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‘Clouds’, An Interactive Documentary That Explores Code and Creativity Through Conversation
CLOUDS is an interactive hybrid documentary by James George and Jonathan Minard that presents interviews and conversations with 40 different artists, hackers, designers and coders…
‘Project Senium’, A Short Film Documenting the Disturbing Beauty of an Abandoned Mental Institution
Project Senium is a short film documenting the eerie beauty of Kings Park Psychiatric Center, an abandoned state-run psychiatric hospital in Kings Park, New York.…
Acrobatic Dog Skillfully Performs an Amazing Rope Handstand After Two Years of Practice
An incredibly strong and acrobatic dog named Ozzy skillfully performs an amazing “handstand,” a trick in which he balances his entire body on a taut…
100 Years of American Fashion and Makeup Trends Shown in a Two-Minute Time-Lapse
In this two-minute time-lapse video by Mode Glam (previously), a beautiful woman models 100 years of American fashion and makeup trends beginning with a full-length…
Illustrated Mashups of Characters From ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and ‘Adventure Time’
Blood Bag Artist Ryan May of City of Pyramids has created a great series of illustrated mashups that merge characters from the newly released film…
‘Love & Mercy’, A New Biopic That Uses Two Actors to Portray the Fractured Life Story of Brian Wilson
Love & Mercy, the new Brian Wilson biopic that features Paul Dano as the younger Wilson during his time in the legendary Beach Boys and…
Why Adults and Children Learn Language Differently
In a recent video, Tom Scott talks about how language acquisition differs for children and adults. Categorical perception plays a role in the differences, he…
Garbage Pail Kids as Real-Life Adults 30 Years Later
St. Louis photographer Brandon Voges and digital imaging artist Jordan Gaunce of Bruton Stroube Studios have created Garbage Pail Kids – Where Are They Now?,…
A Medley of Hip-Hop Songs Performed in Broadway Style
Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi of Superfruit (and a cappella group Pentatonix) sing a medley of hip-hop songs in a bouncy Broadway style. Selections includes…
‘PBS Space Time’ Explores Whether Gravity Is an Illusion
PBS Space Time host Gabe Perez-Giz explores whether gravity is an illusion is a recent episode of the series. The explanation is a bit complicated,…