A floral time-lapse took three years to make
To celebrate springtime: a floral time-lapse that took three years to make. See also: "Fall."
The Hollywood trope that turns women into children
"Born Sexy Yesterday" is a trope in TV and film where a "fish out of water" plot is used to frame an adult woman as an inexperienced child. Think "Leeloo Dallas Multipass." It's a science fiction convention in which the mind of
A neuroevolved program that learns to beat video game levels.
Maybe even pro gamers have to worry about job displacement from automation: MarI/O is a neuroevolved program that learns to beat video game levels.
The "HUMBLE." music video with the audio removed and rescored in film style.
Another fun Kendrick video: "HUMBLE." with the audio removed and rescored in film style.
A terrific music video from a very distant, very small island
For your weekend pleasure: Music video for "Bersu d'Oru" by Cape Verdean singer Elida Almeida, from her 2017 EP Djunta Kudjer. Don't know about you, but we'll be honest and say we don't watch enough music videos from far away
Multi-screen cello performances are mesmerizing
At some point today, take a moment to appreciate the multi-screen performances of Texas cellist Cremaine Booker, whose YouTube channel is a pleasure dome. Barber's Adagio for Strings. A Vivaldi double cello concerto. The theme song from The Jetsons! Too much fun. H/t The Kid Should
Like Bathochordaeus, I also float along.
Like Bathochordaeus, I also float along, carried by the current wherever it will take me, content in the huge mucous house I build.
Poking fun at how frustrating it would be to engineer an album for Kendrick Lamar.
This satirical (but loving) video runs through the engineering tricks Kendrick Lamar relies on.
Remembering the climber Ueli Steck
The famed, extremely fast Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck died yesterday while training on Everest. As a climber, he set several records, including the fastest ascents of the north face of the Matterhorn and the Eiger; he was generally considered all-around amazing. As his New York Times obit notes, "
Jonathan Demme and New Order, "The Perfect Kiss"
Of all the great work by director Jonathan Demme, who died this week, one of our favorites is his live video for New Order's "The Perfect Kiss," where he captured the excitement of an unexcited band.