Cover of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Played With a Single Note Ringing at Different Speeds
Rob Scallon, a very talented musician, employed only a single note and 13 seconds of footage to create a fascinating cover of the over six…
Helen Keller Verbally Expresses Her Regrets About Not Learning to Speak Clearly in a 1954 Interview
In a remarkable documentary from 1954, the amazing Helen Keller, who learned to read and communicate despite being both deaf and blind, verbally shared her…