The Ukrainian band Brunettes Shoot Blondes has a single "Knock Knock" that has been set to an endearing animated love story taking place across a variety of iPhones, iPads, iPods, and a trio of MacBook laptops. Snippets of the story play on each device for mere seconds, as it jumps around from iPhone to iPad and back to phone. iPhones and iPads star in this intricately … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2014
“Dear Matafele Peinem” – A climate change poem
On 23 September 2014, 26 year old poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, from the Marshall Islands, addressed the Opening Ceremony of the UN Secretary-General's Climate Summit. Kathy was selected from among over 500 civil society candidates in an open, global nomination process conducted by the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service. Kathy performed a new poem entitled "Dear Matafele … [Read more...]
Climate change summit: Global rallies demand action
Street protests demanding urgent action on climate change have attracted hundreds of thousands of marchers in more than 2,000 locations worldwide. The People's Climate March is campaigning for curbs on carbon emissions, ahead of the UN climate summit in New York next week. In Manhattan, organisers said some 310,000 people joined a march that was also attended by UN chief … [Read more...]
A volcano and its people • Inside Story
The eruption of Mount Tavurvur volcano on August 29th, 2014. Captured by Phil McNamara. Klaus Neumann: "A volcanic eruption makes for good footage. More than any other natural disaster, it showcases the awesome force of nature, often without prompting the viewer to dwell on its human consequences. Unlike a storm, an earthquake, a bush fire or a flood, an eruption can appear … [Read more...]
Is this the world’s most radical president?
Giles Tremlett: Mujica emerged from his tiny house dressed in a fawn fleece and grey trousers with sandals over socked feet. The fleece is an improvement, which can be credited to his 2009 campaign team, who weaned him off tattered jumpers. Age has made his features both more pinched around the eyes and fleshier around the edges; his thick shock of greying hair was … [Read more...]
A Kookaburra in Pound Bend Reserve, Victoria, Australia
Watch this Kookaburra being berated by Cockatoos in Pound Bend Reserve, Warrandyte State Park, Victoria, Australia. Kookaburras are carnivorous and will eat the young of other birds, which is probably why the Cockatoos are not happy with its presence. A Kookaburra in Pound Bend Reserve - YouTube. … [Read more...]
