Puddles Pity Party, the velvet-voiced clown, sang a heartfelt cover of the classic R.E.M. song “Everybody Hurts”. This particular performance was done without the usual set of accouterments that accompany the towering clown, instead, he just let his big eyes and his big voice convey all that he wanted to…
Playing ‘Tainted Love’ on a Hand-Punched Card Fed Through a Hand-Cranked Music Reader
Comedian Andy Riley found that he had some time on his hands during the lockdown, so he promptly hand-punched the Soft Cell song “Tainted Love” onto a card and fed it through a hand-cranked music reader. The treacly tune was made even more so with the dulcet tones of a…
Rwandan Genocide Survivor Finds Peace in Taking Humorous Photos of Squirrels and Other Small Wildlife
Niki Colemont, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, spoke with 60 Second Docs about his love for photographing squirrels in and around his home in Belgium. Colemont explained that he is quite fond of how curious his subjects are, how he doesn’t mind waiting for however long in order to…
A Handmade Percussive PVC Instrument Built to Play the Classic Hot Butter Instrumental Song ‘Popcorn’
Musician Nicolas Bras of Musiques de Nulle Part created a handmade percussive instrument out of PVC pipes in order to specifically play the classic Gershon Kingsley/Hot Butter song “Popcorn”. Using a guitar tuner, Bras was able to determine the tone of each pipe so they perfectly matched the notes in…
Mesmerizing Geometric Zen Garden Sand Designs
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yuki Kawae (@yukikawae) Artist Yuki Kawae creates absolutely mesmerizing rake designs inside Zen gardens that he builds for himself. Kuwae shares a great deal of his work through silent instructional videos. Additionally, his website provides resources for anyone who would like…
A Stark 8 Screen Video Installation of Live Action and Charcoal Animated Characters on an Uncertain March
“More Sweetly Play the Dance” by South African artist William Kentridge is a stark, thought-provoking eight-screen video installation that depicts a moving danse macabre (death dance) shuffling forward. Silhouetted characters of both live-action and charcoal animations from all walks of life follow a marching brass band down an unknown path…
70 Tiny Birds Play a Room Full of Electric Guitars
French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot created a marvelous sound project that involves 70 zebra finches and a room full of amplified guitars. The strings of the instrument appear to be no different to the birds than a telephone wire or the branches of a tree. As the birds land, nest, peep,…
Bernie Sanders Reacts to His Inauguration Photo Becoming a Meme on ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’
While appearing on Late Night With Seth Meyers, The always wonderful Senator Bernie Sanders was asked about his now-iconic inauguration look and the subsequent memes that have been made of him sitting in that position. Sanders smiled and responded that he was just attending the event in the most comfortable…