In 2004, German programmer Tobias Lütke was living in Ottawa with his girlfriend. An avid snowboarder, he wanted to launch an online snowboard shop, but found the e-commerce software available at the time to be clunky and expensive. So he…
Plastic Pollution: “We’ve Lost the Battle on the Beaches”
After four years of leading volunteer beach cleans in the west of Wales, Alan Cookson is quitting because of the insurmountable plastic problem around Britain’s coastlines. The Guardian joins him as he leads his last beach clean to find out why…
The Replacements Live in 1981
During the first week of September 1981, Twin/Tone took the mobile recording unit and rented a bunch of video gear and recorded 15 bands live (five nights) at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis… These movies are from the show…
Sturgill Simpson on Austin City Limits
Enjoy “Listening To The Rain” from rising country music star Sturgill Simpson. Watch Austin City Limits on PBS. (Source: Austin City Limits TV)
Master Designer of the Modern: Alexander Girard
Alexander Girard from Dress Code Director: James Casey Executive Creative Director: Dan CovertExecutive Producer: Brad EdelsteinHead of Post Production & Operations: Tara Rose StrombergHead of Production: Amy DempseyAssistant Producer: Mayele YeboCinematography: Sebastian Slayter1st Assistant Camera: Cameron SizemoreGaffer: Bret “Dutch” Beimers2nd…
The Obamas’ ‘American Factory’ Reveals Stark Difference Between U.S. and Chinese Culture and the Challenge of Globalization
By Gregory Crofton Procedural documentaries are some of my favorites. “American Factory” is an excellent addition to the genre. It’s the first film released via Netflix by the Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions. It tells the story of…