Sublimity Sunday
Originally composed as part of an early twentieth century Russian opera, the fast-paced orchestral piece ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ has become a piano classic that can be heard on soundtracks ranging from the popular 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV to the 2003 action flick, ‘Kill Bill.’
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There are so many marketing messages directed at consumers these days it’s easy to forget that some of them are actually pretty good. The above ad for Epuron energy, which was created by the Nordpol+Hamburg agency, won the coveted “Golden Lion” at the international advertising awards in Cannes.
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Every August, residents of one small Minnesota farming town come together to throw a really, really big party – a shin dig so big it is not uncommon for 16,000 tourists to flock from around the world to join in the revelry. And the reason for the season? Potatoes.
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Welcome back all you sublimity suckers. We’re glad to see that you made it through the crazy holiday weekend. Here’s a late holiday gift to help bring peace to your frenzied mind before the last week of 2009.
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Projection on Buildings from NuFormer Digital Media on Vimeo.
This week’s Sublimity Sunday video is in honor of the season of lights. Watch how NuFormer Digital Media, a company based in the Netherlands, shines digital images on buildings to make them come alive.
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Welcome back all you sublimity fiends. You all know why you’re here. Tomorrow is the start of another long work week and you need a little something to take the edge off. Lucky for you we’ve got just what the doctor ordered. This week’s dose of the sublime comes in… Read the rest
Okay you sublimity junkies, time to subject yourself to some good old-fashioned propaganda. But unlike the usual boring brainwash stuff you see in typical government-funded propaganda flicks, this video is something you might actually enjoy watching.… Read the rest
All right you sublimity suckers, let’s get down to business. This week’s taste of the incredible answers the age old question, what happens when an Englishman drives his car through baboon territory?
The baboons at Knowsley Safari Park on the outskirts of Liverpool, England have gained a reputation for being… Read the rest
Welcome back, my fellow sons and daughters of sublimity. I trust you’ve been out enjoying the summer weather this week. But as long as you’re taking a break from the sun to troll the internet for a bit now, why not jump on board for a relaxingly sublime trip across… Read the rest
Welcome back, my fellow sublimity junkies. Chances are you bombed your angst away with some sublime explosives last night. But if not, then you’ve come to the right place. This week’s footage of the sublime is guaranteed to blow you away.
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Welcome back all you sublimity junkies. In this week’s video, we take a step back in time to witness an act that is one part magnificent athleticism, and another part pure insanity. In the video, which was filmed in 1932, circus performer Tiny Kline (1891-1964) flies 500 feet above Times… Read the rest
You’ve played hard all weekend and now Monday is knocking at the door. But Sublimity Sunday is here to help you sit back and forget about the impending work week for a minute, and breathe deep the awesomeness that is your world.
Today your dose of the sublime features a… Read the rest
The world is brimming with people who do amazing things every day; now thanks to multimedia apperati like camera phones, travelers can share the sublime acts they witness overseas with those of us unlucky enough to be stuck at home or in the office.
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This Sunday your dose of the sublime brings together two of the world’s greatest elements: banjo playing and MTB riding. I’m not too sure who did the score for this Wade Simmons video, but the eery banjo picking in the background helps to lend a more complicated ambiance than you… Read the rest
If it were to possible to combine all of the sublime elements of the World Cup, the Super Bowl and the World Twenty20 Cricket Championship into one glorious sport you would end up with something closely resembling the World Speed Stacking championships.
Invented by Bob Fox, a PE teacher in… Read the rest
