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Crowded House Performs an Incredible Live Version of the Song ‘Something So Strong’ From Their Homes
I’ve been feeling so much older Frame me and hang me on the wall I’ve seen you fall into the same trap This thing is…
The Cast of ‘The Office’ Reunites on John Krasinski’s ‘Some Good News’ to Recreate Jim and Pam’s Wedding
In the seventh episode of the wonderfully comforting video series Some Good News, host John Krasinski reported on the wonderful kindness and durability of the…
Lil Bub’s Human Opens Up About His Life With and Life After the Loss of His Beloved Celebrity Cat
Mike Bridavsky, the human to Lil Bub, emotionally opened up to Vice about his life with the celebrity cat. He focused on how he found…
A Hot Dog Comes Across Some Colorful Characters While On a Dancing Quest of Self-Discovery
Animator Eric Oh has created “Günther” a rather surreal, but humorous animated short that features a hot dog named Günther who dances his way across…
Puddles Pity Party Performs Poignant Cover of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ Dedicated to Frontline Workers
The velvet-voiced Puddles Pity Party (previously) performed a poignantly beautiful cover of the classic Simon and Garfunkel song “Bridge Over Troubled Water” that he dedicated…
New York Rhapsody, A Heartfelt Tribute to City Creativity as Seen Through the Eyes of Three Different Artists
Photographer Sal D’Alia and cinematographer Andrew Trost have created “New York Rhapsody”, a short film produced by the iconic Manhanttan camera store Adorama that pays…
Man Places Cardboard Cutouts Against Gorgeous Sunsets to Create Humorously Fantastical Silhouettes
While staying in a cabin in Maine, award-winning television producer John Marshall decided to make really creative cardboard cutouts that he could photograph against the…
A Spy Chameleon Calmly Watches Upright Sifaka Lemurs Pogo Their Way Around the Forest Floor
In a rather amusing clip from the series Spy in the Wild 2 – Episode Three: The Islands (previously), a very realistic spy chameleon captures…
The Classic ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ Song ‘Put On a Happy Face’ Updated to ‘Put a Mask on Your Face’
Benny Benack III, a talented jazz musician in New York City, very cleverly re-interpreted the classic Lee Adams/Charles Strouse song “Put On a Happy Face”…
Young Boy Helps Brave Knight Slay the COVID-Dragon
In the short animation “How The COVID-dragon Disappears”, a young boy living in a world of fear, realizes that he can play an important part…