An enchanting cover of Jingle Bells by the Altai Band from Mongolia. Merry Christmas everyone! ALTAI band has about 50 works in our song catalogue and mostly create our performances with the Western Mongolian region’s bii biyelgee dance, khuumii, ikhyel khuur and the unique tatlag technique on the morin khuur. …The Altai band was established […]
From Andrew Dobson: So much of geek/nerd culture has been shaped by women over the years, and yet people often overlook it all. They’ve not part of some new “SJW agenda,” they’ve been there since the beginning. [Source: Andrew Dobson]
From Elise Gravel: I drew this for kids but some grownups could use it too. [Source: Elise Gravel on Reddit | Elise Gravel on Twitter | Elise Gravel on Instagram | Elise Gravel (Official)]
A compilation of most of times when one of the greatest movie quotes of all movie history was used in popular culture: My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. [iiAFX | Via Neatorama]
Emoticons and emoji are used to bring nuance to short text passages that might be misunderstood otherwise. Of course, some folks use it for decoration, emphasis, and humor, but that wasn’t the original idea. Written language was first used to convey information, but as time passed and technology enabled communication over distances, humanity has struggled […]
Stop-motion animation is such a familiar idea to us that young children try it at home. But you have to wonder about the pioneers that came up with the idea more than 100 years ago. After all, it was a serious investment in both time and money back then. Vox takes us back to the […]
In this animated short, The Joker kidnaps Mark Hamill only to discover a surprise about himself. To say more would be to spoil it…
Watch as Neuroscientist and Actress Mayim Bialik (Amy Farrah Fowler in The Big Bang Theory) settles the difference between ‘nerd’ and ‘geek’ once and for all. The video is kind of old, but if you haven’t seen it, it’s definitely worth the watch. [The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]