a travelogue
Photos, books, links and writing related to video
Everything tagged video
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02/26/08
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Debunking ‘Third-World’ Myths
A fantastic talk by Hans Rosling from the TED conference archives. Rosling does a nice job of debunks some myths about the so-called “developing world.” But really what carries the point home is the stunning animation software developed by Rosling’s …continue reading »
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10/10/07
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The Whirling Dervish: Performance at The Relax Pub
My friend Bill’s band, The Whirling Dervish, performance at The Relax Pub earlier this year. It’s YouTube, but the picture and sound are actually not bad. You’ll love it, trust me.continue reading »
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09/08/07
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Letterpress Documentary (YouTube)
Despite what might quite possibly be the worst most annoying voiceover ever, this is still an amazing little documentary on letterpress printing. If I could have just one extravagant thing, totally unnecessary, gross conspicuous consumption type of thing, it would …continue reading »
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08/14/07
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South Park Creators Animate Talks by Alan Watts
Apparently Trey Parker was at least partly raised as a Buddhist, which, in this country, when Parker was young, meant encountering the work of Alan Watts. Years later, Parker and Matt Stone decided to do some animation for some of …continue reading »
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08/14/07
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Women in Film
Women in Film. From the same person that brought us Women in Art, which I have to say is better, though this does provide an interesting look at the changing perceptions of beauty over the years in mainstream American culture. …continue reading »
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06/18/07
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500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art (YouTube)
Amazing YouTube video of morphing female portraits from the last 500 years of Western art with a soundtrack of Yo-Yo Ma playing the sarabande from Bach’s first cello suite in G Major. There’s something like 85 portraits blended together in …continue reading »
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06/18/07
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Interview With the (Then) Oldest Woman in the World.
A Neatorama reader translates a video clip of the (then) world’s oldest woman: “Grandmother Sarhat is always happy when her 2 years-old neighbour Nadin gets in her window. They drink tea and eat candies together. Saahrad says that this child …continue reading »
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06/01/07
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Video: Frozen Waves in Newfoundland
I’d settle for just seeing snow on the beach as a complete novelty, but in Newfoundland things go a bit further. The quote from the poster of the video: “A strange weather phenomenon occurred in Newfoundland where the waves were …continue reading »
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06/01/07
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The Bloody Olive
A few days ago a friends of mine actually sent me a YouTube video of her cat. Who does that? Anyway, shortly thereafter a ran across The Bloody Olive, which has redeemed YouTube for me. It’s about ten minutes long …continue reading »
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05/24/07
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The Civil War in Four Minutes
Unfortunately for some reason the video has been removed from YouTube by the user, but it was damn cool, hopefully someone will get it back up. “To inform and illustrate the scale, scope and tragedy of the Civil War, the …continue reading »
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05/17/07
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Clave y Guaguanco from “…y tenemos sabor” (YouTube)
Beautiful old-school rumba from Clave y Guaguanco.This clip is from “…y tenemos sabor” (1967) dir. Sara Gomez. If anyone knows where I can find a copy of the full length movie please email me.continue reading »
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05/17/07
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Antoni Gaudi On MetaFilter
Three exceptionally beautiful videos featuring surreal genius architect Antoni Gaudi. The comments also contain a number of additional links to various examples of Gaudi’s work.continue reading »
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05/03/07
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600-Year-Old Music Found Encoded in Chapel Walls
A father-and-son team, Thomas and Stuart Mitchell, have unlocked a coded music system present in decorations of the Rosslyn Chapel. The chapel contains 213 carved blocks showing thirteen geometric patterns. In addition to these blocks, there are carved angels playing …continue reading »
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02/03/07
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Patti Smith singing “You Light Up My Life”
Patti Smith sings You Light Up My Life. Seriously. Video from 1979 when she appeared on the television show “Kids Are People Too.” Amazing. This is one of the reasons Patti Smith is my hero.continue reading »
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02/02/07
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Pitch ‘n’ Putt with Joyce ‘n’ Beckett
Golfing with James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. Clever and funny. If you’re a nerd. (video link)continue reading »