Jonathan Demme and New Order, "The Perfect Kiss"
Of all the great work by director Jonathan Demme, who died this week, one of our favorites is his live video for New Order's "The Perfect Kiss," where he captured the excitement of an unexcited band.
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April 27, 2017
Politicians who mock the EU secretly love the big pay, the media exposure, the immunity from criminal prosecution. / New York Times “As for civil society, we can best quote the Prime Minister himself: ‘Show me that civil society so I can put flowers on its grave.’” For the (frightening, potential,
New evidence says humans arrived in the Americas much, much earlier
New evidence in California suggests that humans arrived in the Americas much earlier than previously thought—predating the best evidence by about 115,000 years. "I know people will be skeptical with this because it is so surprising," says team member and archaeologist Steve Holen, "and I
April 26, 2017
Trump’s tax plan came from a 1974 theory that tax cuts grow the economy—what Bush 41 called “voodoo economics.” / The New York Times Congressional Republicans drop Trump’s wall funding in order to focus on averting government budget shutdown. / BuzzFeed The split between the brothers behind Adidas and
The making of "The Ecstatics"
Hayley Morris's mind-blowing video for Explosions in the Sky's "The Ecstatics" is made even more mind-blowing with this behind-the-scenes look at how she handcrafted all the stop-motion animations. Just when you think it can't get any more
Why you shouldn't attempt to deep-fry gnocchi
The reason you shouldn't attempt to deep-fry gnocchi becomes apparent at around the one-minute mark in this video. H/t kottke.
El Lobo Returns Home
The battle over America’s wolves goes back centuries. In an excerpt from the forthcoming “Wolf Nation,” a journalist follows the release of a single family into the wild.
April 25, 2017
Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales starts a new publication to fight fake news by pairing journalists with volunteers. / WikiTribune “Americans on all sides of the Trump question, including President Trump himself, should embrace a moderate nationalism in keeping with our national character.” After the editors of the National Review debate the
April 24, 2017
Analysis of the French election: The outsiders won, the insiders were ousted, and the EU’s future is in the balance. / The New York Times “I also had friends who chose not to march, because of politics, because science is supposed to be neutral, and, frankly, because they had to
How to make coffee from a single bean
Animator Lucas Zanotto demonstrates how to make a cup of coffee from a single bean.