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Fresh Stuff from Michel Gondry

by Maria Popova

Swarms of shiny happy people and some cinematic magic.

This is the first time in Brain Pickings history we’ve used an exclamation mark — but there’s a new Michel Gondry video out!

This time the maker of cinematic gems is casting his poetic spell on the equally remarkable Mia Doi Todd‘s “Open Your Heart” — enjoy.

Fab, fab, fab, fab, fab.

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