The Mauritania Railway: Backbone of the Sahara
This train is nearly 3-kilometers in length. It’s among one of the longest and heaviest in the world.
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Greenpeace Ecosystem
Elliot Lim is a freelance director, designer, and animator based in the Bay Area. Elliot has a wide and varied resumé of work (some notables include HBO, FX,…
Farewell – ETAOIN SHRDLU
The entire process of breaking a story and getting it to print is just bonkers. It’s hard to fathom making such deadlines today, let alone 40 years ago. Over the…
The Armed – Nowhere to be Found
The Armed, a punk band from Detroit, Michigan continues to iron out their raw sound. Nowhere to be Found, from their 2018 album Only Love. If you’re searching for…
Stems
Sam Morrill, Director of Curation at Vimeo: Sentimentality is a tricky thing. For those of us who possess it, experiencing “all the feels” can provide a deep well…
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography
From the filmmakers website: But it wasn’t until 1980 that Dorfman found her ultimate medium: a rare large-format camera devised by the Polaroid Corporation. The instant photographs it…
How to Knock Off a Saddleback Leather Bag
I don’t normally purchase leather products. I’m no vegetarian either, unlike my better half. I do however, live and die by Michael Polan’s adage: “Eat food. Not too…
Oneohtrix Point Never – Black Snow
Daniel Lopatin is insanely talented. I want to say this is the first music video he’s directed. Last year he scored Good Time, which is definitely worth a…
First-ever HD Footage of Cells in Motion
Researchers combined two forms of photography that drastically reduces the destruction of cells: The current microscope fills a 10-foot-long table. “It’s a bit of a Frankenstein’s monster right…
Borromean Rings
I love it when Cliff Stoll (American Astronomer, hacker, scientist and author) makes an appearance on Numberphile. He really has a way with words: The Borromean rings require each-other…
Design Canada Trailer
Through the lens of graphic design, Design Canada follows the transformation of a nation from a colonial outpost to a vibrant and multicultural society. Cast (Designers): Burton Kramer,…