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Reading books: How to…

https://player.vimeo.com/video/331908835?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Bookstores have always driven me crazy. So much to read and so little time! And now with our lives chock full of content–Netlflix, podcasts, social media, and the 24 hour news cycle–when the hell are we supposed to find the time to get through a book? This dilemma has haunted me for awhile. So…… Continue reading Reading books: How to…

Coffee & Climate Change ↑OR↓ The Cold Truth

How climate change threatens coffee production | DW Documentary https://youtu.be/dqnZkvKIo0g?si=fJja4RklbQr8rJom / 2024 / … #dwdocumentary#documentary Climate change could halve the amount of land suitable for coffee production by 2050. In a bid to save one of the world’s most popular drinks, many people are busy experimenting with more resilient coffee varieties and sustainable growing methods.…… Continue reading Coffee & Climate Change ↑OR↓ The Cold Truth

This is what Victorian people sounded like

https://youtu.be/BrXUcEh0ncE / 2024 / In a previous video I introduced the oldest voices that can still be heard through recordings made on Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville’s phonautograph and Thomas Edison’s early tinfoil phonograph. This time, we look at how efforts to promote Edison’s new “perfected” phonograph in Britain led to the preservation of the voices…… Continue reading This is what Victorian people sounded like

TikTok Boooom…

{2024}Dissecting one of the most influential platforms of the contemporary social media landscape, TIKTOK, BOOM, directed by CODED BIAS filmmaker Shalini Kantayya, examines the algorithmic, socio-political, economic, and cultural influences and impact of the history-making app. This rigorous exploration balances a genuine interest in the TikTok community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism…… Continue reading TikTok Boooom…

How to treat unvaccinated ←OR→ VAXXED III

The best performance of Steven Paikin of TVO. https://youtu.be/peu-lhtcuNY?si=wUbPc0aytwyCaoh6 What Should We Do About the Unvaxxed? | TVO: The Agenda, 2022.How should Canadian society as a whole approach the percentage of the population that remains unvaccinated – hovering around 12 per cent – some of whom are ardent anti-vaxxers? Prime Minister Trudeau says Canadians should…… Continue reading How to treat unvaccinated ←OR→ VAXXED III

Cybertopia: Guyes full of themself

https://youtu.be/YQy0ZCx3UCY?si=ND22IDwRP8PbW1DI What is the vision of cyber-utopists in Silicon Valley? They are responsible for a revolution that shapes our lives on all levels.This is a portrait of Cybertopia. We read the gospel according to Steve Jobs, download the latest apps and are in awe of Google. This revolution is shaped by new programmers, entrepreneurs and…… Continue reading Cybertopia: Guyes full of themself

Ayahuasca boom in Brazil

https://youtu.be/hbkB-oqn75g?si=AKVbmryPLoOf8XrQ Ayahuasca boom in Brazil – Remedy or risk? | DW Documentary.The psychoactive substance ayahuasca is common in Brazil. For generations, indigenous people have incorporated it into their rituals. Researchers say it can serve as an alternative to anti-depressants – and as a way to treat drug addiction. Ayahuasca translates as “spirits of the woody…… Continue reading Ayahuasca boom in Brazil

The Art Teacher from Drohobycz – Bruno Schulz by the Quay Brothers

https://youtu.be/mXVsb25uGlE?si=F6JdFUxYPJyNAPfd PREMIERE – On the exact 80th anniversary of the death of Bruno Schulz (19th November 1942), one of Poland’s greatest prose writers of the 20th century, the Polish Cultural Institute presents a film realised by the award-winning short filmmakers, the Quay Brothers, about Bruno Schulz’s life and work. Schulz was a Polish-Jewish writer, illustrator,…… Continue reading The Art Teacher from Drohobycz – Bruno Schulz by the Quay Brothers