Photographer William Briscoe filmed absolutely stunning 8K footage that captured the beauty of the Northern Lights dancing under the super blue blood moon of January 2018 and the vivid colors that reflected off the snowy ground in Fairbanks Alaska. Out of the footage, Briscoe created
A Comparison Sampling of a $20, a $620 and a $5,000 Bass Guitar Mixed Into a Single Solo
In June 2017, The very talented Davie504 conducted an experiment in which he musically sampled three different basses at three vastly different prices points and and mixed the samples into a single solo. In a similar experiment, Davie again sampled three different basses at three different price points – a $20 Roytek found at a…
How Mildred of Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri Struggles to Live Her Life in the Present
Filmmaker Karsten Runquist took a look at the surprisingly controversial dark comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and made a very astute observation about Mildred Hays, the quasi-protagonist of the film. Per Runquist, Mildred is unable to live her life in the present because the murder of her daughter remains unresolved. thus dictating her past…
Abiotic Awareness, An Eerie Fractal Journey Inside of an Icy Research Facility in the Arctic
Amsterdam visual artist and filmmaker Julius Horsthuis has created Abiotic Awareness, a beautiful animated fractal short that takes us on an eerie journey inside of an icy research facility in the arctic that is “suspected of running unholy experiments on human consciousness.” via The Awesomer
A Determined Cat Slips and Slides Across a Frozen Pond In Pursuit of Fish Swimming Under the Ice
A rather determined black and white cat hilariously slipped and slid across a frozen pond in pursuit of the fish who were swimming beneath the frozen layer of ice. Luckily, the ice was too think for the cat to do any damage, so the fish below were safe. This cat walked on a frozen pond…
How Leonard Cohen and David Bowie Faced Their Impending Deaths With a Final Affirming Album
2016 was a cruel year that claimed the lives of Leonard Cohen and David Bowie, two musicians of iconic stature. Both men knew they were dying and each chose to record a final album to express the experience. YouTuber Polyphonic analyzed how each man faced this challenge. Cohen took a more religious route, both cursing…
The Terrifying Natural Phenomenon of Spiders Raining Down From the Sky
In a rather creepy crawly episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains the rare but terrifying natural phenomenon of spiders raining down from the sky. Whistler refers to the fact that while spiders cannot fly, they can “balloon” when a good wind catches attached strands of their silk at a high point…
Star Wars Medley Performed on Melodicas
Musical duo Tristan Clarke and Joe Buono of the Melodica Men played an out of this world medley of Star Wars songs on their melodica instruments. Thanks Chip Beale!