Wow. Just wow. Monsieur COK is a short French film illustrating the struggle between capitalism and communism, labor and money, automation and human labor. Visually stunning and groteschly real, this is a fantastic yet somewhat scary look at the industry that drives our lives, wars, and world. Watch it online. Fantastic! (Found via NotCot.org)
Variations on Normal is a little website by Dominic Wilcox with illustrations and photos about just that : Different ways of doing normal things. I was really pleasently suprised about these ideas. They’re fun, thoughtful and unique. Cheers! (Found via It’s Nice That)
With an amazing effort of the WWF in an international effort to bring about a movement toward climate change, Earth Hour is 60 minutes of darkness, multiplied over millions around the world. Fantastic method and heart behind the effort, I think this is great. The 2009 Earth Hour will be TOMORROW, March 28 at 8:30pm...
GOOD magazine with filmmaker Sam Slovick has put together a short series of docs about the Skid Row neighborhood in LA. Heartbreaking, humbling, and GOOD, these videos share the stories of the residents, the lawmakers, police, and pastors of the 50 block ward. It’s something we should all be aware of, praying for, and talking...
Our current economic downturn explained in a simple and meaningful visual. Great work. Part two after the jump:
The New York Times has a great interactive opinion visual about their endorsements for president , beginning with Lincoln. Each endorsements features a quote about their decision and a link to the editorial article of the time. great stuff.
In 1969, when the funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was running out of support in the government, Mr. Fred Rogers himself spoke at a Senate hearing, saving his show and education television for good. Fantastic speech and gracious words from a wonderful man who did so many years of good. Found...
“Muntadar al-Zaidi is the Iraqi journalist who was arrested for throwing his shoes at President Bush. This is a photo project devoted to letting al-Zaidi know that people from all over the world share in his outrage over the war in Iraq. We do not condone shoe-throwing, but we prefer it to war.“ Fantastic.
Today is election day here in America, and I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about a day that had nothing to do with gifts or snow in a long, LONG time. So in honor of freedom and voting, here’s a collection of “get out a vote” posters through the ages: From Sandusky History....
Communist Mani-Pesto! (click to watch) HAHAHA. Last night’s episode of the Colbert Report again rocked the house. He got to the bottom of the “Obama is a Socialist” idiocy, with the actual candidate from the Socialist Party as guest to explain the situation, and had guest Sherman Alexie on the show, who is a great...
The people over at GOOD have put together a whole series of videos that are just great. “GOOD is a collaboration of individuals, businesses, and nonprofits pushing the world forward. Since 2006 we’ve been making a magazine, videos, and events for people who give a damn.” They are great. Check ‘em out. (PS you have...
So I sitting in, I think, one of 2 non-Starbucks coffehouses in Muncie, the Blue Bottle in the busling downtown area, and I stumbled upon Elloh on Etsy. Just a great shop filled with digital prints of random pop culture icons, including the above list of the best of the best presidential facial hair. Great stuff. ...