Playtime 1967
Playtime 1967Playtime (stylized as PlayTime and also written as Play Time) is a 1967 comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. In the film, Tati again plays Monsieur Hulot, the popular character who had central roles in his earlier films Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) and Mon Oncle (1958). However, Tati grew ambivalent towards playing […]
Live World Statistics + Data Charts
The ‘live’ statistics below show the consequences of ‘too much and too soon’ approaches to civilisation. We bear witness to the acceleration and limitations of humanity’s misuse of Mother Earth’s resources, while ignoring those limitations that are self evident. If we don’t slow down, reset and revise our past achievements and values, we will not be able to bear the burden of what’s to come.
Mind Your Head
The state of the human consciousness is a very relevant and popular theme in our shared experience of our world in modern times. Sparky presents here a regularly updated selection of conversations from YouTube and other platforms in video, audio or text formats. Delve in or find in search your topic of interest.
I think therefore I am
As with Aeon, Psyche disseminates knowledge from a wide range of expert perspectives. Psychology and philosophy are key, but Psyche also draws on history, anthropology and other disciplines. Psyche recognises that the human condition has always been illuminated by the imagination as much as by reason and practical knowledge, and will showcase poetic and artistic voices and perspectives.
Food in Photography
Food in Photography | What Makes Art GreatIn this episode, producer & author Burt Wolf (PBS’ Travels & Traditions, Burt Wolf’s Table, A Taste for Travel), along with art and gastronomic scholars, look at food in photographs by some of the world’s most celebrated photographers, including Philippe Halsman, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bernice Abbott, and Cindy Sherman. […]
Whole Earth Catalog
Whole Earth Catalog The Whole Earth Catalog (WEC) was an American counterculture magazine and product catalog published by Stewart Brand several times a year between 1968 and 1972, and occasionally thereafter, until 1998. The magazine featured essays and articles, but was primarily focused on product reviews. The editorial focus was on self-sufficiency, ecology, alternative education, […]
BE*
B E explores the complexities and paradoxes of being human, from birth to death, and everything in between. An illuminating creative project, through online and printed seasonal periodicals, conceptual installations and nomadic exhibition, fabrication, and presentation, photographic documentary, spoken word, ambient sound and projected video and imagery, as well as sensory experiences, the Being project aims to provoke reflection and hope for the future, focusing on what it means to be a modern human in the everlasting natural world.
Unlock your brain’s ancient pleasures
5 ways to unlock your brain’s ancient pleasure tools Jamie Wheal for Big Think Check out Jamie Wheal’s latest book “Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death in a World That’s Lost Its Mind” ►► https://www.recapturetherapture.com/ For our own mental health, we must occasionally disconnect from the world and reconnect to ourselves and to […]
Ibrahim Maalouf – Beirut
Ibrahim Maalouf – Beirut Ibrahim Maalouf’s 15th studio album “CAPACITY TO LOVE” 6,742,911 views Published on YouTube Dec 9, 2013
The Silent Child
The Silent Child | Oscar® Winning Short Film Please turn on captions, as they are essential for the sign-language used throughout this film. A deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker gives her the gift of communication. Ddeaflinks Staffordshire have been providing a vital service for […]
The Future from the Past – Worlds Fair 1939
From the perspective of the 21st century, it’s hard to imagine what a marvel the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair would have been to its visitors. Still living in the heavy shadow of the stock market crash of 1929, the many people who flocked to the big exhibition found not only bounteous luxuries such as free Coca-Cola, but the unveiling of unthinkable new technologies that promised that a better world lay ahead. Using sparkling, rare, colour film footage – itself a brand-new technology at the time – the US director Amanda Murray mines the memories of several people who attended the New York World’s Fair in 1939.
Creative Living Beyond Fear
Learn to reach beyond fear and tap into your creative potential, as Elizabeth Gilbert, the beloved bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, shares the exact strategy she uses to overcome fear, as well as the profound secrets behind her creative success.