A pair of surprisingly adorable nerite snail sisters named Randolph and Mortimer, named after the Duke characters in the 1983 film Trading Places, seemed to really enjoy the baby carrots that their human had given to them. At first, the sisters had no idea what to do with carrots, so they just played around, turned…
Inanimate Objects Take on Distinct Personalities in Trailer for ‘Así Son Las Cosas’ (The Way Things Are)
The trailer for the 52-episode award-winning Argentinian stop-motion animated series “Así Son Las Cosas” (The Way Things Are) by animator and director Juan Pablo Zaramella, inanimate objects everywhere take on distinct personalities that they express in different humorous vignettes, all outside of human presence. An indiscreet look at the secret life of objects. via Colossal
A Great Big Owl Kicks a Sleeping Cat Off the Couch
A great big owl who was seemingly in no mood for any company appeared rather upset to find the family cat sleeping on the couch. The owl poked, prodded, bullied and kicked the cat for a good while before the drowsy feline decided to quit fighting the stubborn bird and go sleep elsewhere.
‘Eye of the Beholder’, A Film About the Talented Artists Behind the Imaginative Art of Dungeons & Dragons
Cavegirl Productions and X-Ray Films have joined forces to create highly anticipated film Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons. The film is about the uniquely imaginative and lavish illustrations that were vividly present on all things Dungeons & Dragons. The film crew talks to artists, players, authors, and others who contributed…
An Instrumental Cover of 99 Luftballons (99 Red Balloons) by Nena Played on Four Different Horns
Gifted multi-instrumentalist Seb Skelly performed a wordless brass cover of the classic Nena song “99 Luftballons”, which is known in the United States as “99 Red Balloons”, on five different tracks using four different instruments. The instruments he played were trumpet – 2x, solo horn, Flugelhorn, and soprano trombone. As it turns out, a number…
How Vincent Van Gogh Created Optical Anxiety With His Deliberate Use of Conflicting Color in ‘Night Café’
Vlogger Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter takes a look at the Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece “Night Café” (“Le Café de nuit”), the painting that the artist considered to be his ugliest work of all. Puschak explains that Van Gogh was probably referring to the ugliness of the colors (red green) he purposely used to create…
Fascinating Documentary About J.R. ‘Bob’ Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius Premiering at SXSW 2019
In October 2017, we wrote about how director Sandy K. Boone and producer Louis Black were raising funds through Kickstarter in order to create Slacking Towards Bethlehem, a fascinating documentary about the legendary parody religion, The Church of the SubGenius. The Church of the SubGenius has been called “the most aggressively preposterous theology the world…
How South American Male Hummingbirds Use Their Evolved Beaks as Swords to Attack Their Rivals
In a surprising episode of The New York Times series Science Take, host James Gorman talks about the dangerous side of hummingbirds. While this species often gets along with one another or becomes very demanding of their favorite humans, a certain group of South American male hummingbirds can become downright violent especially when it comes…