I’m loving this recent trend in video essays that go behind the scenes of how films are made: it’s been giving me a new appreciation for the movies that I watch, and it gives me a better understanding of just what makes a movie brilliant.
Continue reading This Video Essay Looks At How Films Tell A Story By How They Arrange Their Scenes
Last night during its Ronda Rousey-hosted episode, “Saturday Night Live” added some comedic commentary to the hot topic of diversity in Hollywood (specifically,the Oscars and other award shows).
Continue reading ‘SNL’ Mocks Awards Season’s Diversity Problem
Modern commercial aviation is incredibly safe. Despite several high-profile disasters, including the deliberately crashed Germanwings plane, the bombed Russian charter jet and the caught-on-video Taiwanese take-off accident, 2015 saw an accident rate of one in 5 million flights, according to aviation industry analyst Flightglobal. If you exclude the premeditated crashes, the Aviation Safety Network would call it the safest year for aviation on record.
Continue reading A Detachable Airplane Cabin and Other Strange Aviation Ideas
A 7.1-magnitude earthquakehit Alaska early Sunday, causing significant road damage, authorities said.
Continue reading Strong 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Alaska
New cases of the Zika virus, which is linked to birth defects, have been confirmed in the United Kingdom, health officials said.
While the East Coast turns into a less-than-wonderful winter wonderland, the Department of Defense can rest assured that even their most advanced and finicky aircraft left out in the cold will be just fine. This piece of mind comes from testing done at the U.S. Air Force’s one-of-a-kind torture chamber: the McKinley Climatic Lab.
Continue reading This Is How The Pentagon Knows Its Combat Aircraft Can Withstand A Blizzard
If this year’s Sundance Film Festival is any indication, virtual reality is about to hit the mainstream. Under a program called New Frontier, the festival is promoting eleven independently produced VR films on a smartphone app. The finalists have been chosen from hundreds of entries, and among them are some short documentaries, horrifying acid trips, and even a Reggie Watt music video.
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