Videodrome
A Chemical Party
They always forget to invite "thorium":http://motherboard.tv/2011/11/9/motherboard-tv-the-thorium-dream.
Too Much For Words: Time-Lapse Video of Earth from the ISS
"Michael König":http://vimeo.com/michaelkoenig edited -- and added a Jans Jelinek score to -- this series of videos taken with special low-light equipment by crew members on the International Space Station from last August 'till October. Prepare to be...
What Your Body Does When It Gets Really Scared
Just letting you know. bq. *"The hypothalamus, positioned in the brain, activates the "suprarenal medulla":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_gland#Medulla. The suprarenal medulla releases adrenaline into the bloodstream and numerous responses in...
"Corpcore": An Ode to the Office Park By Way of Ghetto House
Fatima Al Qadiri, who also goes by Ayshay, is an artist based in New York who composed each song on her new album, _Genre-Specific Experience_, using a controller keyboard with virtual instruments - and only one three-second sample throughout. To make...
Remembering the Better Times of the Gaddafi Family-Run ISP
With Muhammad deposed in Algeria, and Muammar dead, the Gaddafi family ISP, "Libya Telecom and Technology":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya_Telecom_%26_Technology, would seem to be a rudderless ship. Though, its "website":http://www.ltt.ly/en/ is...
Falling in Love With An Ad: Rediscovering the 1972 Polaroid SX-70 Promo Film
To Edwin Land, the scientist who invented Polaroid, the "SX-70 color camera":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaroid_SX-70 was the height of his achievement. The first instant SLR, it could develop photos automatically in broad daylight. And it was a...
It's Tuesday
h4. From "_Desnaisky Raion_," by Cyprien Gaillard with Koudlam, at Super, 2007. Learn more in "this video":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqTGtLZeoCY.
Teddy Ruxpin Was a Crystal Fiend
Among the many interesting aspects of the world of Teddy Ruxpin, star of the popular 1980s children's toy set and a TV show, none may be more remarkable than the object of Teddy's adventures.
The Composite Efficiency of Boeing's 787
Boeing has finally delivered its new 787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways of Japan, more than three years after the firms' initial agreed-upon delivery date. Its tardiness shouldn't discount the fact that it's a technological tour de force. The 78...
If Mirrors Could Speak: The Obscure Art of Social Engineering Films
Found on the "Internet Archive":http://www.archive.org/details/self_image_film, this PSA from the 70s holds a fascinating mirror to society by reminding us that our brains have been getting programmed by the tyrannical overloads of society for a long...
The Secret-est Nuclear Weapons Test
One way to measure human advancement is by examining the past. The past is rich with videos like the one featured here, where we catch a glimpse of the way we'll likely look back at ourselves now, in 50 or more years. Sobering isn't it? If not...
Video: Salem / "King Night"
Director Theo Wenner ably, apparently, conjures up the terrifying syrup-induced hallucination of a tractor-trailer fetishist.