Video: Adriano Celentano performs “Prisencolinensinainciusol”
Vox Populi contributing editor John Samuel Tieman says of this video: . I love this song. I first heard it on the TV show Fargo. . Wikipedia says, “The song … Continue reading
Video: 3 acres in Detroit
. This strikingly beautiful short documentary by French director Nora Mandray portrays two unlikely characters as they turn one of Detroit’s many abandoned properties into a three-level greenhouse. .
Video: “The General” by Buster Keaton (full length feature)
. Orson Welles called Buster Keaton’s 1926 film The General “the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made.” Though … Continue reading
Video: Stephen Fry Explains Why Some People Believe Everything Donald Trump Says
. “The incompetent are often blessed with an inappropriate confidence.” Supporters of President Donald Trump believe just about everything he says, and Trump himself seems to have absolute confidence in … Continue reading
Video: Hunter S. Thompson on Outlaws
. In this short animated video from Blank on Blank based on a 1967 interview with Studs Terkel, Hunter S. Thompson talks about the year he spent living and drinking … Continue reading
Michael Simms: Will the real Rosie Doonan please stand up?
Promotion of twin sisters has gone cuckoo at Cuckoo Records. . . Email subscribers may watch the videos by clicking on the title of this post. — Cissie Redgwick is … Continue reading
Video: “In the Temple” by Marie Craven
. In this powerful lyric film, Marie Craven combines a poem by Candida Baker, music by Wordless Poem, and photographs by Rob Boudon of the Temple Court Building in NYC … Continue reading
Video: Light, geometry and symbolism — how Jean Nouvel’s architecture reimagines culture
. The renowned French architect Jean Nouvel begins his ambitious projects with small, sparse sketches that capture the essence of his ideas. When he finishes, he has generally created … Continue reading
Tetsugen and the Sutras — a traditional Japanese story about publishing
Tetsugen decided to publish the sutras, which at that time were available only in Chinese. The books were to be printed with wood blocks in an edition of seven thousand copies, … Continue reading
Video: Brendan O’Connell is Blocking the Bread Aisle
. This award-winning short documentary follows the artist Brendan O’Connell as he paints the experience of shopping at Walmart. .
Video: Worlds Apart (Heineken ad)
. You won’t find parties, loud music, or scantily-clothed women in Heineken’s latest ad campaign. Instead, the beer company went in a wonderfully different direction. The company’s #OpenYourWorld campaign is the exact … Continue reading
Video: Noam Chomsky — The Five Filters of the Mass Media Machine (animated)
. According to American linguist and political activist, Noam Chomsky, media operate through 5 filters: ownership, advertising, the media elite, flak and the common enemy. In this short animated film, … Continue reading
Video: Tyehimba Jess reads “Negro Migration”
. . Tyehimba Jess, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for his collection Olio, was born in Detroit and earned his BA from the University of Chicago and his MFA … Continue reading
Video: Escape from Syria – Faiza’s story
. Donald Trump’s recent bombing of Syria was a cynical attempt to distract the media’s attention from the investigation of his ties to Russia. His diversionary ploy worked. Mainstream news … Continue reading
