The Chinese will be Chinese. lol

Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington give an English lesson. Goes sideways in a heartbeat. I had to google Karl Pilkington up. He's a real person and quite a character. Here he's constantly dropping lines

This is the Lexus LFA super car. The video delves into what the car is and why it was developed. It's put into its technological and cultural context. The final part is where it really shines when the

This instructional video from 1979 will teach you the basics of opening a door. English subtitles available. Just click the icon. The British are masters of deadpan. But I've always felt the British deadpan

This is a fun video. Someone made an AI parody of Grand Theft Auto set in Finland. You get to see various cities in Southern Finland and Lapland in the end. The the video features the legendary Saab 900.

Any example of culture can be given a brow classification. In this case, I'm not making a value judgment. Different brow levels serve different functions. Low-brow military marches are simple cadences

Finnish has a wry, sarcastic idiom "Kaikkea se leipä elättää." The most faithful translation I can think of is "Bread sustains all sorts." This one is really tough to translate. Such

The tune is an old Karelian folk melody. This version of is of a Finnish group, Piirpauke. This is one of its best-known songs.

It blows my mind how well Brendel played this.

This one is a very good song, too. Out of the ones I've posted an embedded link to in recent days, this is perhaps the most modern and the one most like modern pop music. The drumming and the vocals sounds

Here's another song from the Norse inspired folk music band Heilung.

Skald is a French band whose songs are heavily influenced by Norse culture. They sing in mostly in Old Norse. This song Rún is quite simple but I like the sound of it.

Here's another great song by Warduna: Dvaledraumar or dormant dreams. The name of the album Birna means female bear. The name of the song refers to the dreams bear has during its winter sleep.

Warduna is a Norwegian band started by Einar Selvik, Kristian Eivik Espedal, Lindy Fay-Hella. The band creates musical renditions of Nordic folk traditions using modern and traditional instruments. This

The Car Care Nut reviews the Toyota Century and its engine, the only V12 Toyota has ever made. He explains its uniqueness and its quirks and features as well as the difficulty of maintaining it. The fact

The Toyota Century came out in 1967 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Toyota Motor Corporation. If it were possible to get the Century with the steering wheel on the left, I'd absolutely want to

Yoda: "From the Empire are you?" Luke: "No, I hate the Empire. Their stupid alien friendly policies, freedom of speech and affordable healthcare drive me nuts." Yoda: "Yes, become

This is hilarious but more than amused I was awestruck by the very high quality of the music. It seems that generative models can produce singing voices impossible to distinguish from a human voice. The

Meet Ryan from Chongqing whose Trump impression has earned him a million followers on TikTok. He's never been to the US. This noodles video perhaps best captures Trump's mannerisms and personality:

The penguins will be celebrating a glorious V-day. Heard and McDonald Islands remain unbeatable!