Interior designer Kelly Wearstler discovered a very cleverly designed convertible wooden robot bar. This piece was designed by Borghesani in 1969 in direct correlation to the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing. SPACE ODDITY. This vintage Borghesani wooden robot was crafted in 1969 and story has it that the design was…
Veteran Broadway Lighting Technician Shares What It’s Like to Work on a Show as Successful as ‘Hamilton’
The New Yorker went backstage at the Richard Rogers Theater in Manhattan to speak with veteran Broadway lighting technician Patrick Rizzo to learn more about what he does and how he got started in the business. Rizzo also opened up about what it was like to work on Hamilon, one…
Drowsy Dachshund Puppy Tries to Play With Four Affectionate Little Ducklings on the Sofa
A drowsy dachshund puppy named Coco, who lives in The Netherlands with her human Eveline and a canine sibling named LouLou, awoke to find four little Mandarin ducklings sitting next to her on the couch. The ducklings were very comfortable with Coco, but Coco needed time to find her footing…
Modern English Performs ‘I Melt With You’ From Home
The members of Modern English, like other bands these days, performed an amusing rendition of their popular (and quite prescient) song “I Melt With You”. Each musician performed in their own home so as to maintain a safe, social distance from one another and wear whatever wonderful t-shirts they choose….
Dog Gently Comforts an Orphaned Litter of Kittens
A miniature golden retriever named Poppie, who lives in Colorado with her cat fostering humans, gently comforted an orphaned litter of kittens who needed reassurance after their mother died. Poppie lovingly rubbed her nose against the little ones who came up to her and even gave one kitten a cleaning…
A Cake That Looks Like a McDonalds Egg McMuffin
Talented bakery designer Natalie Sideserf of Sideserf Cakes (previously) in Austin, Texas challenged herself to make a sweet, textured version of her favorite fast food breakfast – an Egg McMuffin. Sideserf used a real version of the sandwich to help her recreate the distinctive nooks and crannies of the English…
Puddles Pity Party Croons a Clever Mashup Combining the ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Theme With ‘Stairway to Heaven’
Puddles Pity Party, the golden-throated sad clown, performed a rather amusing mashup song that used the iconic lyrics from the Gilligan’s Island theme with the soundtrack of the equally iconic melody from the Led Zeppelin song “Stairway to Heaven”. Oh hello! It's up y'all. Let's go!!! Stairway To Gilligan's Island…
Sound Designer Ben Burtt Deconstructs the Audio Effects Used in ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’
Mike James Gallagher of INDEPTH Sound Design (previously) compiled audio footage of legendary Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt deconstructing a number of the iconic sound effects that he created for the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back in a very detailed manner. Burtt spoke…