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In 1968, just before the iconic “Cream Farewell Concert” at Royal Albert Hall, a 23 year old Eric Clapton explained the different functions of his electric guitar, how he achieved the sounds he wanted through different pickups and then gave a fantastic demonstration of his truly unique playing style. Farewell Concert is the live recording...

In the 1958 Disney documentary Four Artists Paint 1 Tree, four illustrators, who are shown to work very well together on a single project, let their distinct personalities shine during an outing on their day off. The artists focused on a single tree. Each man explained his own interpretation of that same tree as he...

“Unwind, Pictures In The Sky” by KQED, is a fascinating interview with artist Goyo Kazuka, an expert in the traditional Japanese art of hand painted Hamamatsu kites. Kazuka, who was born in Hamamatsu, Japan, explains the history, structure and artistry of the kites. He also expresses his joy in keeping this tradition alive through festivals...

Melanie Barboni, an assistant researcher in the UCLA Earth, Planetary and Space Science program, has created a remarkable community of over 200 hummingbirds who mostly live outside her office and come in to complain if dinner is late or if they want attention. Known around campus as the “Hummingbird Whisperer“, Barboni has bonded with these...

Two lion cubs who had been abandoned by their mother spent the first year of their lives with Klaudia Kollár,, the co-founder of Malkia Park in Slovakia who wanted to establish a safe place for the two cubs while Michaela Zimanova acted as the cubs beloved godmother, caring for them as infants. Since that time,...

While vacationing in Bali, Indonesia, a pair of diving friends caught absolutely remarkable footage of a beautiful and rare mimic octopus as it changed appearance several times while moving through the water. While diving with with my friend, we found this amazing octopus. This octopus can change its appearance, so I thought it would be...

YouTuber Chodmunch has created a great compilation video featuring some of the best bad acting moments in movie history. They show off hilarious scenes from the 2009 film Bitch Slap, The Room (2003), and Karate Girl (1974). Animals Acting Like Sharks Week, A Funny Video by Revision3The Final Moments of Karl Brant, Sci-Fi Short Film...

Producer Felipe Haurelhuk and editor Fabrício Carvalho teamed up with Darth Blender to create a retro version of the Justice League trailer released at San Diego Comic-Con 2017. They use clips from movies and TV shows featuring Michael Keaton (Batman) as Batman, John Wesley Shipp (The Flash) as Flash, Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) as...

“Little Gordon” is a hilarious online series by Hospitality Jobs from 2008 that imagines Gordon Ramsay as a tyrannical, foul-mouthed and critical young boy.

Apocalypse Now Now, directed by Michael Matthews and written by Sean Drummond, is a seven-minute sci-fi fantasy proof of concept short film based on Charlie Human’s fantasy novel of the same name. It follows sociopathic 16-year-old teenager Baxter Zevchenko who finds himself in an underworld filled with supernatural monsters and myth. Baxter teams up with...

Artist Jack Storm creates absolutely gorgeous cold glass sculptures that are cut on a unique lathe, polished and recut so that the surface refracts the light in such a way it looks like rainbows are embedded within. Storm explainshow he got into the art of cold glass sculpting, the patience required during the process of...

Musician Tyler Larson of Music is Win plays Metallica‘s heavy metal song “Enter Sandman” on his guitar in various music genres. Here is the original song. Bluegrass Cover of Metallica’s Heavy Metal Song ‘Enter Sandman’Banjo Guy Ollie Performs a Multitrack Cover of Metallica’s Heavy Metal Song ‘Enter Sandman’Jimmy Fallon, Metallica, and The Roots Play ‘Enter...

Finnish couple Lauri Vuohensilta and Anni Vuohensilta of the Beyond the Press channel attempted to heat up their hot tub by dropping a 50 pound cylinder of red hot steel into it. With their test, they were able to raise the temperature of the water from 68 degrees Fahrenheit to 76 degrees. HotTug, A Wood-Fired...

BBC News asked locals to identify the time period in which a photograph of a striking young man was taken. While most polled thought it was in the last 20 years, the photo was actually taken in 1865. And the striking young man in the photo was Lewis Powell, a convicted co-conspirator in the assassination...

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the beloved proprietor of Furniture Gallery in Houston known for his unique ad campaigns, has selflessly opened his various showrooms around the city to provide welcome refuge for thousands of people who lost their homes to the incredible floods of Hurricane Harvey.

