Oldie but goodie: The reason British pop singers sound American when they record is the Beatles. British pop singers have been imitating American pronunciations since the Beatles and the Rolling Stones began recording in the 1960s. These musicians were largely influenced by the African-American Vernacular English of American blues
From 2016, Stephen Wiltshire, the renowned architectural artist, draws a Mexico City mural from memory. See also: Wiltshire draws New York City after a 20-minute helicopter ride.
Legendary shoegazers Slowdive were never really a shoegaze band. Though their first singles and album, Just for a Day, were pillars of the feedback- and effects-laden genre, their best work, Souvlaki (1993) and Pygmalion (1995), were more staring into the abyss than at their guitar pedals. Twenty-two years
Belinda Baggs, surf icon and longboard specialist, on how to be a surfing mom. “I guess it’s almost like an internal battle of like ‘Do I be really selfish and surf myself or do I take him surfing and let it go? Obviously, most of the time I choose
A badger buries a cow by itself in Utah's Grassy Mountains last January. From a report on the study: The images were taken by camera traps set up by researchers who had left seven calf carcasses in Utah’s Grassy Mountains in January last year in an attempt
Finally, our minds can rest: Why knights fight snails in the marginalia of medieval manuscripts. See original research paper here.
Because sometimes you just want to watch an armadillo dig a hole for four minutes. H/t The Kid Should See This
A short, wordless documentary on how to make a dugout canoe using traditional hand tools and techniques. The master woodworker in this movie is Richard (Rihards Vidzickis) - an experienced green wood worker, wood sculptor and dugout canoe maker. Richard’s passion to green wood and solid wood creations has grown
Scientists use spinach leaves to build working human heart muscle—a whole new way to "grow" a vascular system.
A mathematician explains why, if you use bricks as dominoes, you get a second wave going in the opposite direction.
