Source: YouTube
I had never heard of Al-Hurra, the USA’s government-funded “public diplomacy” TV station broadcasting 24 hours to the world with Arabic sub-titles. The station is strictly prohibited by law from showing in the USA. Just one fascinating fact I took from Taryn Simon’s TED talk:
Source: TED.com
BONUS
- Samantha Power on a complicated hero [ted.com]
It could be somewhere in the US of A but it’s not. It is right here in New Zealand. Watch for our famous red rubbish bins & blue recycling bins making a guest appearance.
Comes with full commentary including:
“Wo-ohh, that’s a machete!?”
“Awh you’ve just noticed?”
“Ohmigosh I thought that was just a bat!”
(said matter-of-factly) “It’s a machete”
Introducing ‘dude next door vs guy from around the corner’:
Source: YouTube
Download: http://webculture.co.nz/video/20090824/dude-next-door-vs-guy-from-around-the-corner.flv (Download VLC media player to play .flv files)
If you’re time-poor, skip to 5:55 & watch through to 6:40 for one of the most amazing parts of Brand’s talk.
Source: TED.com
Source: YouTube (delayed cookies enabled)
Source: NZ On Screen
LINKS
SJD – Beautiful Haze [YouTube.com]
Auckland HDR Timelapse from Diego on Vimeo.
Via Mandamonium.
nsu – live @ Short:Circuit 5.5, December 2008
Source: YouTube
See also: Sonic Debris Remixes.
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