Film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism, who consistently offers excellent analysis, turned their insightful eyes towards the surprising film Lady Bird, looking into the various themes that seamlessly came together to make it as good as it was. Among these themes were how the characters used their personal attention as love, which can either be…
A Teeny Tiny Days Old Two Toed Sloth Shows Strong Signs of Life After Being Found Alone on a Beach
A days old two toed sloth, appropriately nicknamed Tiny, showed strong signs of life after being found alone on a beach. The good samaritans who found him contacted Kids Save the Rainforest and two rescuers were immediately dispatched to the firehouse to bring Tiny back to the center. Upon closer inspection, Tiny revealed a strong…
How the 1990s Riot Grrrl Movement Grew Out of Rebellion Against the Blatant Misogyny of Punk Rock
In recognition of International Women’s Day, YouTuber Polyphonic focused on Riot Grrrl, a third-wave feminism, punk movement that started in the early 1990s and grew organically when the American punk rock culture became too toxic towards women. It was out of this movement that some of punk rock’s most popular acts came. Bands such as…
The Unexpected Feathered Beauty of Exotic Chickens Captured in a Colorful Photo Book
Photographers Moreno Monti and Matteo Tranchellini have captured the wonderfully unique, utterly surprising feathered beauty of various breeds of exotic chickens to put into a colorful photo book entitled Chic!ken, a project for which they are currently raising funds through Kickstarter. The idea came to these longtime friends after working together at a bird show,…
Actress Laurie Metcalfe’s Amazing Ability to Play Comedic Roles Just As Easily as Dramatic Roles
In an episode of the IMDb series No Small Parts, host Brandon Hardesty takes a look a the long and varied career of Laurie Metcalf, the superb actress who came to the world’s attention playing Jackie Harris, Roseanne Connor’s sister in the long running series Roseanne. Since that time, Metcalf has portrayed a variety of…
The Complex Logistics and Careful Measures That Are Taken to Ensure Safe Passage to Antarctica
Wendover Productions combined his interest in air travel with that of international borders and created a fascinating video essay about the complex logistics and sometimes extreme measures that are taken to ensure safe passage to Antarctica. The essay also discussed the ongoing dispute about which county has successfully laid claim to the continent, who lives…
Testing the Accuracy of the Tesla Model S Autopilot by Going Around the ‘Curve of Death’ in the Rain
Journalist and author Mike Elgan of A Digital Nomad tested out the autopilot accuracy of a Tesla Model S car by allowing it to maneuver around a curve, appropriately called the “Curve of Death,” while it was raining at night. This was Elgan’s fourth test out of six with the Tesla autopilot feature, which thankfully…
The Gorgeous Sight of a Giant Cacophonous Flock of Snow Geese Flying Over the Mississippi River
In late February of 2018, a sharp-eyed resident of Montrose, Iowa captured the absolutely gorgeous sight of an enormous flock of snow geese sounding off in a cacophonous swell as they flew northward over the Mississippi River. The geese were on their return trip to the Arctic Tundra after flying south for the winter. On…