In a portentous video essay for Vox, producer Coleman Lowndes explains why the highly decorated, overly trimmed Victorian mansions (McMansions of their time) of the Gilded Age went from being…
In the small town of Waregem, the test farm at Urban Crop Solutions is completely closed to the outside, and everything here is controlled. Using LED lights and hydroponics, it…
What happens when microbes talk to your brain?
In which John recommends some of his favorite fiction, poetry, and nonfiction reading of the year. Books discussed in this video include: The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Inexplicable…
Rich Uncle Pennybags may have stolen the show at Equifax CEO Richard Smith's Senate Finance Committee testimony. {read} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfRsXN8kUX0
Noam Chomsky doing what he does best
When Joe Weissbeck lost his property in 2009, he began converting a rundown RV- purchased for $350- into a one-of-a-kind mobile home. While living in it, he tore it down…
Let’s get Heroic with Mike Rugnetta. This week on Crash Course World Mythology, we’re talking about the Hero’s Journey and the Monomyth, as described by Joseph Campbell. Campbell’s theories about…
The Bizarre Modern Reality of The Simpsons
A quick look at George Romero's feature debut and the copyright issues that shaped the zombie genre.