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Vocal Dog Sings Along to the ‘Law and Order’ Theme Song Whenever It Comes on Television
A beautiful German shorthaired pointer named Fin T. Schultz who lives in New York City with his humans Peter Schultz and Vee Thayer, inexplicably loves…
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Plays Incredible Accordion Cover of the Mason Williams Iconic Instrumental ‘Classical Gas’
“Weird Al” Yankovic (previously) has been doing his best to keep his fans entertained and well-informed while safely staying at home. This ongoing project includes…
Sir Patrick Stewart Reads One Shakespeare Sonnet Each Day In Order to Keep the Doctor Away
Sir Patrick Stewart (previously) randomly and elegantly recited Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 to his fans on social media. The response was so wonderful that the velvet-voiced…
A Cleverly Designed Brass ‘Hygiene Hand’ Tool That Acts as Substitute for Human Hands on Public Surfaces
Concerned about the germs and viruses that can be spread through everyday life activities, emergency prep company StatGear Tools has created the “Hygiene Hand”. This…
Persistent Cat Repeatedly Interrupts Her Human’s Virtual Ballet Lesson in the Most Adorable Ways
My sister is a Ballet teacher and with the remote schooling she now has to record her lessons. A certain somebody is adapting to this…
Violinist and Guitarist Perform With a Percussive Tractor
Musicians Stefan Illic and Zoran X performed a traditional Serbian folk song on guitar and violin. A particularly percussive tractor started them off and provided…
How Everyday Objects Look Through a Macro Lens
Macro Universe took a deep dive into very familiar, everyday objects just to see at what point they would become recognizable under a macro lens.…
Looking to History to Face Current Day Challenges
Jas. Townsend (previously), an 18th Century re-enactor and proprietor of Jas. Townsend & Son, Inc., reflects upon current health events by looking at the past.…
Alton Brown Mixes Up His Signature Smoky Tequila Sour to Help Take the Sting Out of Self-Isolation
The fabulously quirky food expert and self-proclaimed Thyme Lord Alton Brown (previously) returned to the empty Good Eats Test Kitchen where he raided the pantry…
Haunting Drone Footage of Empty San Francisco Streets and Boarded Up Stores During Shelter-in-Place
Videographer Dan Denegre of Space Race Studio captured absolutely haunting drone footage of empty streets and heartbreaking scenes of boarded-up stores in the normally bustling…