The incredibly talented Italian sculptor Valeriano Fatica who has created amazing carvings out of pumpkins and watermelons, went to work on a wheel of Parmesan cheese that cut like marble. Fatica expertly employed his tools, forming an incredibly detailed portrait of a man with a long, flowing beard for a wedding celebrations. While the guests…
A Worthy Kickstarter Campaign to Fund a ‘Now I Know’ YouTube Channel Based Upon the Daily Newsletter
Dan Lewis, the masterful fact gathering storyteller behind the exceptoinal Now I Know daily email newsletter and two fascinating books of random facts based upon that newsletter – Now I Know and Now I Know More, is raising funds through Kickstarter in order to launch a YouTube channel of the same name. According to Lewis,…
Minimals, A Brilliant 3D Animation Utilizing Primary Shapes to Form Sculptural Animals in Constant Motion
Designer, visual artist and director Lucas Zanotto has created “Minimals”, a brilliant 3D animation that employs the most basic of primary shapes to form adorably sculptural animals that are in constant motion. The sounds of these animals were designed by David Kamp. We previously wrote about Zanotta and his ingenious preparation of the world’s smallest…
Roy Clark Performs an Absolutely Incredible Flamenco Cover of ‘Malagueña’ on ‘The Odd Couple’ in 1975
While appearing on The Odd Couple in 1975, the now sadly departed legend Roy Clark of Hee Haw fame quite nicely shunned the musical requests of both Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison. Instead, he peformed an absolutely incredible cover version of the Cuban Flamenco song “Malagueña” by Ernesto Lecuona. Clark flawlessly captured the rhythm, melody…
The World’s Fastest Talking Man Performs the Michael Jackson Song ‘Bad’ in 20 Seconds in a 1987 Interview
In a 1987 interview, John Moschitta Jr, actor and then Guinness World Record holder for World’s Fastest Talker, opened up to reporter Marcus Jones about his career up to that point, the commercials he’s done and his 10 minute school. But the highlight of the interview was when Jones handed the albums sleeve of Michael…
The Emotional Difference Between Bruce Springsteen’s Albums ‘Born To Run’ & ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’
Music writer Polyphonic, who creates informative video essays on an ongoing basis takes a rather insightful look at the emotional difference between Bruce Springsteen’s albums Born To Run (1975) and Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978). Polyphonic notes that several upsetting events occurred in the three years in between the albums, and that growing…
Native Dubbing That Seamlessly Translates Video Content Into Various Languages Through Generative AI
Synthesia, a company focused on using artificial intelligence for good, has created ENACT, a native dubbing feature that uses generative AI to seamlessly translate video content into various languages. The program synchronizes the lip movements of an actor with that of a voice actor speaking a specific language, thereby lifting the barriers of language and…
Amazing Remastered High Definition Footage of Fans Celebrating the Arrival of Queen in Budapest in 1986
In 1986, the members of Queen went to Budapest as part of the band’s final tour with the late great Freddie Mercury as lead singer. The band was given a royal welcome by awaiting fans and dignitaries as they arrived into the city by boat. Because Hungary was part of the Eastern Bloc during the…