Torachitech2 shared a video on Twitter of Yaskawa-kun, a cute big headed robot that happily serves soft serve ice cream cones via a digital touch screen at the Tokyo Summerland theme park in Japan.

“Westeros the Series” is a gritty fan made parody of HBO‘s popular television show, Game of Thrones, that is set in the 21st century. The more things change. The more they stay the same. via Boing Boing Amazing ‘Game of Thrones’ Pop-Up Book That Folds Out to Create a Giant 3D Map of WesterosWesterosCraft, Recreating...

Dog trainer Sara Carson took the America’s Got Talent stage once again with her adorable Border Collies “Hero” and “Loki” to perform all sorts of incredible tricks to Bonnie Tyler‘s song “Holding Out for a Hero.” A post shared by America's Got Talent – AGT (@agt) on Aug 29, 2017 at 6:37pm PDT Sara Carson...

Marvel has released a new trailer for their upcoming Inhumans television series coming to ABC. The trailer gives us a look at Maximus‘ (Iwan Rheon) military coup against Black Bolt (Anson Mount), which ends up bringing an all out war to Earth. The first two episodes of Inhumans are set to premiere on Friday, September...

Vox editor Dion Lee, who was born in Seoul and raised in Vancouver, vented her frustrations with the uniquely American use of the antiquated imperial system (i.e. inches, feet, miles, Farenheit) versus the simpler metric system (i.e. centimeters, meters, kilometers, Celsius) that’s used throughout the rest of the world. Lee also explained the history of...

British actor and voice artist Ben Crystal recited the opening lines from Romeo and Juliet in what is believed to be Shakespeare’s original accent to a group of students attending a seminar through the British Council English and Exams. In doing so, Crystal also explained the importance of knowing this accent, how he produced the...

YouTuber Allen Miller posted beautiful timelapse of a monarch caterpillar as it shed its skin and built a chrysalis around itself as the first stage of its metamorphosis into a beautiful butterfly.

Canadian chemistry buff NileRed captured a series of fascinating experiments to show what happens when mercury is combined with aluminum.

While out canoeing on the Murray River at Ulupna Island in Victoria, Australia, students with the Latrobe University Bendigo Outdoor and Environmental Education came upon a lone koala bear who had sought refuge up a tree from the rising river during a severe storm that hit the area, but could not get back down for...

Great Big Story visited with Ferruccio Pilenga, the proprietor of the Italian School for Lifeguard Dogs where he trains helpful canines to assist lifeguards in making water rescues during the busy summer season in the coastal town of Civitavecchia.

A beautiful Maine Coon cat named Bowser thought he could surreptitiously sneak onto his human Corey Motley‘s lap by moving very, very slowly. Unfortunately for Bowser, Motley was onto the furry kitty’s plan all along.

Artist Cath of The Square to Spare has created a great video tutorial on how to make a miniature violin using wooden Popsicle sticks, coffee stirrers, toothpicks, and string.

A little girl and her little dog gleefully jumped rope alongside one another. The girl’s ponytail and the dogs ears adorably bounced up and down with each jump against the background of buildings in an unnamed city.

Tim Hoekstra is a talented artist who has been drawing incredible temporary designs on beaches since he was a child.

These Cosmos Éclairs by Musse Confectionary in Kiev, Ukraine are out of this world!

Ototo product designer Lilach Eytan has created a wonderful set of salad tongs that look like the mysterious Bigfoot and stand upright while on the table.

The WL Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd in China broke a Guinness World Record in Guangzhou, China for the most robots dancing simultaneously.

FlippyCat created a beautiful kaleidoscope effect using all sorts of colorful dominoes and mirrors that spin around on an axis.

British expatriate Chris Broad of the series “Abroad in Japan” rather grumpily complained about being rudely awoken by a series North Korean missile alarms in true multimedia fashion during a stay in the town of Aomori.

Palette Maniac has created a series of images for Instagram featuring appealing color palettes used in visually striking movies and television shows.

While in England, Adam Savage and the Tested crew visited the FBFX visual effects and fabrication shop. Savage chatted with co-founder Grant Pearmain about how they 3D scan actors for costume and prop fittings. Adam then met a foam clone of himself made with the amazing digital scanning technology. A post shared by Adam Savage...

