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A Mesmerizing Film Shot Entirely From an Airplane Window
One passenger captures the snow-capped mountains and glittery coastline on a commercial flight from San Francisco to Philadelphia.
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Chopped Dice, a Pinch of Sequin, and 1 Grenade: How to Make Guacamole
Everyone’s favorite appetizer comes to life in this Oscar-nominated, stop-motion short.
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Meet India's 'Gandhi of Farming'
Bhaskar Savé is an activist working to reverse the harmful effects of non-organic farming through a philosophy of nonviolence.
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The Art of Listening Locally: How Portland Became an Indie-Rock Mecca
This New American Noise documentary reveals how Portland’s artists build on the past to create deeply personal music.
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How Strip Clubs Influence Atlanta's Underground Rap Scene
This New American Noise documentary explores the intersection of rap and exotic dancing in Atlanta.
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'Seed-Keepers': Female Farmers Take on Corporate Monopolies in India
How the rise of GMOs sparked a suicide epidemic, and what women are doing to stop it
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'Shake It Like a Salt Shaker': Bounce Music Defies Labels in New Orleans
The hypersexual, progressive bounce scene in post-Katrina New Orleans suggests a new wave of hip-hop.
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How Riddles Beat Our Brains
What optical illusions and other tricks tell us about how our minds work.
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The Sartorialist: Testimonies From Impossibly Chic Urbanites
Meet the stylish New Yorkers featured on the notorious fashion blog.
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The Art of Fried Dough: Indian Street Food Edition
The team from The Perennial Plate compiles three weeks worth of footage on location in Maharashtra into one food-filled day.
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Behold the World's Largest Collection of Planetarium Projectors
Owen Phairis rescues the optical relics from schools or museums, and preserves them for a new generation of science lovers.
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The Artist Who Made a Career Out of Forgery—Dressed as a Priest
The story of Mark Landis, a bizarre painter who managed to dupe museums around the country into accepting his phony pieces.
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Beautiful but Terrifying: Kayaking Over a Waterfall
Seven filmmakers hunt for the perfect waterfall -- and the perfect shot.
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An Animated ABC of Famous Architects
A charming list of famous architects and their most beloved works, one for each letter of the alphabet.
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The Perfect Shot: A Man, a Moon, and a Thin Piece of Rope
Watch Dean Potter walk across a highline over Cathedral Peak in Yosemite National park while the moon rises in the background.
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A Method to the Madness: A Day With New York City's Pothole Crew
Tumblr Storyboard documents one day with six brave men from New York City’s pothole repair crew.
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Drone's Eye View: An Eerily Beautiful Skate Video Over the Streets of Prague
An remote-control helicopter follows a skater and his glow-in-the-dark skateboard through Prague at night.
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A Delightful History of the GIF, in 2 Minutes
This week, thousands at Miami Art Week will bear witness to the show’s first open-submission curated GIF festival.
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Morning Sickness, Cryptic Smiles: How the Press Covers Royal Pregnancies
The news media's response to Kate Middleton's pregnancy is eerily similar to its coverage of Diana's.
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500 Plates and Counting: Immortalizing Death Row's Last Meals
Activist Julie Green paints death row inmates' last meal requests on beautiful ceramic plates.
