The single best demonstration of the difference in emotional tenor between minor and major-key dominated variations of a tune — and a great topical joke to boot, when it comes time to show the Star Spangled Banner in a different light.
Bill Bailey demonstrates major and minor keys with Star Spangled Banner
Kyle Gordon returns with pitch-perfect satire of "white guy goes to Africa" pop
I wish there was a better name for weirdly paternalistic "white guy goes to Africa" pop than, well, all that. You know what I mean, though, surely: it was the… READ THE REST
The worst opera singer who ever sold out Carnegie Hall
Florence Foster Jenkins (1868 – 1944) has been called the worst opera singer who ever lived, and she filled Carnegie Hall anyway. A wealthy New York socialite, she sang coloratura arias… READ THE REST
An orchestra with inept players sold out the Royal Albert Hall
In 1970, composer Gavin Bryars and a group of students at the Portsmouth School of Art formed the Portsmouth Sinfonia, an orchestra open to anyone regardless of talent. Trained musicians… READ THE REST
Learning a new language is less intimidating with Promova for only $80
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Build confidence in a new language with Promova's lifetime subscription for $79.99 (reg. $299.99). Learning a new language… READ THE REST
A popular platform is making it easier to read in your spare time, and it's only $70 for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Headway is a mobile app that condenses fiction and non-fiction books into quick summaries, and it's only… READ THE REST
This is the $60 Montessori-inspired kids' app that won't leave you feeling guilty afterward
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: For $59.99 (reg. $250), Pok Pok gives your family lifetime access to an award-winning educational app designed to… READ THE REST
