The Buggles, a British band whose 1978 song “Video Killed the Radio Star” kicked off the MTV revolution in the United States at 12:01 AM on August 1, 1981, performed a live version of the song in 2004 to a packed audience attending the Prince’s Trust Concert at the Wembley Arena. The concert was captured…
Mark Hamill Gets a Bit Choked Up When He Sees Yoda (Frank Oz) For the First Time on ‘Last Jedi’ Set
While reprising his role as Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi, actor Mark Hamill found himself getting a little verklempt when he began working a scene with Yoda, a friend with whom hadn’t worked in several decades. Hamill also got a bit choked up when he saw legendary puppeteer and voice behind Frank Oz for…
A Heartwarming Trailer For the Upcoming Mister Rogers Documentary ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’
A trailer for the upcoming Morgan Neville documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? features a heartwarming compilation of the incomparable Fred Rogers and the many acts of kindness he performed throughout his entire life, both on and off his groundbreaking children’s television show. Mister Rogers introduced so many generations to new ideas and offered counsel…
70 People From Around the World Sing Their Country’s National Anthem In Their Native Language
In a patriotic episode of the Condé Nast Traveler series Many People from Many Countries Say Things, 70 different people from 70 different countries all over the world sang their respective national anthems in their respective native languages. 70 people from 70 countries sing their home country’s national anthem in their home country’s first language….
A Beautiful Whiteboard Animation of an Inspiring Stephen Hawking Speech In Tribute to His Memory
After Skool paid tribute to the late, great Stephen Hawking with a brilliant whiteboard animation that illustrates “It Can Be Done” the truly inspiring speech that he gave during the 2015 World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting. In this speech, Hawking urged his fellow time-travelers to seize the moment, to be compassionat and prepare for the…
Musician Performs an Impressive Continuous Solo on an Unusual Quadruple Neck 4-String Bass
In October 2017, we wrote about Davie504 performance of a continuous solo on an odd triple neck 6-String bass. Ever the creative artist who’s happy to meet any challenge, Davie outdid that previous performance with an incredible continuous solo on a quadruple neck 4-string bass. This remarkable instrument sported one string per neck, with the…
The Progressively Disabling Physiological Effects of Going Without Sleep For More Than a Week
Life Noggin narrator Pat Graziosi, who voices the animated Blocko recruited the help of a squared-off TheOdd1sOut, who dropped down to the ground through a portal in the sky. Together they described the what would happen if a person didn’t sleep for more than a week, noting the progressively disabling physiological effects on mind and…
The Chemical Reaction That Takes Place to Cause the Yolk of an Overcooked Egg to Turn Green
In a sulfurous episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains the chemical reaction that takes place to cause the yolk of an overcooked hard boiled egg to turn an unpleasant color of green. It has to do with the proteins within the egg that aggregate and coagulate together with the continuous application…