“Wetlands” by filmmaker Persia Beheshti is a beautifully choreographed experimental film about an underground mermaid society in Virginia. In the film, Mermaid Undine mesmerizingly narrates a beautiful ballet of fellow mermaids while explaining her deep-seated connection to water. ‘Wetlands’ is an experimental documentary which captures the world of mermaids in Virginia. The mystical allure of…
Robert Is Here, A South Florida Farm Stand That Carries a Wonderful Variety of Unusual Tropical Fruit
Great Big Story paid a visit to Robert Moehling, a South Florida farmer who takes advantage of the warm climate to grow a wide variety of tropical fruits, which he sells at his Homestead farm stand called Robert Is Here. Moehling explains how he got into farming tropical fruit at a very young age, the…
Man in ‘Conan’ Audience Looks So Much Like John Lennon That They Thought He Had Time Travelled
During an “Audience Member Theme Song” segment on a 2016 episode of CONAN, the red-haired host and band were in the midst of scanning the members of the audience to be subjects of made up songs when they happened upon a man who looked so much like John Lennon, it seemed as if the former…
The Inconsistent Mythology Around a Race That Gave New York the Rights to Staten Island Over New Jersey
Upon reading a Wikipedia article that explained how New York won the rights to Staten Island over New Jersey by a boat race, a dogged CGP Grey decided to seek further evidence about said race. He first contacted the Conference House on Staten Island to learn more. He also consulted numerous books, bibliographies, and newspapers,…
Comparing the Sound of Pianos at Price Points Starting at $499 Reaching Incrementally Upward to $2,500,000
Gifted pianist Lord Vinheteiro who always stares straight into the camera during his video performances, performed an interesting experiment in which he played a number of different pianos at different price points to show the difference in sound. He first started with a very used Baldwin upright piano that cost $499, incrementally increasing the price…
Bodypainting Artist Uses Strategic Makeup To Turn Herself Into a Creepy Jack-in-the-Box on a Spring
Serbian bodypainting artist Mirjana Kika Milosevic turned her face and body into a really creepy jack-in-the-box that bounced to-and-fro on a spring. As with her other bodypainting projects, this illusion was completely formed with the highly strategic application of makeup. Sleep well tonight my beautiful skulls booahaha
A Remarkable Medley Showing the Evolution of Paul McCartney’s Bass Lines Between 1962 and 1970
With a Höfner violin bass strapped across his chest and pick in hand, the Lefty Bassman quite remarkably performed a chronological medley of iconic bass lines performed by Paul McCartney between the years of 1962 and 1970. The medley also showed how much McCartney had evolved over those eight very crucial years within The Beatles….
fsociety IPA, A Limited Edition Beer by Coney Island Brewery in Honor of the Final Season of ‘Mr. Robot’
With the fourth and final season of the absolutely sublime Sam Esmail series Mr. Robot coming upon us, it is all too fitting that Coney Island Brewing Company would make a limited run beer in honor of the fictional hacking collective fsociety that took up residence right under the iconic ferris wheel in the Brooklyn…