Hans Zimmer and Radiolab collaborate for Blue Planet 2
To send you into your evening: Scenes and a new track for the BBC's Blue Planet II, scored by Hans Zimmer and Radiohead.
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Cher and David Bowie sing through about 300 chord changes
For no good reason whatsoever—except maybe to freshen up your hump day?—here's Cher and David Bowie, live on Cher's variety show in 1975, singing what appears to be a nearly endless medley of pop songs, bookended by Bowie's hot new release "
Nobody loves Big Brother more than me, OK?
Before-and-after aerial photos of Puerto Rico offer a glimpse at the extent of devastation. On the ground, the health situation is dire—only 20 hospitals are operational and 911 is offline. 1/23 The Republican runoff to fill Jeff Sessions' Senate seat in Alabama became a proxy
The controlled chaos of Playtime
From the Royal Ocean Film Society, a fascinating look at Jacques Tati's astoundingly choreographed comedy sequences in Playtime (1967) and its 1958 "dress rehearsal," Mon Oncle.
An ASMR version of "This is the water" from Twin Peaks
The third season of Twin Peaks was a sensory overload for anyone who watched. But if you have ASMR and loved the latest from Lynch and Frost, just try to make it through this hour-long, whispered reworking of "This is the water."
It’s still summer. Put away your damn humanitarian crises.
The cost of damage in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria may reach as much as $20 billion. 1/16 Just 40 percent of islanders in Puerto Rico currently have potable water. 2/16 Federal aid starts to flow, but Trump doesn’t much care for humanitarian crises offshore. 3/16
May you live in peak times.
Maria downed communication lines to half the island, as Puerto Rico tries to evacuate 70,000 residents downstream of a failing dam. 1/12 “Consider the amount of standard daily doses of opioids consumed in Japan. And then double it. And then double it again. And then double it again.
How to reduce car traffic
A cute PSA, admittedly sponsored by a car company, on simple ways to reduce traffic on busy streets. For Southern Californians, see also: "Could London-style toll zones reduce LA traffic?"
Zero mentions of dotards in here.
With Merkel poised to win a fourth term as chancellor, much of her appeal is that she advances successful systems over political agendas. 1/19 Merkel's popularity is strongest among young voters, who view her handling of the refugee crisis as proof of her authenticity. 2/19 A
A brief movie about a Cuban ballet school
A short film to watch while you're eating lunch at your desk today: "Full Circles," by Lily Cole, about dancer Carlos Acosta and his pledge to restore a ballet school in Cuba.