Oysters, Medieval Peasants, and Returning to the Rainforest

Return to the Rainforest – BBC “David Good’s parents come from different countries – hardly unusual in the US where he was raised. But the 25-year-old’s family is far from ordinary – while his father is American, his mother is a tribeswoman living in a remote part of the Amazon. … Read More

Nightvision

Until you can afford that pan-European sojourn, watch this. Filmmaker Luke Shepard travelled through thirty-six cities in twenty-one countries and took thousands of pictures of famous landmarks along the way. The pictures were then put together in post production, giving us elegant, slow moving shots that contrast the timelessness of … Read More

SNL, Beards at Work, and Praising Laziness

A History of Beards in the Workplace – BBC “In the legal profession too, Oldstone-Moore attests. “You can see, going centuries back, a strong disposition against facial hair,” he says, with the integrity of bearded lawyers being openly called into question.” On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs – Strike Magazine … Read More

Werner Herzog’s Terrifying Texting & Driving Documentary

It’s a matter of time before texting and driving is going to be considered just as horrible as drinking and driving, and this thirty-minute documentary by famed documentarian Werner Herzog might be the thing that finally tips the scales. [youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BqFkRwdFZ0[/youtube]

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