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Snarky Puppy Keyboardist Improvs Dua Lipa

Snarky Puppy Keyboardist Improvs Dua Lipa

Borrowing a page from Drumeo’s book, the YouTube channel Pianote invites keyboardists to create their interpretations of popular songs they’ve never heard. In this video, Snarky Puppy’s Justin Stanton takes on Dua Lipa’s Don’t Start Now, imparting the dance-pop hit with a smooth blend of jazz and funk after only hearing the drums and vocals.

The Creative Act: A Way of Being Book

The Creative Act: A Way of Being Book
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For over 40 years, legendary music producer Rick Rubin has been helping a diverse array of artists create their seminal and most significant works. The Creative Act: A Way of Being sees Rubin share his observations on creativity and how being creative isn’t about what you make but how you see the world.

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The Force Is with Cristal Beer

The Force Is with Cristal Beer

YouTuber gimbo compiled OMD Chile’s hilarious TV commercials for Cristal beer from 2003. The ads were spliced within broadcasts of the original Star Wars trilogy, complete with costumes or backgrounds that make it appear that the characters were reaching for the beer. The campaign was repeated during airings of American Beauty, Gladiator, and Notting Hill.

Folding Side Storage Box

Folding Side Storage Box
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This stacking plastic storage box from Post General features a design inspired by a military footlocker. It can be used indoors or outdoors, and its fold-down sides and removable lid make it easy to access its contents. When not in use, it folds up to save space. It’s available in brown, green, or grey.

Making a Wood Bowl with a Miter Saw

Making a Wood Bowl with a Miter Saw

Handmade wood bowls are typically created by turning a block of wood on a lathe. But in this video from Taku Woodcraft, he shows how a miter saw can cut a perfectly smooth bowl shape. Working with a loose piece of wood under a power saw is dangerous, but it appears he had a short dowel under the board to keep it centered. Still, don’t try this at home.

Twisted Whiskey Glass Gift Set

Twisted Whiskey Glass Gift Set
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Frolk’s whiskey glass set comes with two 11 oz. crystal glasses and a matching 30 oz. decanter, both with a unique twisted base design. They come packed in a pinewood box, along with two XL spherical whiskey chillers, a freezer pouch, tongs, and two slate coasters. Makes a great gift for whiskey lovers.

Making Literal Ice Skates

Making Literal Ice Skates

Why you would want to glide around on skates made out of ice is anyone’s guess, but Works By Design got us to watch his video regardless. He started by testing various mixtures of water and binders for strength. After that, he fabricated custom metal blades and a special silicone ice mold. Our feet are freezing just looking at this thing.

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Infinity Song: Slow Burn

Infinity Song: Slow Burn

“It’s living on your own after kids and a wife. It’s the question you ask in the middle of the night.” New York City’s soft rock sibling band Infinity Song broke out with their sarcastic hit Hater’s Anthem. But the latest single from their debut album Essentials is a melancholic earworm about the dull pain that inevitably grows and gnaws at us.

Red Solo Cup Raft

Red Solo Cup Raft

We’ve seen a raft made of soda bottles, but this is the first time we’ve encountered one made from red Solo cups. Drew Dirksen shared this clip of a simple but effective raft that floats because of the air trapped between pairs of party cups. We wouldn’t trust it on the open seas, but it seems to work pretty well as a pool float.

Why Should You Wear a Watch?

Why Should You Wear a Watch?

Most people carry smartphones nowadays, so why should you still wear a wristwatch? Bernard and Mikey from Everyday Carry’s Carried Away offer some good reasons to look at your wrist instead of digging into your pocket. While watches have some practical advantages like their simplicity, their aesthetics and sentimental value make them special.

OKNIFE Otacle U1 Pocket Knife

OKNIFE Otacle U1 Pocket Knife
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This compact knife from OKNIFE accepts standard utility blades, making it a great choice for opening boxes and cutting paper, leather, plastic, and rope. Features include a secure rail lock mechanism, a detachable pocket clip, and handle scales made from durable G10 with a carbon fiber overlay. A pressure plate and screw make changing blades easy.

Zombie on Harp + Guitar

Zombie on Harp + Guitar

Musicians Alexandr Misko and Alexander Boldachev performed this powerful acoustic arrangement of The Cranberries song Zombie as a tribute to fallen Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The duo’s nuanced performance serves to remind us not to be indifferent zombies and to stand up to oppression.

