Popping a Champagne Cork With a Champagne Flute
While attending a friend’s party at the Hotel d’Angleterre in Copenhagen, Denmark, champagne enthusiast Nikolaj Makar quite elegantly removed the cork from an ice cold…
How the Rock Opera ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Reinterpreted Judas Iscariot as Sympathetic Character
Music essayist Noah LeFevre of Polyphonic took a look at the classic Andrew Lloyd Weber/Tim Rice collaboration Jesus Christ Superstar. LeFevre first notes that the…
Ghost Box, A Touch-Controlled Interactive Sound Sculpture Modeled After WWII-era Shortwave Radio
Ghost Box by artist/musician Steve Parker, is a remarkable interactive sound sculpture modeled after a World War II-era shortwave radio and allows listeners to change…
Signman, A 42 Year Retrospective of Work by San Francisco Underground Artist and Prankster John Law
photo by John Beherens Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland is presenting Signman, a three month long retrospective spanning 42 years of work by legendary San…
Using One Finger on One String to Play Ten Iconic Riffs
Musician Dave Rucci took a wire cutter and snipped off all but one string (G) on his guitar. He then proceeded to play ten different…
The Genetically Modified Paradise, Oddly Misshapen Beings Lurking Near The Little Mermaid of Copenhagen
In 2000 Danish sculptor Bjørn Nørgaard created “The Genetically Modified Paradise”, a surreal series of oddly misshapen beings, including “The Genetically Modified Little Mermaid”, a…
Krzywy Domek, The Crooked Little House of Sopot, Poland That Sports a Distorted Illusory Front Facade
In 2004, the Polish architecture firm Szotynski & Zaleski built a wonderfully illusory building in Sopot, Poland that doesn’t quite look real. The design was…
Physicist Brian Cox Reimagines the Wonder of the Big Bang for a Five Part BBC Series About ‘The Planets’
In a trailer for the five-part BBC Earth series entitled The Planets, renowned physicist Brian Cox narrates a beautiful visual reimagination the Big Bang, the…
A Modified Roomba Robot Vacuum Cleaner That Screams and Curses When It Bumps Into Things
Michael Reeves responded to viewer requests to build a Roomba that screams and curses when it bumps into walls and other things.
Jaunty Acoustic Guitar Cover of the Star Wars Cantina Song With an Adorably Rhythmic Dog on Drums
The very talented musician AcousticTrench (previously) recorded a jaunty acoustic version of the Figrin D’an and The Modal Node song that was iconically played at…