terribletan posted an absolutely astonishing, lightning-fast performance of the Wolfgang Amadeaus Mozart piece Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545, which features a surpise twist at the end. The composer of the piece played in this very same manner, at least in the fictional version of his life. via reddit
Director of Restored Archival Film ‘Apollo 11’ Explains His Use of Split Screen in the Moon Landing Scene
Director Todd Douglas Miller of the documentary Apollo 11 explains how he threaded together restored archival footage to craft a stunning narrative of the mission. Miller talked about how he used split screen to really hone in on the gravity of the scene- footage of the first very first moon landing in 1969. In this…
Danish Actor Mads Mikkelsen and Swedish Director Jonas Åkerlund Play a Game of ‘How Nordic Are You?’
While promoting their Netflix film Polar, Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen and Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund took part in an amusing game that tested their knowledge of Nordic culture. Aptly named “How Nordic Are You?”, the two men answered the same questions and were graded in how thorough the answer was. Mikkelsen lost the bulk of…
How Ghost Vocals Appear in Music Recordings
In a haunting episode of the aptly named video series You Can’t Unhear This, the knowledgable host explains the concept of ghost vocals on music recordings, specifically what they are, how they get there and the (at least) three reasons as to why they stay there. He then offers several examples of this recorded anomaly…
Kevin Smith Revisits Some of His Most Notable Films While Talking About His Distinctive Film Techniques
A lively Kevin Smith sat down with the IMDb series “Director’s Trademarks” to talk about some of his distinctive filmmaking techniques. In order to effectively demonsrate his point, Smith verbally revisited some of his most notable films that display these specific trademarks. Welcome to the Askewniverse. From the crass dialogue of ‘Clerks,’ ‘Mallrats,’ and ‘Dogma,’…
A Pair of Curious Dogs Ignore Their Human While Attempting to Play With a Couple of Mischievous Otters
A pair of curious Labrador retrievers named Sugar and Spice in Kodiak, Alaska, actively disobeyed the calls of their human Robert Higgs in order to try to play with a couple of mischievous dockside otters. The dogs were quite determined to catch the incredibly evasive mustelids, who repeatedly jumped in and in and out of…
Mike D of the Beastie Boys Gives a Personal Tour of His Beautiful Custom Designed Malibu Beachside Home
In 2013, we wrote about the profile that The New York Times did on Beastie Boys founding member Mike Diamond (Mike D) and his gorgeously renovated Brooklyn Townhouse. Six years and 3,000 miles later, the performer welcomed Architectural Digest into his beautiful custom-designed Malibu home that he shares with wife Tamara Davis and their two…
Common European Birds Recreated With Balloons
British artist Terry Cook translated his deep love for birds into highly realistic balloon art that he situated in natural surroundings. These reproductions brilliantly mimic the plumage and the stance of various species found around Britain and Europe. I am obsessed with birds (Mostly British and European) and have been since I was a child….