Anwar Jibawi of Shots Studios has created a hilarious comedy sketch where he plays a man who gets caught cheating on his regular barber (Giovanni W) when he is in need of an emergency haircut. Their song, “Hello” by Mike Darole, and an expensive pair of “I’m sorry” clippers bring the two back together. How...

In a wild episode of the IMDb series No Small Parts, host Brandon Hardesty takes a look at the career of Kristofer Hivju, the Norwegian actor known for his role as Tormund Giantsbane on Game of Thrones. The Hound and Tormund Perform a Cheery Song While Spending Time in the Game of Thrones TrailerGame of...

In 2014, A stubborn and rather vociferous cockatoo named Max threw himself a big temper tantrum when he saw that his carrier had been put out into open view, signaling that he had an appointment with the vet. First Max tried to hide under the lowest shelf in the closet and then under the table,...

An affectionate brown cow adorably laid her head down on a beloved human’s lap, closed his eyes and let herself be snuggled, poking his nose into her chest when he wanted more. An Overjoyed Cat Runs to Meet His Beloved Human at the Door After a Long Time ApartCreative Farmer Builds a Hand Crafted Scratching...

A post shared by Le Cool Valencia (@lecoolvalencia) on Jul 6, 2017 at 8:34am PDT In search of a quiet studio in Valencia, Spain, former plumber/furniture artist Fernando Abellanas decided that the underside of an overpass between two concrete pillars was a perfect refuge spot. He very cleverly built a adjustable framed wooden box, put...

In a very thoughtful video essay, filmmaker Karsten Runquist analyzed the films of director Edgar Wright. Runquist, an admitted fan of the director’s work, specifically looked at the protagonists in Baby Driver, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Ant Man, noting the manner in which the protagonists connected with the audience. what makes...

On a very special episode of The F Word, a rather jovial Gordon Ramsay made a successful attempt at rolling the longest sheet of pasta in only 60 seconds. An official adjudicator from Guinness World Records was there to witness and certify Ramsay’s new record. Chef Ramsay attempts to set the Guinness World Record for...

With the airing of the Game of Thrones season 7 finale, multi-instrumentalist Trench performed a gorgeous rendition of the show’s iconic theme on a beautiful acoustic 12-string guitar. Trench’s faithful canine companion Maple made an appreciative, if not sleepy audience of one. The octave spacing of the 12-string guitar’s strings gives a cool fuller layered...

While exploring the waters of Juan de Fuca Canyon off the coast of Salish Sea, the E/V Nautilus captured an amazing up close view of a gorgeous cockatoo squid, known for its plume of tentacles above its head. This squid is also known as a glass squid due to its amazing transparency. Taonius borealis is...

A concerned man climbed down a makeshift ladder into a foundation hole of sorts in order to rescue a small cat who appeared to be stuck without a way out. Hilariously, however, the cat showed no sign of distress and very clearly didn’t want or need any help, making it’s own fantastic ninja style escape....

Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys created a super slow motion video of two paintballs colliding in mid-air. The slow motion segment was filmed at 28,500fps with a Phantom v2511 camera. Super Slow Motion Video of Air Pistol Pellets Shooting Through Old Spice Deodorant SticksSuper Slow Motion Video of a Basketball...

Upon seeing a giant juvenile humpback whale who had become accidentally beached upon the sands of Praia Rasa in Buzios, Brazil, a group of compassionate people worked together in order to get the young rorqual back to sea. Using buckets of water and various digging implements to dig high a pit big enough to use...

While at the 2017 Sziget Festival in Budapest, Rave Jungle documented a secret rave that people could only find by entering through the door of a Porta Potty. via Digg Improv Everywhere’s Magical Porta Potty Returns to Surprise People With Weddings and JailbreaksA Mariachi Band, Gospel Choir, and More Emerge From the Improv Everywhere Magical...

Musicians Rob Scallon (banjo) and Leo Moracchioli (vocals) of Frog Leap Studios teamed up to perform a banjo cover of the heavy metal song “Psychosocial” by Slipknot. Rob ended the video with Corey Taylor, the lead singer of Slipknot, telling him that he “sucks.” Here is the original music video. Banjo Guy Ollie Performs a...