Friday, March 16, 2012

Mario Piano Medley

Author: Kathy Runkle
Date: March 16, 2012

Not only is this a FABULOUS melody, but there is humor woven throughout the whole video.  Just watch the pianist's friend:


What is It Like at a Landfill?

Author: Kathy Runkle
Date: March 16, 2012

I don't know about you, but I never really gave much thought about what a landfill was like or how it was operated.  Here is an interesting video, from a child's perspective, of what a landfill is really like:


Friday, March 9, 2012

Vintage Curls Without Heat

Author: Kathy Runkle
Date: March 9, 2012

Who says we do things better in our modern age?  Here's a cool trick - curls without heat.  Sometimes the way they did things in the good ol' days IS better.  Check out this awesome video by thelipstickdiaries, and then visit her blog.


Saturday, February 25, 2012

Electric Universe

Author: Kathy Runkle
Date: February 25, 2012

You've probably heard of "dark matter", although you may not know what it is.  It is one of the current popular theories proposed to explain our universe and how it works.  But there are other theories that are not quite as popularized and yet are still fairly well accepted, are well supported by experiments, and are peer reviewed, such as the electric theory of the universe:


Lotte Reininger's Silhouette Animations

Author: Kathy Runkle
Date: February 25, 2012

Lotte Reininger was born in 1899 and died in 1989 at the age of 90.  She created animated films by using hand-cut silhouettes and worked for companies such as Disney and Warner Bros.  No one has ever had the patience or ability that she had to create such intricate works of art and it is quite possible that no one ever will.


Monday, February 20, 2012

Disney Songs

Author: Kathy Runkle
Date: February 20, 2012

Meet Nick Pitera, a 25-year-old man with the most incredible vocal range EVER.  He met fame on YouTube when he entered a vocal contest and his video went viral.



And meet Rae Sterling, a female vocalist and songwriter from Santa Monica, CA, whose usual style is folk, soul, and pop.  But here she sings the catchy Disney song, "I Won't Say I'm In Love".