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Musician Brilliantly Adapts the Lyrics to Nirvana’s ‘Stay Away’ to the Even More Relevant ‘Stay Inside’
Musician Urian Hackney of the Vermont band Rough Francis quite brilliantly adapted the lyrics of the anthemic Nirvana song “Stay Away” to reference current times.…
Turning Little Free Libraries Into Free Food Pantries
Seen in my Chicago neighborhood. Sign says "To help our neighbors affected by the COVID-19 crisis, this Little Free Library is converted to a Little…
Neil Diamond Performs an Updated Version of ‘Sweet Caroline’ to Help Cheer Up His Fans Staying at Home
The great crooner and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee Neil Diamond decided he wanted to cheer things up for his fans out there who may…
It’s Time to Get Good at Darts
Brian David Gilbert suggests that “the time has come to get good at the darts”.
Limber Tuxedo Cat Tries to Pass Through Increasingly Smaller Holes in the Cardboard That’s Blocking His Way
The humans of a clever cat named Pusic set up a little experiment that presented the charmingly limber little tuxedo with his hallway blocked by…
Impossibly Cute Little Penguins Hopping Down Stairs
While visiting the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa, artist Lucy Temple, Claudie Layton and singer Alice Temple had the opportunity to hop…
The Act of Staying at Home Amusingly Reimagined as a Cheery 1980s Sitcom Title Sequence
New York City comedian Eleanor Lawrence reimagined the steps one needs to take in order to stay at home and self-isolate as amusing fodder for…
Police in Mallorca Entertain Citizens in Lockdown With a Lively Street Performance of a Children’s Song
A pair of police cars drove down an empty street in Mallorca, Spain during the country’s lockdown and turned on the siren to get everyone’s…
Violinist Virtually Accompanies Steve Martin as He Performs His Soothing Instrumental ‘Banjo Balm’
Banjo balm. pic.twitter.com/eQ6jUkHSHm — Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) March 21, 2020 Iconic performer Steve Martin performed a beautifully soothing instrumental that he called “Banjo Balm” so…
Logos Updated to Reflect the Current Age
Slovenian graphic designer Jure Tovrljan has amusingly updated a number of highly familiar company logos to reflect the current age. Just an idea of how…