The world’s most expensive coffee is 💩☕
The world’s most expensive coffee (aka brown gold) is shit, literally. In other strange coffee news, scientists made a broccoli powder you can dump into...
Tag: Video
Wave cinemagraphs by Ray Collins
Photographer Ray Collins captures the magic that happens at the intersection of water and light. Each shot in this film was created from a single...
Artist Giuseppe Penone takes inspiration from the land
The tree is a spectacular creation because each part of the tree is necessary to it’s life. It is the perfect sculpture. Giuseppe Penone, A Tree...
Dear Sheeple, are you part of the herd?
Each individual reduces danger to itself by moving to the center of the group. The herd appears as a unit, but its function emerges from the...
Turning inanimate objects (‘stuff’) into puppets
Ainslee Henderson takes interesting “stuff” (wood, stick, wire, leaves, broken electronics, etc.) and turns it into stop-motion puppetry. Says Henderson on the creative process: “It’s like...
The illusion of a sole genius
Upon winning the MacArthur Fellow award for creating unconventional, immersive opera experiences, Yuval Sharon didn’t feel like he was a ‘genius’ in any sense of...
This is what happens when you reply to spam email
For three years, writer and comedian James Veitch answered spam email. “All I’m doing is wasting their time. I think any time they’re spending with me,...
Learning to move
When will machines have human agility? That’s what the film studio Universal Everything tries to answer in their captivating videos pairing a dancer and a...
Views of Tokyo (1913-1915)
[bha size=’120×120′ variation=’01’ align=’alignright’]Last week, I blogged about a trip through Golden Gate City: San Francisco (1939). This week’s archival video goes back in time to...
This miniature ring could be the future of wearable tech 💍
[bha size=’120×120′ variation=’01’ align=’alignright’]Smart devices are getting smaller and smaller. The Xenxo S-Ring (Kickstarter) could be the latest in wearable tech to turn your hand...
Golden Gate City: San Francisco (1939)
A few weeks ago, I blogged about a trip through New York City in 1911. This week’s archival videos goes back in time to San...
Go inside the apartment of graphic communicator George Lois
Renowned graphic communicator George Lois takes us on a tour of his apartment. Located in Greenwich Village, what he calls “the best part of Manhattan,”...