One thousand Italian musicians came together in Cesena, Italy for an epic performance of the Foo Fighters song Learn to Fly to convince the band to play a gig in their city. The idea was the brainchild of Fabio Zaffagnini, who is a huge fan of the Foo Fighters and desperately wants the band to visit his hometown. And guess what? It worked! Dave Grohl and company responded via Twitter, saying, "Ci vediamo a presto, Cesena," which translates to "See you soon, Cesena."
Brett Kern is best known for making ceramic art pieces that deceptively look like inflatable toys . But over the course of the last few months, the West Virginia-based clay master and professor have been working hard at finishing a new series of sculptures. The series is based on 80's pop culture characters and inspired by the Hellenistic period. In this set, you'll find everything from a drunken E.T. (a recreation of the The Barberini Faun ) to a Rafael/ The Dying Gaul mashup. Perhaps my favorite of the bunch (pictured below) is ALF Strangling Cat , which is based on the Greek original Boy Strangling Goose . "I am choosing characters that I sympathize with in some capacity," Brett was quoted as saying by Nerdist.com . "When I used to play Ninja Turtles, I pretended to be Rafael because he was the badass rebel that didn't want to listen to anyone else. Fittingly, my older brother was Leonardo and we clashed often." Br...
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