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Does a Black Hole make a sound? Scientists working with the Chandra X-ray Observatory may have detected a true occurrence of sound in space. Via Gizmodo: Everyone knows there is no sound in space. After all, a sound wave requires a medium, like air or water, to travel through, and space is mostly a vacuum. […]

This ad explores how Maneybhanjang, ‘the place where all roads meet’ deep in the Himalayas, is known as the Land of Land Rovers. Via Yahoo News: Land Rover has visited a remote village in West Bengal that uses a fleet of its classic models for daily transportation. Maneybhanjang in India, has become so renowned for […]

Leading Lady Parts is a short film from the BBC written and directed by Jessica Swale, starring people like Emilia Clarke, for the #TimesUp era. Via the LA Times: Significant discussions and changes have emerged from the Time’s Up movement, both in the U.S. and in the U.K., but this week brings the first artistic […]

Blizzard is still the king of cinematics. And yes, surprisingly or not, their still hugely popular, money-printing game World of Warcraft is still running. Via Windows Central: World of Warcraft’s (WoW) next big expansion “Battle for Azeroth” launches on August 13th (or 14th, depending on territory), and it’s waving goodbye to the previous expansion “Legion” […]

How Feng Shui shaped Hong Kong’s skyline – a vox explainer about architecture, the continuing importance of mysticism, and culture. What is Feng Shui? SBS has an explainer too: Feng shui – literally meaning “wind-water” – is influential in many parts of Asia, where people adjust their lives and carefully position items such as a […]

This week at MIFF2018, we’re watching Tigers are Not Afraid by Issa López, a dark fairytale about children in Mexico trying to survive the cartels. Via Slashfilm: How Issa López’s Tigers Are Not Afraid has played some fourteen film festivals and still doesn’t have distribution outside Mexico is astonishing. Her spectacularly moving childhood journey bursts […]

How did Carnegie Hall, one of the world’s most famous concert halls, lose its famous sound in 1986? This explainer discusses it. Via Gizmodo: In May 1986, the venerated Carnegie Hall concert venue in New York City shut down for 30 weeks of major repairs. The beautiful music hall had hosted legends including Peter Ilyich […]

The New Zealand Transport Agency is back with another brilliant PSA about guys defying the “mate code”, and not letting their drunk friends drive. Via Adweek: In a somewhat similar fashion to Palau, New Zealand takes its protection of the environment. As one enters the country, signs are prominently displayed articulating the strict laws designed […]

Nikita Diakur’s Ugly has debuted online, an experimental short film that won the 2017 Ottowa International Animation Festival’s Grand Prize. Via Short of the Week: Just in time for September’s 2018 Ottawa International Animation Festival, the reigning Grand Prize winner has debuted online. Nikita Diakur’s daringly experimental short utilizes a CG technique the filmmaker has […]

We’ve already mentioned this before, but MIFF2018 is here! We’re going to catch Tampopo this weekend at the Astor Theatre, a classic “Ramen Western”. A Guardian review: In the years since first stumbling across Tampopo, I’ve rewatched many other films many more times, but Juzo Itami’s “ramen western” has always stayed in my mind. It […]