Go behind the scenes of the Apple commercial, with Cookie Monster and everyone’s favorite personal assistant, Siri.
https://youtu.be/Wk5qT_814xM
Here’s the original ad featuring iPhone 6s with Hands-free Siri. Just say, “Hey Siri,” and Siri’s there to help you with pretty much everything.
https://youtu.be/Wk5qT_814xM
How did your parents inform your understanding of politics and social change?
Saul Williams: When I was in the third grade, I thought I either wanted to be an actor or a lawyer when I grew up. My mom told me to do my next school report on Paul Robeson, and it was that; it was the fact that my parents threw around names like Paul Robeson, invited guests to the house like Odetta, and someone like Pete Seeger was a regular member of my dad’s church where he was a pastor. I grew up around these people who always aligned their artistry with protest and so I just thought it was normal. The connection between protest and art always made sense to me; it was always about these visionaries who gave their lives in service to humanity. The freshest artists were always that — Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Joni Mitchell — they all knew the world is bigger than just them. I couldn’t understand why anyone would waste their time singing about anything else when this is really where the iconic shit is.
The official tumblr account for the Denny’s Restaurant chain will have you asking, “How brilliant are they?” and you’ll answer, “THIS brilliant.”
During an interview with New Zealand’s The Breeze, Kiss’ Paul Stanley was asked about the craziest rumor he’s ever heard about himself:
“Well, the oddest, to me, was always — and it’s always persisted over time — is that I’m gay. And it’s an interesting thing, because if I were, I’d be proud to be whatever I am. As long as you’re a good person, sexual orientation and stuff like that is totally irrelevant.”
And if that doesn’t make him brilliant enough, he said this:
“I just kind of go, ‘Well, the boys may not understand, but the women always did.’ They got it in more ways than one.”
And that, my friends, is why Kiss rocks.
https://youtu.be/u7isxoTIeYM
I’ve long advocated not talking to trolls or speaking to haters online, but if you’re ever going to do it, use humour for your comeback. Like this.
A police officer teaches an 11-year-old girl how to play a game of hopscotch. It looks like he’s had a lot of practice. The two were having fun outside while the girl’s mom was talking to another officer. Police were called to their car to check on a suspicious vehicle. Turns out, the mom and daughter were living out of their car. While one officer made housing arrangements with the mom, this officer put his childhood skills to the test.
I drank a can of Red Bull to do this, and it was good so I had another and another and another and now I’m kinda not really interested in doing this except running a few dozen miles.
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You may not know Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht by name, but if you’ve seen “Frozen,” you know his work. He’s a snowflake scientist (unofficial title) at Caltech and served as an ice crystal consultant for that “Let it Go” movie.
Curious the way Beethoven and Led Zeppelin could work together as a mashup? The incredible 2CELLOS, comprised of Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, combined the classic Symphony No. 5” by Beethoven on acoustic cellos with their respectful rendition of Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin on electric cellos. A blast!
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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.
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