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byIt’s been a few years since I’ve watched a La Blogothèque video, but I somehow landed on this one of my favorite Hamilton Leithauser…
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byBilly Yang’s film about Anton Krupicka returning to racing in the 2021 Leadville 100 is great, but I think the music switch at 3:58…
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by“Caffeine seemed to be in violation of the laws of thermodynamics. Essentially, caffeine borrows energy from your future and gives it to you in…
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byI wish Mac Miller was around to see this video of his new song, which just kind of feels like this year, in some…
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byThis film is called “Every Sport a Bowling Ball,” and if you’re like me, you’ll start laughing as some of the sports are introduced,…
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byA fun, quick portrait of Fay De Fazio Ebert, who at 11 years old is the youngest member of Canada’s national skateboard team (and…
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by“We put so much time and effort into making sure that people who are perceived as different understand what it would be like if…
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byWell, this is 4 minutes and 35 seconds of some great thoughts about dogs (video) With God As My Witness, I Will Not…
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byThis is such a well-paced, honest film illustrating the challenges and joy of single motherhood (video) “One of the most gratifying sounds in…
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byI don’t understand how this video only has 28,000 views (the version on Twitter has 3.4 million) but trust me, you need this 1:40…
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byI was unaware of the Great Art Explained YouTube channel until two days ago, but after this 17-minute piece on Hokusai’s The Great Wave…
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byI think even if you don’t live in or have a relationship with New York, this video captures a little bit of what it’s…
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byIf you’ve ever described running as a “monastic” activity, then this film about Yukai Shimizu, a Buddhist monk and runner, is for you (thanks,…
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bySome days I get kind of down on the negative things the Internet has brought into my daily life, and other days, the internet…
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byThis film about Slim Pickins Outfitters is a great window into a small Texas town, a couple’s struggle to keep a small business alive…
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byOK this trailer has gotten me really excited for Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (video) I feel like this tweet and the…
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byFilmmaker Sean Wang revisits his 8th-grade yearbook, and I think the short film he made will probably make you feel something (video) I…
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byThis film about photographer Mylo Fowler is beautiful (directed by Chris Burkard and written by Matt McDonald) but more than that, I think Mylo’s…
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byI love this song, I love this video for this song, I love all of it (Thanks, Forest)(video) I did a short interview…
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byI am trying to remain objective here but this is some INCREDIBLE cloud and storm footage, and this song the filmmaker chose for it…
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byThe story of how Michael Berry became the only Black lumberjack in the state of California begins in a place you might not think…
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byThis is not new, but I just found out about the “Magic Roundabout” (which is SEVEN roundabouts in one) while reading The 99 Percent…
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byI didn’t really watch any of the footage of the recent eruption of the volcano in Iceland for whatever reason when it happened a…
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byPeter Bromka introduced me to these short clips of Off Camera with Sam Jones a few weeks ago and I’m getting really addicted to…
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byThis is super cool: an almost-real-time vlog of Joe McConaughey’s fastest known time attempt on the Arizona Trail. This video is Episode 8. (video)(thanks,…
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by“The point of no return for me is when the chatter in the head stops. ” -Eric Cedeño, aka @Bicycle_Nomad I have not…
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byI have watched this 1-minute commercial three times in a row trying to figure out exactly why it’s so funny, and all I can…