Sideshow

The mashup video that broke the internet, the GIF that went around the world in a minute, the parody twitter account with a million followers – that’s the frontier of culture today. The internet is our theater, gallery, sandbox, and bouncy house rolled into one. New cultural finds are posted every day at studio360.org/sideshow.

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SRSean Rameswaram

What the ‘Rugrats’ would really look like — if they were all grown up

Nov 22, 2015

How to grow your own van Gogh

Oct 13, 2015

9 actors of color who could totally replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond

Oct 12, 2015

Behind the Sideshow

#36: The Internet Is Forever

Full EpisodeOct 12, 2015

#35 – “Thanks, Obama” (with Barack Obama?!)

Full EpisodeSep 17, 2015

The Internet’s Autocanonizer takes your favorite songs and recuts them

Sep 7, 2015

#34 – How Hodor Became the Heart of “Game of Thrones”

Full EpisodeSep 4, 2015

A mural by the artist Ever is appeared on the wall of a building in the city of Richmond, Virginia.

Take a peek at some of the street art murals in the city that has one on practically every corner

Aug 25, 2015

That funky monkey

#33 – Hip-Hop, 40s, and the Myth of the Brass Monkey

Full EpisodeAug 19, 2015

Old photos, new context: Artist colorizes, creates magic from discards

Aug 18, 2015

Alexander, Wolff, and Seinfeld

#32 – Jonathan Wolff Slapped the Bass for Seinfeld and the Internet Can’t Thank Him Enough

Full EpisodeAug 6, 2015

David Sandberg's "Kung Fury"

#31 – How “Kung Fury” Went from Karate Joke to Kickstarter to Cannes

Full EpisodeJul 23, 2015

Fractal sculpture

Sculptures mimic nature’s fractals in interesting and thought-provoking ways

Jul 15, 2015

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova

We can thank ‘Orange is the New Black’ for reminding us all of this pioneering female cosmonaut

Jul 8, 2015

Howard Kremer and Zooey Deschanel learning about "Summah"

#30: Teach Me How to Summah (feat. Howard Kremer)

Full EpisodeJul 8, 2015

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the noise in your life, this art exhibit could be your moment of zen

Jun 29, 2015

Mukunda Angulo as our Watchful Protector (Magnolia Pictures)

#29: How a Batman Movie Helped The Wolfpack Escape

Full EpisodeJun 24, 2015

A scene from "An Act of God"

#28: How God Turned Tweets into a Broadway Show

Full EpisodeJun 10, 2015

Lakshmi Singh wears the hat

#27: The Legend of #Lakshmeme (LIVE)

Full EpisodeMay 29, 2015

Do Not Disturb sign from Chateau d'Artigny in Montbazon, France

A delightful collection of ‘Do not disturb’ signs from all over the world

May 28, 2015

The New York Public Library's Instagram featured New Jersey's Cherry Hill Public Library photo of Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore.

#Bookface brings book cover art into the real world

May 19, 2015

Nancy and Tonya

#26: Kickstarting The Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan 1994 Museum

Full EpisodeMay 14, 2015

Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld

#16: The Internet’s Best TV Show Lands on HBO

Full EpisodeApr 30, 2015

Untitled," from the Mothers of Martyrs

All-female photography collective aims to give voice to Middle Eastern women

Apr 29, 2015

Michael Henrichsen and his BFF, Billy Idol

#25: How to Get Billy Idol to Play Your Birthday Party for Free

Full EpisodeApr 16, 2015

An image projected on a building as part of Projection Napping.

Always let sleeping giants lie — even on the sides of buildings

Apr 14, 2015

#24: Roxane Gay Loves “The Fast and the Furious” (And So Can You!)

Full EpisodeApr 2, 2015

Beyoncé in corn flakes? This artist brings breakfast to life.

Mar 19, 2015

Al Madrigal is half-Mexican, but still a full person

#23 – Al Madrigal on Being “Half”

Full EpisodeMar 19, 2015

The Supreme Court Justice minifigures

These Lego female Supreme Court justices are just the latest project from artist Maia Weinstock

Mar 13, 2015

One of Sean Berthiaume's comic illustrations about quitting smoking.

