Ash Koosha, "I Feel That"
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
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We Should Hope to Be This Good at Anything
Robert Gagno is Canada’s pinball champion. He also has autism. Wizard Mode follows his journey into the international pinball circuit. This short film is a preview of the forthcoming documentary of the same name. wizardmodefilm.com
August 10, 2015
* Maura Johnston and Billy Joel close down the Nassau Coliseum. * "If you want to know why executive pay is skyrocketing...it's because of this change in the tax code." * Researchers are divided over whether there's a single property that links all languages. * Why jails
It's So Hot Out, It Feels Cold
“What shapes us? Do we shape as much as we are shaped?” “You Could Sunbathe in This Storm” is a beautiful short film by Alice Dunseath that, at least to us, feels like the dead of summer and the dead of winter all at once. That crackling noise: Is it
You Understand What You Confront
“These animals have such a tolerance for humans. And we have no tolerance for them. These animals need to be protected. And we need to evolve in the way we see them.” The particular exhilaration of watching sharks at night, in a film with Joe Romeiro and Bill Fisher.
Make Like a Tree and Never Leaf
The next time someone tells you to go fly a kite, show them this, and they’ll invite you to stay and show them more delightful videos. Filmmaker Cy Kuckenbaker cut multiple kite-flying sessions into a single take: “In the near future, you will be able to make a
August 7, 2015
* Republicans took center stage in Cleveland last night—and Cleveland is taking center stage in their strategy. * He got huge cheers for saying exactly what he thinks throughout the debate, never tempering his now-signature style. * The Donald wins with campaign finance reform: Don't blame me for the
August 6, 2015
* Kerry sees everybody winning in the Iran deal—if Congress can keep its finger off the trigger. * What Trump would do as president. * The CIA said it was getting out of the torture business, but Panetta's correspondence suggests otherwise. * David Graeber: To overcome the circle of violence, we
How the Other Half Shares
When the media talks about social media, it’s always about young, white Americans. We spoke to a wider sample—including a sex worker, a pastor’s wife, a rapper—to see why people do what they do online.
August 5, 2015
* China outsources to South Carolina, where wages are offset by subsidized cotton, tax breaks, and cheaper energy. * The biggest corporate donors are supporting two candidates: Bush and Clinton. * Jeb's latest "misspeak" about overfunding for women's health suggests a troubling problem with debates looming. * Nine