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Reads tagged with “documentary”

Remix Culture Spotlight: Walking on Eggshells
Remix Culture Spotlight: Walking on Eggshells

What legal anachronism has to do with Bob Dylan, Picasso and Family Guy.

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Sparrow Songs: Twelve Films in Twelve Months
Sparrow Songs: Twelve Films in Twelve Months

Darkroom epiphanies, the creative merit of empathy, and why cell phones are the future of cinema.

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Bruce Gilden on the Other Side of The Camera
Bruce Gilden on the Other Side of The Camera

What Coney Island mobsters have to do with Haiti and the smell of New York City streets.

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Ed Emberley’s Make a World: The Film
Ed Emberley’s Make a World: The Film

What alligators from 1972 have to do with the visual culture of modern design.

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SnagFilms: Democratizing Documentaries
SnagFilms: Democratizing Documentaries

What the Arctic Circle has to do with the Bush administration and the lifecycle of rock ‘n’ roll.

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Market Maketh Man: Distortions of Democracy
Market Maketh Man: Distortions of Democracy

Equilibrium, apathy and what John Stuart Mill has to do with medical marijuana.

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A Documentarian Collage of Humanity: 8 Billion Lives
A Documentarian Collage of Humanity: 8 Billion Lives

A celebrity chef, a Buddhist monk and a gay rights activist walk into a bar…

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HBO City: Artisanal Animation Magic Circa 1983
HBO City: Artisanal Animation Magic Circa 1983

Craftsmanship lessons from the 80’s, or why 100 lightbulbs are putting Tim Burton to shame.

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The Botany of Desire: Michael Pollan Explores Big Agriculture
The Botany of Desire: Michael Pollan Explores Big Agriculture

Cannabis, tulips and what a potato has to do with our sense of entitlement.

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Film Spotlight: GLASS
Film Spotlight: GLASS

What roller coasters have to do with German opera and Martin Scorsese.

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