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The hidden world of LOONEY TUNES’s background art
00:00 It’s hidden in plain sight 01:36 The art of Looney Tunes 02:10 The artists behind the art 02:50 The genius of Maurice Noble 03:30 The wonky style of Looney Tunes 04:16 Characters and story shape the art 05:53 The … Continue reading
The Beatles Used AI to Add John Lennon’s Voice to New Song | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on June 14, 2023 Group photo of The Beatles, 1963 (Photo: ingen uppgift via Wikimedia Commons, PD-US-not renewed) AI is now being used to bring back the iconic voice of John Lennon in a brand new song … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Soul Music, I Only Have Eyes For You
The hypnotic beauty of a Tin Pan Alley song made famous by The Flamingos. When I Only Have Eyes For You first emerged in 1934 it was a jaunty ditty written by Harry Dubin and Al Warren for the movie … Continue reading
The 1970s librarians who revolutionised the challenge of search | Aeon Essays
Syracuse University’s SUPARS system was developed by Pauline Atherton as an early antecedent of what we might today call ‘search’. Photo courtesy Syracuse University Libraries Special Collections A group of 1970s campus librarians foresaw our world of distributed knowledge … Continue reading
Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Communism??
For the last century, the United States has been obsessed with rooting out communism and communist sympathizers internally and abroad. From Joseph McCarthy’s Red Scare to CIA-backed coups in Guatemala and Congo, to the Korean and Vietnam wars, America’s ruthlessness … Continue reading
What Happened to the Old Brazilian Flag?
Brazil has had a few flags throughout its history, find out more! Music Used: Sunday Dub – Kevin MacLeod BossaBossa – Kevin MacLeod Arroz Con Pollo – Kevin MacLeod […]
Song Exploder – Madison McFerrin
Madison McFerrin is a singer, songwriter, and producer from New York. She’s sung with legends like Aretha Franklin, George Clinton, and De La Soul & The Roots. Madison’s first EP came out in 2016, and last week, she released her … Continue reading
How We Made the Internet
On March 9, 1999, U.S. Vice President Al Gore, made a statement during a campaign interview that, unbeknownst to him, would soon become the subject of somewhat humorous controversy. What followed were a bunch of newspaper articles, comic strips, and … Continue reading
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