William Campbell is 16, rocks what look like Sundia diabolos and does a mean backflip. I personally liked how the judges here are more appreciative of non-singing acts than the American version of the show even though a singer did win eventually.

For the record, William came in third.

The Canadian Diabolo forums alert us to a new upcoming diabolo by Henry’s. It’s supposedly due for release in April and is being compared to the Circus and the Finesse.

There’s not much information out as yet but we’ll be sure to update as it comes. The colors look pretty though and the green one looks almost see through like some of the Sundia diabolos.

Believe me, I’ve watched lots of diabolo videos but I’ve never seen one using lighted handsticks before. It was starting to be a mystery why handsticks had to be lighted to begin with when you could have lights affixed to your diabolo. If you, like me have been pondering the same, click on play and be in awe.

In commemoration of the new Cosmic Diabolo, the Juggling Store has recorded a sing-along; an ode to it if you will. If you’ve ever had a compulsion to hum something but don’t know what when you’re on the train to work, this is not it. You’ll scare kids.

The focus of the video is meant to be of the ideas behind the tricks rather than the tricks themselves but we’re really too mesmerized to delve that deep into philosophy. The effortless tossing of diabolos does make us wonder whether the casual drops and bounces were recoveries from error or deliberate. Either way it adds to the devil-may-care vibes of the video.

Here’s a little behind the scenes look at the going-ons of the Diabolo Dance Theatre. Based in Taiwan, the group’s performed at over 300 shows all around the world. More information about them here

This is Diabolo Dodson’s progress in 3 diabolos over the course of a year and a half. Videos like these make me feel not quite as alone in the frustration of getting a trick down pat. It’s something everyone can relate to, I’m sure; you’d start with zest and drive to learn a certain trick but as the hours drag to days which become months, your patience wears thin and improvement seems to stagnate making it more demoralizing than ever.

The most inspirational videos don’t have to show off fancy tricks or the most difficult routine in the world. Perseverance is very inspiring too.

Funny, irreverent and creative all at once. Ridiculously cool.

As the year comes to a close and winter’s going to be over soon for everyone else not living near the equator, this can’t be more appropriate. While cleaning up my room some weeks back, I found an old diabolo (BEARD I believe) that’s been in my cupboard for the last 3 years. Look closely and you’ll notice that the diabolo’s not only broken apart by itself, some of it has also melted.

Unbelievable.