Jonas Olsen, a 26 year old craftsman who lives on the island of Senja in Northern Norway, challenged himself at the behest of his fans to carve an intricate dragon head out of wood. Though the task was difficult and went through a few iterations, the end product turned out beautifully, as shown in a…
A Vocal Pied Crow Says ‘Are You Alright?’ to a Visitor at the Knaresborough Castle in North Yorkshire, UK
While visiting Knaresborough Castle in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England in 2017, birdwatching nature photographer Claire Connor encountered at the entrance a vocal pied crow. The raven-like bird was a bit camera shy at first, but soon recovered and said “Are You Alright?” to the inquisitive photographer. Unlike another talking bird, this one did not have…
New York City Subway Operator Holds the Doors While a Small Forest of Tall Plants Are Loaded Onto the Train
When your subway car gets turned into the rainforest cafe. Welcome to NYC. pic.twitter.com/8CG9lTYjW9 — em [16] (@e_munson) April 8, 2019 New York City is the kind of place where anything can happen at any time and now we actually have the technology to prove the event actually occurred. Earlier this year in March, a…
Game of Thrones Theme Played on an Orchestra of 64 Floppy Drives, 8 Hard Drives and 2 Scanners
Pawel Zadrozniak, who is also known as “Silent”, has programmed his Floppotron, an electronic orchestra made up of sixty-four floppy drives, eight hard disks and two scanners to play the theme from Game of Thrones. Remastered after almost 3 years. Game of Thrones Theme. The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones premieres on…
A Mouthwatering Supercut of Animated Characters Preparing and Enjoying Scrumptious Looking Meals
“Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner” by Andrew Saladino of Royal Ocean Society is a mouthwatering supercut of animated characters of different styles preparing their daily meals and enjoying the fruits of their (or somebody else’s) labor. What’s remarkable is that several of the animated meals look as scrumptious as the real thing. Had some time in…
Talented Mariachi Players Pay Beautiful Tribute to Stan Lee With a Cover of ‘The Avengers’ Theme Song
Shortly after the passing of the great Stan Lee on November 12 2018, the musicians of the incredibly talented Mariachi Entertainment System of San Antonio, Texas performed a beautiful cover of the theme song from the film The Avengers. After the song finished, the whole group drank a toast to Stan the man. Avengers Main…
The Stan Lee Story, A Gorgeous Hardcover Book on the Life, Career, and Legacy of the Marvel Comics Legend
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Marvel, international publisher Taschen has announced the release of The Stan Lee Story a gorgeous 624 page hardcover by legendary Marvel writer Roy Thomas who knew and loved the man. The book features full-color images of “Stan the Man” throughout his career and the comics that changed the…
How Modal Interchange and Deceptive Cadence Keep Up the Momentum in Elton John’s ‘Bennie and the Jets’
The wonderfully fast-talking, speed-doodling music theorist 12Tone takes on his mother’s favorite song, the very challenging “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John, which is about seeing a live band. Throughout the song, John employs such musical techniques as modal interchange (borrowing notes from other keys), deceptive cadence (an irregular resolution from major to minor)…