View this post on Instagram This week: a handy map of every city in #europe. #travel #maps #cartophilia A post shared by Itchy Feet Comic (@itchyfeetcomic) on Oct 7, 2018 at 8:00am PDT Illustrator Malachi Ray Rempen of the travel and language-themed comic Itchy Feet has hilariously plotted out a fair generalization of the typical…
A Uniquely Beautiful Cover of ‘Africa’ by Toto Performed on a Traditional Japanese Koto
A trio of musicians perform a uniquely beautiful cover of the internet’s favorite song aka “Africa” by Toto on a traditional Japanese koto, with a Tsugaru-shamisen and steel drum as accompaniment. The koto, which is the official instrument of Japan, has 13 strings that are plucked with 13 movable bridges that affect tone and timbre….
Avengers: Endgame, Tony Stark Says Goodbye While Surviving Superheroes Scramble to Save What’s Left
Part of the journey is the end. In the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Studios film Avengers: Endgame, an unarmed Tony Stark finds himself alone on Titan and calls Pepper Potts through his demolished suit in order to say goodbye. Down on the ground, the surviving superheroes, stunned by the sudden loss of so many…
Cooking With Fat Max, A Smiling Corgi Sits at the Table to Review the Quality of His Human’s Homemade Food
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Max the Corgi (@cookingwithfatmax) on Sep 24, 2018 at 4:04pm PDT An adorably smiling Corgi named Max is a real foodie who lives in San Francisco with his human, New York Times tech writer Brian X. Chen. Every time Chen is in the kitchen, Max readily…
Thousands of Microscopic Photos Seamlessly Stitched Together to Create Macro Images of Butterfly Wings
View this post on Instagram 2000 photos merged into one image of a butterfly wing. A post shared by Chris Perani (@christopherperani) on Dec 4, 2018 at 7:58am PST Extreme-macro photographer Chris Perani specializes in taking microscopic photos of butterflies, which he then seamlessly stitches together to create beautiful macro images of butterfly wings. Each…
Meet Vermeer, An Augmented Reality Gallery Featuring the Complete Works of Dutch Artist Johannes Vermeer
The Mauritshuis at the Hague and Google Arts & Culture have worked with 17 international cultural partners across Europe and the United States in order to create “Meet Vermeer”, a unique ultra-high resolution Augmented Reality exhibition that brings the complete works of Dutch artist Johann Vermeer into a single accessible place (36 paintings from 18…
A Quietly Beautiful Classical Guitar Medley of Songs From the Soundtrack of ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’
Talented musician and dedicated gamer Nathan Mills of Beyond The Guitar performed a quiet but absolutely beautiful classical guitar medley of songs from the soundtrack of “Red Dead Redemption 2”. Red Dead Redemption 2 guitar medley featuring That’s The Way It Is, May I Stand Unshaken, Cruel Cruel World, See The Fire in Your Eyes,…
Ice Meets Fire in the Teaser Trailer for the Eighth and Final Season of ‘Game of Thrones’
In the “official tease” for the eighth and final season of the long-running HBO series Game of Thrones, a sheet of crackling ice meets a burning trail of fire, perhaps indicating that battle lines will be drawn amongst the houses as Night King‘s newly acquired undead dragon faces off against Daenerys Targaryen‘s very live ones….