The Oddersey

Can a filmmaker in a spare bedroom outgun a Hollywood studio? Will Norman shot The Oddersey on the webcam of a 2009 iMac he bought off eBay for £15 and it got 14m views. It’s on YouTube and Will has asked people to view it on an iMac, if they can, and share a photo on Instagram Stories, tagging @willnormanfilms

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Trailer for YOU GOT GOLD — A Celebration of John Prine

This new documentary captures a tribute to the legendary songwriter, filmed in October 2022 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. (It’s a love thing, everybody)

 

If Cats Did Social Media

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Via Rusty’s Electric Dreams 

A Tour Of New York’s Gaudiest Neighbour With A Marxist Geographer

In this short documentary, David Harvey, introduces the viewer to radical geography and invites us to rethink the modern city where houses have gone from a use value to an exchange value, where urban design is increasingly shaped by financial interests rather than the wellbeing of communities.

(Aeon Videos)

The Far Sound

This film examines how technologies invented at Bell Laboratories and developed by the Bell System contributed to making direct-dial, long-distance telephone service possible.

(99% Invisible)

Clear the Guide Strip

 There are lines on the ground in Germany. They are called tactile ground surface indicators (TGSIs) and they are there for a reason.

The Three Musketeers met up.
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Dolly Parton’s Buddy Program

Rusty Blazenhoff posted this piece about Dolly Parton's Buddy Program, an educational initiative by the Dollywood Foundation that offered $500 to middle school students in Sevier County, Tennessee. Steve Henderson was one of the two buddies who signed the contract above. They agreed to not drop out of high school on each other's watch. If they both kept their promise, they got to split $1K courtesy of Dolly. If one dropped out, neither would get anything. Steve and his buddy, Nathan, graduated from high school and each got $500. Steve went on to work at Dollywood in its early days and later came back to voice some park campaigns.

Are You A Functional Phone Addict?

Arthur Brooks has a blunt test for whether you're addicted to your phone

(Open Culture)

Daisy Chain Fields Festival

Here’s a link to all the wonderfulness at Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival this past weekend. The all female event raised $10m for nonprofits benefiting women and girls. Melinda French Gates matched the amount, bringing the reported total to about $20m. Yay!

Here’s a NYT gift link for a Daisy Chain Fields Playlist.

Kitten Rescue

Komatsu North America was so impressed by the rescue that they sent Sue a tiny reflective construction vest and a hard hat with ear holes.

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