Aico is such an imaginative and skilled guitarist that watching him doodle distractedly is as hypnotic as staring at a flame. Here’s a clip of him doing just that at my mother’s house in Spain this summer, while we were … Continue reading
“But knowing a thing or two about the speed of light can tie the human mind into pretzels.” Leo Padron, watch maker and renaissance man, explains how humans came about figuring out how to track the elusive concept of time … Continue reading
A few months ago I tweeted something along the lines of “gee, I’m so glad Hollywood has not sunk it’s claws into the fantastic epic of Paradise Lost.” Don’t get me wrong, the giants of mainstream film production have done … Continue reading
Debtocracy is a very well-explained and thrilling documentary that helped me understand the situation in Greece and place it in the context of the global economic unrest we are experiencing today. You can watch it for free. It’s been online … Continue reading
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After my friend Jose Artieda posted this video by TheraminTree on facebook, I absolutely had to share. This fascinating clip discusses experiments that have shown how easily we can be influenced by just hearing an opinion repeatedly. As a video, … Continue reading
One of my favorite animated infographic to-date is the opening sequence of the 2007 film “The Kingdom”. Not only is this infographic fantastically executed, beautifully art directed and articulately animated it also happens to qualify for one of my great, … Continue reading
If you’re one of those peeps thinks ‘world music’ is a dirty word you’re in for a shocker, my friend. You should listen to this band, they’ve been on the lips of legends from Robert Plant to Chris Martin, on … Continue reading
Remember the post on the Lorem ipsum generator? Well, if you liked that here’s a special treat for ya. Now you can fill your copy blocks with pseudo-hipster mumbo jumbo. Just go to http://hipsteripsum.me/, select your number of paragraphs, choose … Continue reading