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Derek Jarman’s garden

Barnes Film In the most inhospitable of places, the flat, bleak, expanse of shingle that faces the Dungeness nuclear power station Filmmaker Derek Jarman, created a breathtakingly beautiful garden. More than 25 years after Jarman’s death in 1994, the garden … Continue reading →

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Obama addresses police killing of George Floyd and nationwide protests

Former President Barack Obama spoke in a virtual town hall Wednesday about the recent protests over the police killing of George Floyd. He says young people have the power and talent to make change.

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Nine-year-old Kenyan inventor given national award

Stephen Wamukota came up with a hand-washing machine that helps prevent the spread of Covid-19.   A nine-year-old Kenyan boy who made a wooden hand-washing machine to help curb the spread of coronavirus has told the BBC he is “very … Continue reading →

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3D Printing Is Changing the World

3D-printing innovations in recent years have brought a sea change in the fabrication of everything from automobile parts to human bio-tissues. VICE’s Krishna Andavolu delves into the cutting-edge research behind what’s being called the next industrial revolution, meeting the scientists … Continue reading →

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The Highcycle – Social Distance Bike

I’m keeping 2m apart vertically to haha. Stay Home Stay Safe Save the NHS Want to be included in videos somehow and have secret access JOIN and be a channel member https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp68… Get your colinfurze merch here and support the … Continue reading →

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Behind the Doodle: Celebrating Mbira

Today’s interactive Doodle celebrates Zimbabwe’s national instrument, the mbira, as Zimbabwe’s Culture Week begins. Try your own hand at this instrument that has been played for over 1,000 years, while experiencing a story of a Zimbabwean girl who learns to … Continue reading →

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Protecting Turtles, Correcting Manners and Solving Crime

Running low on “Law & Order” episodes? Get sleuthy with us. We’re following inky leads in a Secret Service lab, confiscating contraband fruit at the airport, diving into murky waters searching for clues, encouraging people to mind their manners with … Continue reading →

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The Chase

The Chase by Ferdi Rizkiyanto   Process video: Source: The Chase

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The Art of Making Fake Faces

Take these stories at (fake) face value. In this reel, we learn how artists restore the faces of the deceased, craft mind-blowingly realistic masks of faces belonging to the likes of Walter White and Mike Tyson, breathe life into the … Continue reading →

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Sleek Furniture Collection by Hilla Shamia Harmonizes Cast Aluminum and Natural Wood

Starting with gnarly hunks of trees, Hilla Shamia (previously) seamlessly merges wood and aluminum into industrial-style furniture. The Tel Aviv-based designer pours the hot metal into leg molds that surround the organic material, preserving the wood’s shape and texture and … Continue reading →

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