Talk About Spartan
Classical Greek myths—including Sisyphus, Persephone, and more—told with simple shapes and animations. Talk about Spartan.
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A collection of 1272 issues
Fauxtographs
Infinite loops digitally animated from individual photos.
Rivers can be surfed, too.
Today's armchair travel segment—did you know that river boarding's a thing? In China, in Montana, in England.
How dangerous are the Northwest's volcanos?
In case your kids have been asking, how dangerous are the Pacific Northwest's volcanos? These volcanoes don’t typically explode without warning. They have a baseline of earthquake, ground deformation and gas activity, even when they aren’t erupting. The pattern of that activity can be a clue
The former Buddhist monk behind the soy sauce bottle.
A quick profile of the former Buddhist monk who designed the ubiquitous soy sauce bottle.
American rehab is dangerously unregulated.
We don't often post John Oliver videos, no matter how good they are, but this one's smart and succinct about America's rehab problem. See also: "Predatory Behavior Runs Rampant in Facebook's Addiction Support Groups."
Commodity City
From filmmaker Jessica Kingdon: “Commodity City is an observational documentary exploring the daily lives of vendors who work in the largest wholesale consumer market in the world: the Yiwu Markets in China. The film explores moments of tension between commerce and individuality, between the goods for sale and the humans
Why cities are so segregated.
Although the Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibited discriminatory housing practices, it is rarely enforced, and the devastating effects of redlining are still strikingly obvious today in almost every US city. A smart primer on why American cities remain so segregated.
Three red sweaters.
For anyone who loves home movies or memory studies, a short documentary by filmmaker Martha Gregory.
Why tumbleweeds tumble.
See them tumbling down Pledging their love to the ground! Lonely, but free, I'll be found Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds. In case you were wondering: Why tumbleweeds tend to tumble.