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Japan’s Tojinbo Cliffs has a suicide vigilante who has reportedly saved hundreds of people: documented in Gatekeeper by Field of Vision. Via the Atlantic: Yukio Shige is a retired Japanese police detective with a huge self-imposed burden: to patrol the Tojinbo Cliffs to stop people from jumping to their deaths. He talks individuals away from […]

If you’re a huge Mad Max fan, you’ve probably heard of Wasteland, a four-day postapocalyptic festival set in a Californian desert. For the rest of us, though, WIRED has the scoop: Chaos is the norm at Wasteland, the “world’s largest post-apocalyptic festival” that turns the Mojave Desert into a glorious vision of hell on earth. […]

Indiana Jones superfan Patrick Schoenmaker has created this incredible fanmade opening sequence for an imaginary animated series. He worked on it for five years (!!). Patrick is a character designer and animator based in the Netherlands who has worked for Lucasfilm, UNGA toys, Capgemini, KLM, IlLuster, Acme Archives, Topps, Cartoon Saloon and Sesame Street. Via […]

ECLA’s new gaming robot, Deltu, is a little too human, even if it doesn’t look it – it’s prone to gquitting if you’re not worthy. From the video: Project by ECAL/Alexia Léchot Tutors: Alain Bellet, Cyril Diagne, Gaël Hugo, Christophe Guignard, Cédric Duchêne, Assistants : Laura Perrenoud, Tibor Udvari, Romain Cazier ECAL / University of […]

The Truth Behind The 1991 Clio Awards With Nick Offerman from Funny Or Die On behalf of the Clio Awards, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Funny or Die have done a skit on the notorious 1991 Clio Awards. Via Adweek: It remains the most notorious night in advertising history—June 13, 1991. The Clio Awards were […]

Southwest Airlines’ new ad campaigns are a series of wacky, glitzy mini musicals as part of the carrier’s “Transfarency” campaign, featuring actual airline employees. Do they work? We’re not sure. They definitely entertain, and try to push Southwest Airlines’ attempt to make travelling with them a (scarily?) positive experience: “We celebrate our constant ability to […]

Born to be Mild is a documentary that celebrates the Dull Men’s Club by exploring their uncommon, strange and cheerful hobbies. Via Short of the Week: Taking us on a tour of the extraordinarily ordinary, Andy Oxley’s short film Born to be Mild is a celebration of everything ‘dull, not boring’. From photographing mailboxes to […]

In this excellent science fiction dystopian short film, Dust, evolution happens really quickly, with often deadly consequences. The film was funded through Kickstarter and was inspired by anime and horror tropes. Via Short of the Week: Absolutely one of my favorite VFX sci-fi/fantasy releases of the year, Mike Grier’s dystopian, environmental parable combines everything I […]

In this great silent autoplay ad for the Clinton campaign, model and deaf activist Nyle DiMarco makes the case for her in the upcoming election. Via Adweek: If you’re on one of the three major social networks, you’re used to videos that play automatically when you scroll through your feed. In fact, you’re probably so […]

Apple dropped several great new ads for its new iPhone, based on the tagline “Practically Magic”, highlighting low light camera and other features. Anyone getting the new phone? Via Adweek: Apple broke a pair of iPhone 7 commercials during the Emmy Awards on Sunday night, advertising the latest incarnation of the device with the line: […]