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From the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Oxford, a nice short video I wish I’d seen soon enough to post for Christmas: Link: http://youtu.be/u6AuTch808I Grapes… by … Continue reading
Category Archives: Arts and entertainment
In the silent movie era there were musical instruments specially created for accompanying films and creating sound effects as well as music. One was the American Fotoplayer, seen below as played by Joe Rinaudo, who owns one of only about … Continue reading
Apparently John Oliver agreed was told that no big fuss would be made of his last night on The Daily Show. I’m not sure he believed it — surely he must have suspected some kind parting words — but he … Continue reading
A piano in a Chicago train station apparently allows a remote performer to see and hear what’s going on nearby, permitting the pianist to ad lib musical accompaniments to whatever’s going on nearby and to perform duets with passersby. It’s … Continue reading
This is a fair amount of fun: Link: http://youtu.be/oiSn2JuDQSc by … Continue reading
From Karagandy province in Kazakhstan, a dog that likes to dance to 80s music: Link: http://youtu.be/lWYyZ7_Ssu8 by … Continue reading
Or in Cyrillic, Путин он зе Ритц. This is just weird (as well as illustrative of what’s possible with motion tracking in special effects software). It’s from back in 2008, which explains why Vladimir’s dancing partner is then-President George W … Continue reading
Singer Christina Bianco performs “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in the styles of 19 famous singers. It’s unfortunately hard to hear in spots because of annoying “woo”-ing from ninnies in the audience. Link: http://youtu.be/C3DlDPeurRw It occurs to me that I’d … Continue reading
Filmmaker Tom Grey teams up with composer-pianist Sonya Belousova to produce a tribute to HBO’s Game of Thrones series: Link: http://youtu.be/hplyu6JTJA8 by … Continue reading
I’m an enthusiastic defender of author’s rights, including copyright, and I have no patience with excuses for piracy. At the same time, I’m also an enthusiastic fan of Creative Commons (a type of copyright licensing, not a rejection of copyright) … Continue reading