~Introducing music culture from around the world~ Have you ever listened to Fleet Foxes before? It’s been a while, we know. Crack-Up is their third studio album and it is their first release in six years. Fleet Foxes is a critically acclaimed indie folk band from Seattle, USA, who rose to prominence in 2007 with their first couple EPs… then came their…
Category: Art
Art & Culture | The World’s Best Photos
The powers that be at Sony recently announced the shortlist of the best photos from the previous year competing in the biggest photography contest in the world. As always, these include best shots not only by professionals but by amateur photographers as well. It managed to outpace the record-breaking event from last year and gathered…
KTV Help: 对面的女孩看过来 duì miàn de nǚ hái kàn guò lái
Our continuing “KTV Help” series, where we [try to] help you learn different staple songs that could make any Chinese crowd erupt in applause. You can use these posts to practice the songs beforehand, or even open up the article as you’re singing to look at the pinyin, for quick reference in a jam. Today…
50 Creepy Easter Bunnies 🐰 from our Childhood
Happy Easter, everyone! As with all other holidays around the world, Easter has its fair share of strange holiday traditions. One famed custom is for children of all ages to go to the mall and get their photos taken with the Easter Bunny. For those who don’t know, the Easter Bunny is a folkloric figure and longtime symbol of Easter, typically…
🏡 Creativity: Awesome Ways to Use LEGO
Whenever you’re crossing cultures or going somewhere new, it will most likely take an ounce or two of creativity. You know what we mean – there’s always that one thing we just can’t explain in words. One of the best tools out there for building your creative muscles is LEGO! We use LEGO in our…
😉 Emoji Poetry: Life in China
Kids these days and their emojis. Just type words, for crying out loud! Or, at the very least, if you must use emojis, please use them well. As an example, here are a few pieces of emoji poetry from the multicultural artistic group who call themselves Poetish in Tianjin. More info below. These poems see us through…
【MV🎶】Music: Caroline Smith《Half About Being A Woman》新晋蓝调流行音乐皇后
Are your ears growing tired of Katy and Taylor? (Honestly, ours aren’t either.) Either way, look no further than Caroline Smith, with a soulful blues-y style to her music that you won’t soon forget. Hailing from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA, we will always remember the first time we saw her perform. Actually there to hear another…
【MV🎶】OK Go《The One Moment》创意MV仅用4.2秒拍摄 这个神作太强势了
WOW. The legendary band OK Go is at it again with this fabulous new music video slash public service announcement. I can’t believe it’s been over nine months since we saw them float around in zero gravity! 👇🏽 Link:【MV】New! OK GO -《Upside Down & Inside Out》逆天视觉亮瞎你的眼 This time, they start by showing us a 4.2…
【艺术🍂】The Art of Leaf Carving 美丽的叶雕艺术创作
Spotted online recently, the relatively new form of art called leaf carving 叶雕 yè diāo, has been branching out around the world. And since the leaves are beginning to fall all over the north country, let’s take a closer look at this part of art culture! Said to have started in China, and formed after…
【艺术】Drawing with Shadows by Vincent Bal 真棒的阴影图画
This is, beyond the shadow of a doubt, one of the coolest collections of drawings we’ve ever seen… shadow drawings! Belgian Vincent Bal of vincentbal.com put different objects in front of different light sources creating shadows of different sizes, shapes, and colors, then weaved an artist’s story into what you see below. Pretty incredible, right?…