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Territorio de Zaguates is a no-kill dog shelter within the mountains of Costa Rica, the feature of this National Geographic short film. Via National Geographic: At the Territorio de Zaguates no-kill dog shelter in Costa Rica, every animal coming to live at the rescue facility gets a name. And at the moment, there are approximately […]

Shooting Star is the latest Overwatch animated cinematic short, featuring Korean pro gamer character turned defender, Hana Song (D.Va). Via Polygon: The short, called “Shooting Star,” debuted at Overwatch’s Korea Fan Festival. It takes a look beyond the glitz and glamour of D.Va’s fame and gives us a glimpse at what life is like for […]

Serena Williams stars in a beautifully shot new ad for Chase with regards to the US Open, featuring her newborn daughter Alexis Olympia. Via GlowUp: As we await Serena Williams’ first appearance at the U.S. Open since giving birth to daughter Alexis Olympia, don’t be surprised if we totally fangirl out. Every day, we seem […]

Following MIFF2018, the Melbourne Writer’s Festival (MWF) is next up, with guests like Ted Chiang (the Arrival), the New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow, and Ta-Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me). See you guys there! In the meantime, here’s a short story from Ted Chiang, The Great Silence (full story here): The humans use Arecibo to […]

Our favourite film watched at MIFF this year was Jessica Leski’s joyous Australian-made documentary, I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story. Via Screen Daily: This isn’t an uncritical look at fandom, however, but an informative, empathetic, engaging and accessible exploration of the role that it has played in the lives of four Australian […]

Appreciate you bringing this to our attention! This ad violates our shocking content policy and it's no longer running as an ad. More info here: https://t.co/dOUocjUevh — Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) August 14, 2018 A jump scare ad for the upcoming The Nun film got banned from YouTube after a tweet warning about its effect on […]

The internet-famous, inestimable Chuck Norris is overshadowed by a truck in this hilarious Toyota ad for the new Toyota Tacoma. Via Motor1: Chuck Norris and his famous beard star in a new ad for the Toyota Tacoma. With just his autograph on the fender, the midsized pickup takes on Norris’ strengths as an action movie […]

A behind the scenes video shows the surprising source behind Viserion’s undead roar on Game of Thrones — it was made out of fans’ cries. Via Gizmodo: Viserion’s resurrection as the icy plaything of the Night King in Game of Thrones’ season seven finale left us with many questions over the last year or so… […]

Free Solo is a documentary about free soloist climber Alex Honnold as he attempts to climb the 3,200ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park… without a rope. Alex Honnold previously appeared in the Atlantic: Why do you do this? This refers to climbing thousands of feet in the air, alone, with no harness, rope, or […]

Jonah Stands Up is a short film about New Orleans artist Jonah Bascle, in contemplation of his mortality. It’s a profile documentary by Hannah Engelson. Via Short of the Week: From it’s fly-on-the-wall observational footage to its hand-crafted animation segments, the best thing about Hannah Engelson’s profile documentary Jonah Stands Up is how unpolished it […]