Category Archives: Culture



How Dick Came to be Short for Richard

An informative video taking a look at how the name “Dick” became to be short for Richard. The name Richard is thought by most etymologists to derive from the Proto-Germanic ‘Rikharthu’, meaning more or less “hard ruler” (‘Rik-‘ meaning ‘ruler’ and ‘-harthu’ meaning ‘hard’). This was adopted into Old High German as ‘Ricohard’, and from […]

A Magical Cover of Scarborough Fair by Cellist Tina Guo & Leo Z [Video]

Check out this absolutely delightful cover of Scarborough Fair by cellist Tina Guo and pianist Leo Z. This is one of my facorite traditional English ballads, and the musicians give it a unique twist that transforms it into something unique and magical. [Tina Guo]



13 Centuries of Spoken English in Two Minutes and Twenty Seconds [Video]

A wonderful journey through thirteen centuries of spoken English by Youtuber A.Z. Foreman. [A.Z. Foreman | Via BoingBoing]

Remastered and Colorized Snowball Fight Footage from 1896 [Video]

Video artist Joaquim Campa took Louis Lumière’s iconic footage from 1896 featuring a snowball fight in the streets of Lyon, France, remastered and colorized it, and re-released it for all to enjoy. For those who don’t know, Lumière is an engineer who played a key role in the development of photography and cinema back in […]

Sir Patrick Stewart Concludes his “Sonnet a Day” Series with a Wonderful Quote

I was telling myself, no more work today, but when I stumbled Patrick Stewart’s newest “Sonnet a Day” video, I knew I just had to share it with you guys. What makes this video so special is not Stewart’s toxedo or his martini, nor is it shakespeare’s Sonnet 154, which concludes his “Sonnet a Day” […]

“Jabberwocky”: One of Literature’s Best Bits of Nonsense

Can you make sense of the nonsense? Be sure to activate the subtitles on this one after hitting the play button! As Alice wanders through the dreamscape of Looking-Glass Land in Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There,” she happens across a book written in an unintelligible language. Inside, she discovers an […]

First Look at «WE ONLY FIND THEM WHEN THEY’RE DEAD #1» From BOOM! Studios

BOOM! Studios clearly has revealed something fresh and innovative with  WE ONLY FIND THEM WHEN THEY’RE DEAD #1, a new sci-fi epic tale from celebrated writer Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk), Simone Di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) with color assistance by Mariasara Miotti and letters by AndWorld Design. It’s all about one man’s unrelenting quest […]