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A Captivating 25 Minute ASMR Tribute to the Calming Wonders of an IKEA Designed Dorm Room
In advance of the upcoming 2017 school year, IKEA is running a rather captivating 25 minute AMSR ad that softly extolls the calming wonders of…
Munchkin Cat Makes Himself Comfortable Inside His Human’s Dropped Drawers in the Bathroom
The adorable Milo the munchkin cat, who really doesn’t enjoy walking on the grass, very happily joins his human Mandi in the bathroom every morning…
Captivating Footage That Gives a Look Inside 24 Hours of Burning Man 2016
San Francisco filmmaker Mark Day created a captivating look inside 24 hours of dusty life during Burning Man 2016 and very proudly posted it just…
A Friendly Hippo Who Was Rescued at One Week Old Plays Big Sister to a Younger Hippo Orphan
A wonderfully friendly hippo named eMMa allowed herself to get in a few hugs from one of her favorite humans at the Care for Wild…
A Stubborn Dog Becomes an Immovable Object When It Comes Time to Leave the Park
While out in the park one day, Kristen Bohlsen captured the very amusing sight of a stubborn golden retriever who quickly became an immovable object…
Vibrantly Colorful 3D Thread and Polymer Clay Sculptures Worked Into Embroidery Hoop Art
A post shared by Justyna Wo?odkiewicz (@nibyniebo_) on Jul 12, 2017 at 12:17pm PDT Polish artist Justyna Wolodkiewicz slowly crafts wonderfully fun and vibrantly colorful…
Legendary Bassist Larry Graham Explains How His Iconic Right Hand Slapping Technique Came to Be
While appearing on a television show sometime in the 1980s, legendary funk bassist Larry Graham of Sly and the Family Stone and Graham Central Station…
Floating Cloud, A Beautiful Sound Responsive Lamp That Levitates Above Its Base
Designer Richard Clarkson known for his beautiful cloud designs, partnered again with Crealev to create the “Floating Cloud“. While the designers made decision to remove…
Teacher of the Traditional Indian Art of Kathakali Explains the Importance of Training Eyes to Dance
Great Big Story visited Keral Kalamandalam, a school in Kerala, South India to learn more about the beautiful tradition of Kathakali. Teacher Kalamandalam Ravi Kumar…
Programmable Paper, Plastic, and Fabric That Can Fold Itself Into Origami Shapes When Inflated
aeroMorph by MIT Media Lab‘s Tangible Media Group is a project that investigates how to make programmable paper, plastic, and fabric that can fold itself…