Robert Downey Jr. and wife Susan Downey turned a converted windmill into a stylish and charming Hamptons home. In this funny, full-access tour, the Downeys show off their favorite art, let you into their... continue reading
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YouTube description: Our image of dinosaurs has been constantly changing since naturalists started studying them about 350 years ago. Taken together, these pictures can tell us a whole lot about just... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1,290 views • 12:21YouTube description: Frances Glessner Lee created dollhouses with dead dolls. In this episode of Vox Almanac, Vox's Phil Edwards explains why. Frances Glessner Lee's "Nutshell Studies of Unexplained... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 716 views • 8:16YouTube description: Near Slab City, California, a man painted a hill. It was outsider art: Leonard Knight had no training and no great masters to imitate. But somehow, he created something that resonates... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 551 views • 4:25A game based on Rock Paper Scissors, using new elements.
posted by harriet 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 168 views • 4:32YouTube description: The fade out is underrated. It should come back. The fade out in music is one of those necessary tools in a record producers arsenal. But if you listen to today's hits it's much... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 494 views • 7:42Good news, aspiring artists! The world of fine art is manipulated financially AND extremely exclusive!
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,143 views • 5:16This guy wanted to learn how to make nixie Tues and now is quite good at it. Every step is noted.
posted by bobknight33 6 years 9 months ago • 683 views • 37:50‘I was stunned when the pieces started falling into place,’ recalls specialist Howard Dixon of the moment an unassuming folio of photographs was presented to him in a restaurant in Texas earlier this year. ... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,174 views • 3:34YouTube description: It's an omnipresent image that has inspired music, tattoos, and even an emoji on your phone. But Hokusai's Great Wave is a woodblock print that was made to be reproduced. What's... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 645 views • 8:35YT: Are you thinking of adopting a new kitten? Or do you want to know some fun facts about kitten care? WATCH this brand new video to find out some fun facts and information about cats and kittens that... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 125 views • 5:21Sushi isn't part of the regular Sean Evans diet, but he's ready to broaden his horizons. To understand the art of omakase—a meal in which diners allow a sushi chef to determine what they eat—Sean visits... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 190 views • 8:32For the past 50 years, kung fu master Li Liangui has been contorting his body into seemingly impossible positions as he practices one of the more unusual Chinese martial arts. The 70-year-old is an expert... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 334 views • 2:18YouTube description: In the high-altitude city of La Paz, Bolivia, rates of heart problems dwarf those of cities at sea level. But an unexpected partnership between medicine and art is helping address... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 12 months ago • 67 views • 3:08YouTube description: In a dusty, crowded shop in Milan, Italy, artist Osvaldo Menegazzi toils, as he has for decades, designing intricate decks of tarot cards. Every card a handmade work of art, Mengazzi... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years ago • 304 views • 2:11"Look in the margins of medieval books and you'll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails. Vox's Phil Edwards investigated why in this episode of Vox Almanac..."
posted by ant 7 years 3 weeks ago • 86 views • 4:37YouTube: "All audible musical sound is given us for the sake of harmony, which has motions akin to the orbits in our soul, and which, as anyone who makes intelligent use of the arts knows, is not to be... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 44 views • 13:41FROM YOUTUBE: Navy SEAL Jocko Willink on real martial arts. Keep in mind that he is an expert in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 021117
posted by chicchorea 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,243 views • 7:59YouTube: No one is ever boring: we just seem boring when we haven’t learnt the surprisingly easy art of being honest about our vulnerabilities.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 572 views • 6:05YouTube Description: View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mathematics-of-sidewalk-illusions-fumiko-futamura Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only... continue reading
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