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‘Weasel Riding On A Bird’, Parry Gripp’s Music Video About the Infamous Photo of a Weasel on a Woodpecker’s Back
In the music video “Weasel Riding On A Bird,” Internet songsmith Parry Gripp (previously) sings about the infamous photo, taken earlier in March by Martin…
‘Bolt Poetry’, Old Bolts Transformed Into Evocative Human-Like Figure Sculptures
Bolt Poetry is a sculpture series by Swedish photographer and artist Tobbe Malm that features human-like figures made from bolts. Malm was inspired to create…
‘PBS Idea Channel’ Explores the Performance of Gender in ‘The Sims’ Video Game and in Real Life
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta explores the performance of gender in The Sims video game and in real life in the latest episode of…
‘Symmetry’, A Dance and Opera Film Recorded Inside the CERN Large Hadron Collider
Symmetry is a dance and opera film written and directed by Ruben van Leer that was recorded inside the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The project…
Amy the Pet Pig Hams It Up With Canine Pals at the Family Dog Training Center in Kent, Washington
Amy the pig hams it up for the camera at the Family Dog Training Center in Kent, Washington. At the center, six-month-old Amy trots alongside…
‘as·phyx·i·a’, A Dance Performance Captured With a Kinect Sensor and Visualized With 3D Software
A dancer’s moving form is digitally rendered in a frenetic cloud of moving points and lines in the captivating experimental project as·phyx·i·a. The dancer’s movements…
‘Bombshell’, An Isometric Action Role-Playing Game About a Mercenary Rescuing the President From Aliens
Bombshell is an isometric action role-playing game by 3D Realms (now a subsidiary of Interceptor Entertainment) about a mercenary rescuing the President from aliens. The…
The Hubble Space Telescope Captures an Image Using Gravitational Lensing to See the Same Supernova in Four Places
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the same supernova in four different locations thanks to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. Light…
Indiana Farmer Uses His Hot Tub to Warm the Newly Born Cow That He Found in a Snowbank
Upon discovering a newly born calf stuck in a snowbank on his farm in Rossville, Indiana, farmer Dean Gangwer took quick action and jumped into…
A 1920s Jazz Cover of Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’
Postmodern Jukebox (previously) and vocalist Robyn Adele Anderson perform a lovely 1920s jazz cover of the 1995 song “Gangsta’s Paradise” by rapper, chef, actor, and…