Young Adults—three Russian musicians in a kitchen, outfitted with a trombone, a ukulele and a smooth voice—► cover “Can’t Stop” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and make me so happy. The trio has other great covers as well, such as ► Of Monster and Men’s “Little Talks” and the once-omnipresent ► “Pumped Up Kicks.” I might be developing an obsession with the trombone player. || Related find while burrowing into the rabbit hole of surprisingly good cover songs: ► Daniela Andrade covers the Gorillaz “Feel Good Inc.,” teaching listeners that a) even Damon Albarn songs like this have ravishing melodies, and b) we’ll never hear lyrics with the words “ass crack” in them sung more beautifully.
WATCH/WITNESS
Videos, paintings, pictures, maps, animations and other pleasures for your eyes and ears.
It’s Okay That It’s Not Okay
It’s Okay That It’s Not Okay is Christina Tran’s powerful, ongoing “comic memoir about making the decision to take a sabbatical — and why it’s so hard to make time to slow down and feel the things we need to feel.” Updated weekly.
Wild Life
► Wild Life tells “the story of a dapper young remittance man, sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909. However, his affection for badminton, bird watching and liquor leaves him little time for wrangling cattle. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing has prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World. A film about the beauty of the prairie, the pangs of homesickness and the folly of living dangerously out of context.”
What if English Were Phonetically Consistent?
► What if English Were Phonetically Consistent? The result sounds kind of like Finnish to me. I’m amazed the narrator was able to pull this off. Also, Shakespearean language loses all of its verve when rendered “consistent” in this way.
Printed Rainbow
The Danish Poet
Type Speaks (1948)
“The film shows the most in-depth and visually easy-to-understand process of making type. It follows the entire process of type making from original design (showcasing Lydian by Warren Chappell) to pattern making, punch cutting, matrix making, and the use of the Benton engraving machine.” → ► Type Speaks – 1948
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