Digital Nation
PBS in the US aired a fascinating documentary called Digital Nation this week which everyone should watch, but especially teachers since a lot of it deals with...
TED Talks- Life Lessons from an Ad Man
An amazing and funny 16 minute lecture given by Rory Sutherland about the power of intangible assets in advertising and marketing. Well worth a watch!
Things you can’t do in Audio Drama…
There are some things that are just pretty much impossible to do in Audio Drama, and one of them is extended action sequences like this… (with thanks...
Century of the Self
Perhaps one of the greatest documentaries ever done by the BBC. It literally explains how the general population went from being Citizens to Consumers during the 20th...
Space Battleship Yamato Live-Action Trailer
“We’re off to outer space…” Those lines started each weekly adventure of Star Blazers when I was kid in the 1970’s, and now the Japanese are making...
A Hillarious Tour of Akihabara’s Maid Cafes
Another great find brought to you by MadUnkieG! A progressively stranger journey into Tokyo’s Maid Cafe scene, as a newbie does the tour with an old hand....
A little Pieck me up!
Courtesy of MadUnkieG, some wonderful illustrations to help with the holiday blues: From Wikipedia: Anton Franciscus Pieck (Den Helder, Netherlands, 19 April 1895 – Overveen, Netherlands, 25...
Best and Funniest Review of Star Wars Episode 1 you’re ever going to see!
Actually, this is great lesson in both how to tell a story, and how not to do it. Worth watching if you can get over the annoying...