West Chester, Pennsylvania street artist Cassius King did a wonderful modification of a Walgreen’s sign to pay tribute to legendary soul singer Al Green. The improved sign got the attention of both Al Green and Walgreen’s. who did this? ? pic.twitter.com/TzJZdbq0Xc — Al Green (@algreen) September 2, 2020 We were…
A Relaxing Guided Meditation That Focuses on a Beautiful Vampire Squid Floating in the Deep Dark Sea
The The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute series Deep RelaxOcean has put together an incredibly relaxing, ocean-themed guided meditation video narrated by Susan von Thun. Von Thun’s lyrical voice helps viewers focus on their inhalations using tranquil footage of a beautiful vampire squid floating back and forth in the deep,…
Musician Builds Unique Keyboard Out of a Watermelon
French musician MEZERG performed his aptly named original song “Watermelon” on a unique keyboard that was made out of watermelon slices. The fruit slices were connected to a Playtron MIDI controller by Playtronica. The sound mixing was done by Sam Hz. I’m playing with the PLAYTRON from PLAYTRONICA Perhaps he…
455HP GMC Syclone Truck Is Transformed Into the World’s Fastest Motorized Garden Shed
Alex Kersten of the British automotive series Car Throttle visited with Kevin Nicks, creator of the “World’s Fastest Garden Shed”. This motorized garden shed is made from a converted 455HP GMC Syclone Pickup Truck. Nicks built the steel framing around the truck, replaced the engine for a lighter, faster version,…
A Dizzying Experimental Film That Imagines Virtual Highways With Busy Traffic as ‘Circulatory Systems’
International video production company Visual Suspect (previously), in partnership with Worldgrapher, has created “Circulatory Systems”, a beautifully dizzying, surreal experimental film that employs virtual roadways with busy traffic to make the cities of the world appear to be as alive as the sentient beings populating these cities. The racing soundtrack…
An Entertaining Musical Performance Featuring Inventive Instruments Made From Recycled Electronics
Electronicos Fantasticos, the creative band fronted by electronic artist Ei Wada and known for their highly inventive musical instruments, performed a catchy, original song utilizing the electric fan harp, CRTelecaster, the bar code scanner, a retro monitor bass, CRT-TV Drums and other incredible instruments made from recycled electronics. Ei Wada…
How Christopher Nolan’s Use of Crosscut Sequences Between Storylines Helps Build Thrilling Suspense
Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay takes a look at how director Christopher Nolan uses crosscut sequences to build suspense within various storylines while also preparing the audience for a cathartic twist. Tucker compares three of Nolan’s movies – The Dark Night, Inception and Interstellar – in order…
Hypnotic Slow Motion Footage of a Working Letterpress Printing Press Rolling Through a Rainbow of Colors
Online sticker retailer Jukebox Print created a rather thoroughly relaxing ASMR video that features a working letterpress printing press rolling through a rainbow of colors. The video is quite aptly accompanied by the equally calming soundtrack of Gymnopédie N°1 by French composer Erik Satie. A rainbow of satisfying colors blending…