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Getting Your Pet a Massage

At a unique training program in Southern California, people heal dogs and dogs heal people. (Source: Vimeo) Director/Producer: Emma D. Miller Producer: Colby Day Editor: Max Mueller Director of Photography: Ora DeKornfeld…

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1940s Old English Pub Doc

The ‘Story of the English Inn’ was made in the 1940s and describes the history and importance of the good old English pub in British history. (Source: Britain on Film, 8 minutes)

Steve Albini Makes His Friend an Espresso Drink

Steve Albini discusses the history and merits of Kopi Luwak (a.k.a. weasel coffee), one of the world’s most prized coffee beans, before brewing up a delicious cup for his guest from Canada, Vish Khanna. Video by Colin Medley and Vish…

SPINNING FISH IN THE KEYS

The Key West Waterman offers up a report on the “spinning” fish spotted recently in the Keys.

Founder of Carvel Raps For Letterman

Tom Carvel, founder of the ice cream empire, was a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman in 1982. He spoke about being friends with the president of McDonalds, Ray Kroc, and rapped about the flavors of ice cream…

THE STRANGE STORY OF RECORD PRODUCER JOE MEEK

Robert George “Joe” Meek was an English record producer, sound engineer and songwriter who pioneered space age and experimental pop music. He also assisted in the development of recording practices like overdubbing, sampling and reverberation. Meek is considered one of the most influential sound engineers of all time, being one…

Poet Sylvia Path Interviewed in 1962

Sylvia Plath, author of The Bell Jar, lived with severe depression until she died from suicide at 30. “I think the actual experience of writing a poem is a magnificent one,” Plath says in the interview. She and her husband…

Future Islands Live in Australia

Immerse yourself in the handheld intimacy of this captivating film as Future Islands electrify the Concert Hall stage. From Baltimore to your screen, feel the pulsating energy of their mesmerising synths and spellbinding vocals. This immersive seven-song experience brings you…

The World’s Most Expensive Party

In 1971, the Shah of Iran, the self-proclaimed ‘king of kings’, celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy by throwing the greatest party in history. Money was no object – a lavish tent city, using 37km of silk, was erected…

Timewatch: ‘The Oklahoma Outlaw’

Watch out! That mummy covered with orange and red glow paint and strapped to the wall of your local Fun House might be real. From our friends Guildford Ghost and @thecroftonshow, comes a wonderful 48-minute documentary released in 1998 by…

Werner Herzog to Joaquin Phoenix: Don’t Smoke that Cigarette!

In this animated short from the creator of “When Lynch Met Lucas,” famed film director Werner Herzog recounts the time he rescued Joaquin Phoenix from lighting a deadly cigarette. (Source: CultureDrop.com)

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