A selection of popular ragtime tunes by Scott Joplin played on a 1915 upright piano.
The pianist Lord Vinheteiro plays a selection of popular ragtime tunes by Scott Joplin on his 1915 upright piano.
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Some cleaned-up footage of Tokyo from the early 20th century.
Some cleaned-up footage of Tokyo from the early 20th century.
Eight people suffered severe eye injuries at protests on May 30
A Washington Post investigation finds at least eight people who lost vision in one eye after being struck by police projectiles on May 30, the Saturday after George Floyd’s death.
Take a beautiful, hypnotic journey across recursive landscapes.
Take a beautiful, hypnotic journey across recursive landscapes in Theo Tagholm's music video for Lumiere's "Doppler."
A medieval-style—aka "bardcore"—cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene."
A medieval-style—aka "bardcore"—cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" by Hildegard von Blingin', who also medievalizes the lyrics: "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / I beg of thee, pray take not my lord / Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene / I fear, from thee, ‘twould take
Climate change science was pioneered by a woman.
A very brief history of climate change science from BBC Ideas, "beginning with the US scientist and women’s rights activist Eunice Foote, whose 1856 work on the heat-trapping effects of CO2 was buried for decades before being rediscovered in 2010." Via Aeon
Act 1 of the "Hamilton" soundtrack if it had been performed by the Muppets.
Act 1 of the Hamilton soundtrack if it had been performed by the Muppets. Kudos to Animal for that rendition of "You'll Be Back" (at 19:01).
Trying to flip a bicycle with a trailer attached is a tricky thing.
Trying to flip a bicycle with a trailer attached is a tricky thing. Via kottke
Japanese Consul General plays The Star-Spangled Banner.
Kanji Yamanouchi, Japan's Consul General to the United States, was an 11-year-old boy in Japan the year Jimi Hendrix died. Here he plays "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a salute to frontline workers fighting COVID-19.
New in Kirby Ferguson's "Everything Is a Remix" series: Yes, even reality is a remix.
New in Kirby Ferguson's Everything Is a Remix series: Yes, even reality is a remix. But even more importantly: You can fool yourself. You can repeatedly choose more and more extreme rabbit holes and fall deeper and deeper into an illusion you chose, into a hall of mirrors