Brian Heater
1900 Paris World Fair Captured in Color Photos and on Film
These hand-colored photos depict the Expo Paris 1900, a world’s fair held in the French capital as a celebration of 19th century achievements and peek…
Douglas Rushkoff Discusses the Always-On Digital Culture of ‘Present Shock’
Dark Rye, an online magazine by Whole Foods Market, has produced a short video profile of media theorist Douglas Rushkoff, focused on his 2013 book,…
Gibson Memory Cable, A Guitar Cable With a Built-In Tascam Audio Recorder
The Memory Cable is a clever new cable by guitar manufacturer Gibson with a digital recorder built-in. The recording device designed by Tascam sits toward…
‘The First Hundred Years!’, A 1939 Newsreel About the History of Photography
Film archive British Pathé has unearthed “The First Hundred Years!”, a newsreel from 1939 outlining the evolution of the photograph from the early days of…
Global Heat Map Showing Running and Biking Activity
Strava, an online activity tracking community, has created a global heat map of running and biking trails, utilizing a dataset of 77 million rides and…
Bob Hoskins (1942-2014), English Actor Best Known For His Role In ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’
Bob Hoskins, the English-born actor best known for his roles in films like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Hook and The Long Good Friday, died of…
xkcd Takes a Look at How Tall You Can Build Skyscraper
In the latest edition of What If? by xkcd, the strip seeks to answer a 4.5-year-old’s question about building a billion story skyscraper. Turns out…
‘Valley of Dolls’, Documentary About a Desolate Japanese Village, Where Life-Size Dolls Stand In for Former Residents
“Valley of Dolls,” a documentary short by Berlin-based filmmaker Fritz Schumann, profiles Ayano Tsukimi, a 64-year-old resident of the largely-abandoned village of Nagoro. Tsukimi has…
‘Life is Beautiful’, A Computer Animated Short About What Happens After We Die
Directed by Amsterdam-based filmmaker Ben Brand, “Life is Beautiful” is a computer animated short about Anton, a man at the end of his rope. The…
‘The Most Boring Ad Ever Made?’, Leica Celebrates Attention to Detail With 45 Minute Video of a Camera Being Polished
In an attempt to drive home just how much time they spend creating their new T camera, German manufacturer Leica has created “The Most Boring…