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Ken Burns on Story

May 16, ’12 7:28 PM

Direct from Kottke:

In this short film by Sarah Klein and Tom Mason, Ken Burns shares his thoughtful perspective on what makes a good story.

Abraham Lincoln wins the Civil War and then he decides he’s got enough time to go to the theatre. That’s a good story. When Thomas Jefferson said “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”, he owned a hundred human beings and never saw the hypocrisy, never saw the contradiction, and more importantly never saw fit in his lifetime to free any one of them. That’s a good story.

Over at the Atlantic, Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg has an interview with the filmmakers.

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Raw Milk Vending Machine

May 9, ’12 7:22 PM

Ahh, Slovenia. Land of surprise and delight. Here, Zhenya demonstrates a fresh raw milk vending machine. One euro a liter!

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Theremin Busker in Ljubljana

May 3, ’12 12:58 PM

Zhenya, Ana and I heard the strange music while standing on the triple bridge. At first I thought it was a saw player but as we got closer it was clear that the man was playing a homemade Theremin. His set-up included a PA system, mini disk player, CD player, all hacked into a homemade case and powered by a small gas generator 20 feet away and behind a sound baffle. Wonderful!

UPDATE:

Just a few hours after posting the video on YouTube someone called copperleaves made this very informative comment:

The busker is Romanian thereminist, Benedict Popescu. Other videos of this very unusual musician playing his even more unusual theremin can be found here on YouTube.

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Outstanding Trampolineist

Mar 27, ’12 11:56 PM
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Super Pop Morning Dance

Mar 15, ’12 8:37 AM

Here is an utterly amazing dance video Gene sent me. The level of control this guy has is unbelievable. I recommend watching it all the way through, his awesomeness increases over time.

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