Gorgeous 4K Drone Footage of a Perfect Rotating Circle of Ice That Appeared in a Westport, Maine River
Todd McKee, founder of Bulldog Aerials, former associate director at ABC News and licensed drone operator captured gorgeous, high definition overhead footage of an unusually perfect rotating ice circle that suddenly appeared in the middle of the Presumpscot River in the city of Westbrook, Maine. According to McKee, this ice floe was massive. It is…
An Adopted Woman Tries to Uncover Her Hidden History in the Netflix Series ‘Black Earth Rising’
In the Netflix series Black Earth Rising, a young woman named Kate Ashby (Michaela Coel) who works for lawyer Michael Ennis (John Goodman) approaches her adoptive mother (Harriet Walter), who is also an attorney, in order to find out from where she came and why her history has remained hidden for so long. The effort…
Gently Debunking the Old Longfellow Adage That Says ‘Music Is the Universal Language of All Mankind’
In addressing the old Henry Wadsworth Longfellow adage that says that “music is the universal language of all mankind”, the fast talking doodling music theorist and musician 12tone makes a number of valid points that gently debunk the statement. By way of explanation, he notes that instruments are tuned differently in modern times thus changing…
Four Critically Endangered Animals Sing ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ From Les Misérables in a Powerful Animation
In the heartbreakingly powerful 2016 animation “Dream”, created for the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival by Zombie Studio, four very different, critically endangered animals sing “I Dreamed a Dream” from the Les Misérables soundtrack. With the lyrics of the particular song, each animal – a blue whale, a brown pelican, a baby harp seal and a…
A Solar Powered Sound Installation Located in the Middle of the Desert That Only Plays Toto’s ‘Africa’
Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf has created “TOTO FOREVER”, an apt solar powered, six-speaker sound installation located in the middle of the Namib desert. In keeping with the theme, the system is only programmed to play one song repeatedly – “Africa” aka “the internet’s favorite song”. Set in the Namib desert, which is …the oldest desert…
The Top Three Winners of the Dronestagram 2018 International Drone Photography Contest
View this post on Instagram A post shared by ZEKEDRONE (@zekedrone) on Nov 27, 2018 at 8:28am PST The Dronestagram International Drone Photography Contest has announced their 2018 winners. Thousands of entries were submitted from everywhere in the world by talented professional photographers and amateur drone photo enthusiasts. Here are the top three photos of…
Fascinating Macro Footage of the Pupil of an Eye Constricting and Dilating in Slow Motion
Gavin Free of the Slo Mo Guys decided to forego British societal norms and look partner Dan Gruchy right in the left eye. Free used a long lens to capture macro footage of Gruchy’s eye as the pupil constricted and dilated in slow motion with an extreme change of light. British people are not known…
Managed WordPress at Laughing Squid Hosting
Some readers may realize this, but Laughing Squid is also a web hosting company that focuses on Managed WordPress. The revenue from our hosting services helps support this blog. Managed WordPress is a hosting service that is highly optimized for WordPress featuring increased performance, scalability and security over traditional hosting. Our Managed WordPress includes a…