You should know about Grumpy Princess, the alter ego of a friend from my Art Monastery days who studied musical theater, circus arts, and, apparently, feminism, before becoming a professional kids’ party entertainer (and princess). Grumpy Princess started as a series … Continue reading Patriarchy-smashing princess
This video’s a classic. Continue reading Doing absolutely nothing in my activewear
So. Frikkin. Cool. Totally explains why some podcasts drive me insane, and makes me realize how much work the NPR audio technicians do to make all their shows sound amazing and consistent. Here’s the NPR audio quiz. Continue reading Audio nerdery from NPR
This should be called “29/all of my 30s.” Continue reading There’s nobody left. I’m all alone.
This is kind of cool. Wish there were more close-ups of the instrument’s mechanisms. Continue reading Bohemian Rhapsody on 100-year-old fair organ
This site has several pages of animated images showing things like how a key opens a lock, how Pop-Tarts are made, and, particularly mesmerizing, how a machine links chains together. Continue reading Satisfying GIFs showing how random things work
Everything about this. The expert use (and choice) of instruments. The production decisions. The remarkable quality of the voices.The surprise near the end. I could watch Walk off the Earth videos all day. (Note: According to Wikipedia, they’re Canadian, and they’re … Continue reading Creative music covers
A comedian decided there was only one way to deal with his feelings about Trump’s election: make art. (Note: There’s a lot of good stuff on Fast Company.) Continue reading Coping with Trump through comedy
More tears, this time thanks to this fake Adidas ad made by a student. Continue reading Someone give this videographer a job
This beautiful tribute to love of all kinds moved me to tears. It was even more significant knowing how many sports fans are conservatives, and therefore how bold it was to do this – or show this – in a … Continue reading Kiss cam FTW
Finally starting Season Three of one of my favorite TV shows in recent history, Mozart in the Jungle. Funny, charming, well-written, well-acted, and, somehow, makes classical music seem cool. Which it should be. Which it is. This show also introduced … Continue reading My three great loves: TV, Gael Garcia Bernal, and (recently, again) classical music
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