cumulus lumbus clouds

Once a maintenance man at Cabaret Mechanical Theatre in Covent Garden, British artist John Lumbus has created this wonderful little kinetic sculptural scene inside a tea cup. Says Lumbus of his appropriately named Storm in a Tea Cup, "Turn the handle and the golden boat rides the mechanical waves, above the stormy clouds periodically reveal a shining bolt of lightning."

have a listen

Laurie Blue Adkins, better known as Adele, captured my heart this weekend with "Rolling in the Deep." With bluesy vocals, the singer wails about a lover who "had my heart inside of your hand." The accompanying video is visually powerful, depicting thousands of half-filled glasses vibrating with the beating of a drum, and a pile of shattered cups and plates. The single will come out stateside in February on her second studio album 21.