A Summer Story
A Summer Story is a 1988 British drama film directed by Piers Haggard and written by Penelope Mortimer, based on John Galsworthy’s 1916 short story "The Apple Tree". Starring James…
Koji Yamamura, the Japan side of independent animation
Koji Yamamura is an independent animator known for his short films such as Mount Head, A Country's Doctor or more recently Muybridge's Strings. After visiting his atelier, we will follow…
Le petit déjeuner, un repas mondialisé
"Frühstück", "breakfast" et petit déjeuner sont des inventions récentes, fruits de l'importation de boissons exotiques charriées de tous les continents dans l'Europe du XVIIIe siècle. Du café matinal aux récipients…
Masterpiece Theatre: The American
Modine is Christopher Newman, a rich American tycoon who has taken a break from America's Gilded Age. He soon finds that his multiple fortunes in soaps, land and railroads count…
WTF is Dancehall?
The Insanely Influential Genre That Inspired Sampling, Hip Hop, Dubstep & More
Anarchic Cats Are Ensnared in Chaos in Léo Forest’s Dynamic Drawings
For Léo Forest, these lovable, independent, wily, and territorial creatures provide an endless source of inspiration for dynamic pencil drawings. The Paris-based artist’s playful works tap into the physical and…
Where the $ symbol actually comes from
Why is the $ sign an S? What does 'dollar' even mean? In this video, I answer both of those questions, while also explaining what the British pound is a…
In the Year of the Pig
In the Year of the Pig is an American documentary film directed by Emile de Antonio about American involvement in the Vietnam War. It was released in 1968 while the…
No Gods No Mayors: Peter ”Mayor” Buttigieg, with Cory Doctorow
We're joined this week by friend of the show Cory Doctorow to fix some bread prices and talk about ₱€₸€ "Mayor" ฿U₸₸I₲I€₲. We promise that the way that is typed…