How to quit smoking, one illustration at a time

Mar 9, 2015

Tobias Jesso Jr. tickles the ivories

#22 – Tobias Jesso Jr. vs. the World

Full EpisodeMar 4, 2015

Model-maker Michael Paul Smith poses with a model of a passenger train.

These men bring America’s past to life — just on a much smaller scale

Feb 25, 2015

Dear Sugar is back as a podcast

#21- Cheryl Strayed’s Dear Sugar: The Internet’s BFF

Full EpisodeFeb 20, 2015

still from "Shinjuku"

Commuters rush; this video artist lingers. The results are fascinating.

Feb 13, 2015

Katy Perry's lyric video for "Roar"

#20- Word Up: The internet Finds New Ways to Take Song Lyrics Seriously

Full EpisodeFeb 4, 2015

An image from Humza Deas' Instagram account.

Humza Deas shames your Instagram game

Jan 29, 2015

"No Freedom without Freedom of the Press," by Tomi Ungerer, 1992

The man whose anti-war art was too radical for anti-war activists

Jan 26, 2015

Humza Deas dangles his feet over Times Square.

#19 – Humza Deas Puts Shame in Your Instagram Game

Full EpisodeJan 23, 2015

Stephanie Drazic is SmugMug's office manager.

Watch office workers become athletic gods

Jan 19, 2015

Host Brian Moses stands between two warring comics at the Comedy Store's Roast Battle.

If you think comedy roasts are offensive, you haven’t seen anything yet

Jan 15, 2015

The Comedy Store's Roast Battle

#18 – Absolutely Anything Goes at The Comedy Store’s Roast Battle

Full EpisodeJan 8, 2015

President Obama meets Queen Beyoncé

#1 – Giving the Perfect GIF

Full EpisodeDec 19, 2014

This online TV show about marijuana culture may be the best program on the Internet

Dec 14, 2014

"Too Many Cooks"

#17 – The Best of 2014’s Internet

Full EpisodeDec 11, 2014

Mad Decent's Christmas album

When you get tired of Frosty, give these alternative holiday songs a listen

Dec 8, 2014

Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair

#16 – High Maintenance: The Internet’s Best TV Show

Full EpisodeNov 25, 2014

Bill Cunningham takes photos during the Naeem Khan Spring/Summer 2013 collection show at New York Fashion Week in 2012.

Old-school photographer Bill Cunningham opens up on Instagram

Nov 24, 2014

Batgirl gets rebooted as a young hipster — and moves to Brooklyn

Nov 23, 2014

A dictionary on display in the Bates Reading Room at the main branch of the Boston Public Library.

What’s your choice for Word of the Year?

Nov 15, 2014

Boots performing live at WNYC

#15 – Boots, Before and After Beyoncé

Full EpisodeNov 13, 2014

Shantanu Starick in Ireland

A photographer trades his pictures for a place to sleep — and travels the world

Nov 9, 2014

Issa Rae built an empire of awkward, but she’s still not satisfied

Nov 1, 2014

Here’s the story of the most unbelievable Halloween video you’ve ever watched on YouTube

Oct 31, 2014

Issa Rae being awkward in 'The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl'

#14 – Issa Rae Built an Awkward Empire, But She Just Wants to Rap

Full EpisodeOct 29, 2014

Water towers over New York City

Water towers stand guard over the buildings of New York

Oct 27, 2014

Artist Brian Dettmer carves sculptures out of old reference books.

PHOTOS: What to do with that old atlas? Rip it apart, page by page, and make it a work of art

Oct 23, 2014

"The Mother of All Funk Chords" by Kutiman

#13 – Kutiman Keeps Making Music Thru You(Tube)

Full EpisodeOct 16, 2014

How do you make a movie about jazz? Add plenty of blood

Oct 12, 2014

Mathematician Oliver Byrne published "The Elements of Euclid" in 1847, updating the ancient geometry text with colorful design language.

A colorful, innovative take on Euclid finally gets its due

Oct 10, 2014