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2012. 366 days. 366 seconds., A Filmmaker’s Year Captured in Daily One Second Increments
2012. 366 days. 366 seconds., a wonderful cinematic video by Austin, Texas-based filmmaker Jonathan Britnell, creatively captures his 2012 year within a series of daily…
Cascada, Short Film About Boaters Searching for a Perfect Waterfall in the Mexican Jungle
“Tangled vines. Endless rain. Dodgy hotel rooms. Mud. Biting flies. Aggressive viruses…Perfection.” Cascada is a beautiful short film directed by Anson Fogel and Skip Armstrong…
True Facts About The Seahorse by Ze Frank
True Facts About The Seahorse by Ze Frank
Ownshelf, A Service to Share EBooks With Friends Across Devices
Ownshelf is a service started by Rick Marazzani to share eBooks with friends across devices. MC Lars is sharing his favorite eBooks in Ownshelf’s first…
Shortest Film, A Film Short with Some Seriously Long Credits
“3 complete strangers… lost in translation.” Shortest Film is a film short about three strangers with apparent language barriers that features some seriously long credits.…
Crazyology, An Exhibition in San Francisco by Artist David Normal
“Crazyology” is an upcoming exhibition by artist David Normal in the Atrium Ballroom at 1000 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco, California. The exhibit opens…
Doodle or Die, An Online Multiplayer Game of Telephone With Drawings
Doodle or Die is a multiplayer game that allows you to interact with others online through creating chains of drawings (doodles) that match other player’s…
The A-Z of Epidemiology: From Anthrax to Zoonoses
Tom Scott animated “The A-Z of Epidemiology: from Anthrax to Zoonoses,” an alphabetized look at germs, diseases, and the like. It was written and…
LEGO Stop-Motion Animation of the Man Of Steel Trailer #2
Antonio Toscano did a great job of creating a stop-motion animated LEGO variant of director Zack Snyder‘s recent Man of Steel – Official Trailer #2.…
Pauline Phillips (1918-2013), Longtime Advice Columnist for Dear Abby
Pauline Phillips, aka Abigail Van Buren, has died at the age of 94. She was the longtime and beloved writer for the “Dear Abby” advice…