Word of the Day
Allusive (adj., uh-LOU-sieve)
Something that indirectly references something. For obvious reasons, we cannot provide an example, but it might be like what you see in an election year.
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OK Go shoots a video in zero gravity
I admit: when I first saw that OK Go had a new video, my reaction was close to "meh." It's not that they aren't magnificently talented, creative craftsmen with their videos. It's just...we know they're good. What's more to see now?
But the band's newest video, for their song "Upside Down and Inside Out", is great not just because of the concept but because of the crazy math, science, creativity, and practice that went into it. First, let's watch the video:
Good, now that we've seen that, let's watch what we really came here for: the behind the scenes video:
I wouldn't have posted the music video. The look at all the coordination and trickery that went into it, though? Incredible. Between slowing down the song, planning the entire thing so carefully, the weightlessness practice...wow. Bravo, sirs and ladies.
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Stephen Curry is not human
Saturday's Oklahoma City-Golden State basketball game was on at Dailies Central, and Stephen Curry decided to show the universe that he is inhuman. We decided to acknowledge and enjoy it because joyful basketball is awesome.