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Life-Size Alien Facehugger

Life-Size Alien Facehugger
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Don’t have it in the budget to buy NECA’s life-size Aliens Xenomorph Egg? Good news! The collectible toymaker has decided to release its foam facehugger separately for a much more wallet-friendly price. The creature measures roughly 3.5 feet long and has a poseable tail. Makes a great cosplay accessory. Pre-orders start shipping 7.2024.

Skateboarding Through an Underground Drain Pipe

Skateboarding Through an Underground Drain Pipe

Between the claustrophobia and the potential for nasty things living in it, a drain pipe is one of the last places we’d want to spend time. Daredevil Nicholas Coolridge, aka ModernTarzan threw caution to the wind and skateboarded down a drain pipe on his back for a low-budget thrill. It looked like a pretty clean pipe, but we’d still never do it.

Ripley (Trailer)

Ripley (Trailer)

A small-time con man gets the break of his life when he’s hired to go to Italy and persuade an acquaintance to go back home to the States. Irish star Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Fleabag) stars as the antihero Tom Ripley in this miniseries adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic crime novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. Premieres on Netflix 4.4.2024.

Kiddie Ride Motorcycle Patrol

Kiddie Ride Motorcycle Patrol

You know those kiddie rides they have at malls? The mad geniuses of Dutch outfit Actic! converted some of the pint-sized motorcycle rides into something they can drive around at festivals and parades. This Instagram clip from wbikekustom shows officers of the Kiddie Ride Police Patrol keeping an eye out for scofflaws. Your electric pony is no match!

Eylar 20″ Protective Gear Box

Eylar 20″ Protective Gear Box
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Eylar’s lockable mid-size gear box is made from molded polypropylene and is IP67-rated waterproof, dustproof, and shockproof. It comes with thick padding foam you can cut to fit your equipment and can be easily stacked. Eylar can also customize the case with your own logo.

311 Tiny Desk Concert

311 Tiny Desk Concert

On 3.11.2024, NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert dropped this excellent short performance by alt-rock band 311. Lead singer Nick Hexum and his bandmates sound as good as ever, with a four-song set that includes Beautiful Disaster, All Mixed Up, Amber, and Down. We always loved the way they blened rock, reggae, and funk sounds.

Behind the Scenes of Resident Alien

Behind the Scenes of Resident Alien

Resident Alien is one of our current must-watch TV series. The science fiction comedy features wonderful performances, lots of laughs, and some great visual effects. This behind-the-scenes footage from season three gives us a look at the costumes, makeup, props, and digital VFX that help bring the show to life.

If the Beatles Were a Pop-Punk Band

If the Beatles Were a Pop-Punk Band

Without The Beatles, rock and pop music might have evolved very differently. We’re not sure if there’s a direct connection to bands like Green Day and Blink-182, but it sure seems like it after listening to Daniel Swisher’s medley of Fab Four songs performed in ’90s pop-punk style. Like what you hear? There’s a second video with eight more tracks.

High N’ Wicked Foursquare Irish Whiskey

High N’ Wicked Foursquare Irish Whiskey
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High N’ Wicked’s Foursquare Whiskey is one tasty spirit. The distillery achieves its depth of flavor by aging single-grain Irish whiskey in bourbon barrels and finishing it in casks from Foursquare’s award-winning Mark X 2007 Barbados rum. It starts sweet, like tropical fruit, giving way to bold and invigorating spices as it hits the back of your throat.

John Williams on His Music

John Williams on His Music

From Star Wars to Raiders of the Lost Ark to Jurassic Park, composer and conductor John Williams is the maestro behind some of the best and most memorable movie music ever. Williams sat down with Variety to discuss his approach and inspirations behind some of his best-known scores. His exuberance and positivity make 92 seem young.

Virtual Pinball Machines by The Pinball King

Virtual Pinball Machines by The Pinball King
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Play all your favorite pinball games on one cabinet with a virtual pinball machine from The Pinball King. Their premium models have a 43-inch 4K playfield, an HD backglass, an analog plunger, a shaker motor, haptic feedback, a real DMD (dot-matrix display), and more. They also make a 32″ model. Save $300 on any Kings Choice system with the code “awesomer”.

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