Okay, maybe funny probably isn’t the right word, but you know what I mean. Also, just a heads up, the guy in this video is a little creepy. But all of that aside, I’d always wondered why old books smelled weird, but never really took the time to do any research. It’s one of those things that you mean to do later, but always forget. Well, this time I didn’t forget, and now I have yet another bit of knowledge to...
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In an age where computer generated worlds are commonplace, it’s important to remember how cool the actual planet we live on really is. From canyons to volcanoes to oceans – there’s plenty of impressive landscapes to see all around us, no computer graphics necessary. This video is longer than the 3-minute-maximum that I usually try to shoot for, but it’s worth it. Even skimming through it will reinvigorate your sense...
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I just heard about this film today, and I’m still reeling from the sheer scope of the project. Samsara (which means ‘to flow on’ and perpetually wander through states of existence) is a documentary film by Ron Fricke shot on 70mm film that was shot in 25 different countries over the course of 5 years. Pause. Think about that for a second and try to wrap your head around it. The film is a non-verbal documentary produced...
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I usually try not to post videos more than a couple of minutes long because, frankly, who has time to watch them? To be honest, I skim videos that are less than a minute in length sometimes. But this video is really interesting, so I’m posting it despite it’s 10 minute run-time. The video, hosted by the one and only Alan Alda, features a man named Joe who had the two halves of his brain separated to ease chronic epileptic...
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Though I myself am not much of a musician, this video provides a pretty fascinating look into how one of the most popular guitars in the world is made – Fender’s Stratocaster. I won’t lie, being 2012 and all, I fully expected to see wood and metal whizzing through a bunch of over-engineered machines, lasers cutting outlines, spray-paint robots blasting the bodies of the guitars with blasts of lacquer, etc. But it’s...
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I’ve been following Jeremiah Warren’s Youtube channel for a while now, and I really love this April Fools Day mini-doc he did. Admittedly, I’d never thought much about the history of this bizarre ‘holiday’ – but the story behind it is pretty...
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