Electronicos Fantasticos! is a Japanese band that makes and plays instruments made from "various retired consumer electronics such as Electric Fan Harp, CRT-TV Drums, Air Conditioner Harp, etc."
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This Japanese band uses instruments made from retired consumer electronics
Doctors describe what it's like giving ketamine to patients: apparently Enya helps
In recent years, psychological researchers have studied the use of the dissociative psychedelic/anaesthetic ketamine as a treatment for severe depression in people. Gizmodo asks clinicians to report their experiences administering the drug. From Gizmodo: Adam KaplinClinical Director of the Psychiatric Esketamine Clinic and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University One… READ THE REST
Watch 18-year-old Phil Spector perform "To Know Him is to Love Him" on TV
In 1958 Phil Spector, not yet a convicted murderer, was a teenaged member of The Teddy Bears. Here they are on the Perry Como Show, performing "To Know Him is to Love Him." Spector was 10-years-old when his father, Ben, committed suicide. Phil got the title for the song from his father's gravestone epitaph: "Ben… READ THE REST
Harry Nilsson's "One (is the loneliest number)"
I didn't know that Three Dog Night's 1969 version of "One (is the loneliest number)" was a cover until today. It was written and recorded by singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson in 1968. While I like the Three Dog Night version (and Al Kooper's, too) I think Nilsson's is better. [Via r/ObscureMedia] READ THE REST
Whether you have a PS5, an Xbox Series X, or a Switch, this sale can help elevate your game
So, with the heightened holiday frenzy to land a next generation video gaming console for under the tree, who topped the sales charts in December: Microsoft's Xbox Series X or Sony's PlayStation 5? It's a trick question…because the real answer is the same answer that's dominated game system sales since 2017: the Nintendo Switch. As… READ THE REST
These blue-light-blocking glasses are here to protect your eyes from the screens you look at all day long
Add another piece of bad news to COVID's destructive fallout: it might be further wrecking your eyesight. With so many of us working from home, the time many now spent in front of a screen is on a drastic rise, now reaching up to 13 hours a day or more. All those device screens just… READ THE REST
These Star Trek smart key organizers are as brilliant as Data and as logical as Spock
Sometimes, you run across an item that's so functional and necessary that you've gotta have it. Other times, you find something that's so wonderfully geeky that you've gotta have it. The sweet spot is when you can find something that scratches both of those distinct itches. These Star Trek edition KeySmart Pro Key Organizers with… READ THE REST