John Cage’s best-known work is commonly thought to be a prank: four minutes and 33 seconds of silence. But that was never Cage’s intent. Instead, audiences should interpret whatever sounds may occur during the piece as the “performance.” Of his cover, Fraham says, “This rework could be
Created entirely through CG, this stunning short is based upon artworks by Yayoi Kusama and Ai Weiwei. It’s like Night at the Museum, but really really really really good-looking. “Themes & Variations” by Ziye Liu
A group of DC skaters finds abandoned backyard pools to drain and skate. From Run Riot Films
The next time you have insomnia, remember it could be worse. You could be a time-lapsed painting version of yourself. A film by John Shaffner
If a skater travels out of the city, far from urban parks and handrails, he does not cease to skate. A film by Vitùc
A “coyote” is a smuggler paid to traffic people over the border from Mexico into the US. This film is one coyote’s story, adapted from an original interview. Directed by Javier Barboza
Whatever this video is about, don’t worry about it. It is what it is. Whatever it is. Directed and animated by Masanobu Hiraoka
While you were (probably) sleeping, Earth was treated to its annual viewing of the Perseid cloud, a stream of debris flung behind the Swift-Tuttle comet. See also: NASA’s live coverage of the Perseid meteor shower includes four hours of color commentary by meteor experts. Perseids Wikipedia page
Riley Blakeway shot “Life Therapy” using only available light from dusk to dawn. It has nothing to do with Point Break, but what a great movie that was. For a second there I absolutely thought someone was going to surf off that waterfall. rileyblakeway.com
The new Ash Koosha album, GUUD, is definitely worth your time. But if you don’t have that kind of time right now, watch this instead. Video by Hirad Sab. hiradsab.com
