Kerry Gruson was strangled by a Vietnam War veteran who had a violent flashback, thinking she was vietcong, while interviewing him in 1974. The incident left her serverly handicapped. But, since then she has started sailing and competes worldwide. She’s an amazing person.
Another great short documentary by Temujin Doran, I can’t wait for the day that he does a proper feature.
Skye is an island off the west coast of the Scottish mainland. This film was made in November 2011, and marks the beginning of training and preperation for the Scott 2012 Expedition, lead by polar explorer Ben Saunders.
We love seeing how things are made.
Kokeshi Dolls originated in North-East Japan as wooden toys for children. They began being produced towards the end of the Edo period (1603~1868) by woodwork artisans, called Kiji-shi, who normally made bowls, trays and other tableware by using a lathe. They began to make small dolls in the winter to sell to visitors who came to bathe in the many hot springs near their villages, which was believed to be a cure for the demands of a strenuous agricultural lifestyle.
Thanks, @sunnyside_up82.
Portland based Stumptown Coffee Roasters shows us one of their sources, Colombian farmers with a passion.
La Mer de Pianos, a short profile on Parisian piano parts scavenger and repair man Marc Manceaux. These are the kind of profiles I love, people devoted to and experts in their field.
The trailer for Meet the Fokkens, a documentary on twin sisters who have been prostitutes in Amsterdam for over 40 years, is fantastically charming, honest!
Discussion Topic of the Day: Utah State University students Jesse Budd and Patrick Romero ask their fellow undergrads the age-old question: Can men and women just be friends?
Whatever you might think about this exercise, one thing is certain: You will have an opinion.
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Kim Bap by Matthew Koshmrl is an amazing run through the traditional Korean food. From rice cultivation to production to consumption. In many ways, I wish that “How It’s Made” was show exactly like this.
I’m continually impressed with Etsy’s “Handmade Portrait” series. This time around they go to Latvia to see Holocaust survivor Yevgeniya Kilupe’s homemade masks.
Tourettes: I Swear I Can’t Help It
This photo, Rhein II by German photographer Andreas Gursky, recently sold for $4,300,000 at auction, making it the most expensive photograph of all time.
The documentary above, “Gursky World,” goes into what makes his photos unique and why someone would pay such an amount and is quite interesting.
Australian artist James Gulliver Hancock, who now resides in Brooklyn, is taking it upon himself to draw every building in New York City, seen here in this profile by Maria Guzman-Aloia.
Grabbers
Guys in Texas try and grab a bull by the horns. Literally.
Wonder Object
The documentary film-making couple the Walleys show us a bit about Gary Schott’s ridiculous, funny and beautiful contraptions.
Casey Neistat gets caught up in an impromptu Occupy Wall Street march.
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