Amazing stills and video of snowy owls by Gerrit Vyn. [via The Kid Should See This]

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El Wingador Errol Morris documents the life of Bill Simmons (El Wingador) who is a competitive eater. This is an amazing film, highly recommended. Watch it full screen.

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Linsey Pollak is brilliant. Some of the best beatboxing coupled with creative musical instrument overlays I’ve ever seen. Turn it up, enjoy Pollak’s musical creativity. [via wimp.com]

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THIS MUST BE THE PLACE is a series of short films produced and directed by Ben Wu and David Usui that explore the idea of home. The three films they have up now are excellent, each in its own way.

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Michael Garnier talks about his treehouse collection and B&B resort. It’s in Takilma, Oregon. I love this guy, he’s the John Muir (How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive) of the treehouse world. This documentary takes a while but its well worth it. Garnier and his little Jack Russell terrier are treasures. [via Boing Boing]

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iPad magic A very nice routine using the iPad for close up sleight of hand (in German). [via Hank Murrow]

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Common cranes fly over Venice, Italy. Amazing BBC footage. Zoom out, it’s worth it. [via Coudal Partners]

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Interview with Michio Kaku December 23, 2010 on the evolution of civilizations Micho Kaku is a theoretical physicist who’s incredibly articulate, funny, and fascinating. His site contains numerous interviews and lectures. Dig around after listening to the one linked to above, he’s quite an amazing person.

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Fantastic. I started on an Olympia portable typewriter although didn’t learn to touch type until my third computer. I noticed the reporter in the video wasn’t using all her fingers and was looking at the keyboard. [via Retronaut]

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PressPausePlay from House of Radon on Vimeo. The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities. But does democratized culture mean better art or is true talent instead drowned out? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of [...]

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This is my favorite 4min selection of a larger work by Ralph Steiner. The original was silent, and the DVD had it set to classical music. I have swapped the audio for an electronica/industrial track by 3 Liquid Hz – Little Boy. I like the remix (by VertikalDesign) and I can imagine that the original [...]

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This is a wonderful film by the designers Charles and Ray Eames. Zoom it out full screen and enjoy the colorful tops and bokeh. [via core77]

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Time Lapse – Rail Bridge Replacement, Cow Lane, Reading from Chris Wilkinson on Vimeo. Upper Cut Productions was commissioned by BAM Nuttall and Network Rail to film a rail bridge reconstruction project in Reading, during the Christmas period of 2011. 3 weather-proofed time lapse cameras were installed in various locations to capture the progress of [...]

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video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player LACMA has a great exhibit up: California Design, 1930-1965: “Living in a Modern Way”. Worth seeing if you’re in the area. Deborah Sussman, whose work is included in the exhibition, talks about her early history with Charles and Ray Eames and her long career as an influential designer.

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Marshall Soulful Jones, part of Team Nuyorican 2011, 2nd place finishers at the National Poetry Slam in Boston, perform “Touchscreen”. The Bowery Poetry Club NY. Brilliant, down to the head movement. [via wimp.com]

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Singer Patti Smith’s photographs on display But Smith is also an avid photographer and takes a camera on tour and whenever she travels. “Camera Solo” is the first museum exhibition of her Polaroid photographs at the Wadswoth Atheneum in Hartford Connecticut. It can be seen until February 19, 2012. Who knew she was also a [...]

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PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. There’s no doubt piracy is wrong but having Congress, many of whom still think the internet is a “series of tubes” design laws to protect copyrighted material maybe isn’t the best way to go about stopping it. fightforthefuture.org/pipa [via The Kid [...]

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Roderigo, a Brazilian Pilot has put together a nice collection of videos shot from the cockpit of an Airbus 319 he’s flying. Looks like he might have used a GoPro Camera. [via Zapong]

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Lubalin’s narration is great in this short video on the history of the PBS logo. [via Coudal Partners]

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This is an excellent video of both portraits and behind the scenes process of how photographer Peter Hapak put together his collection for an issue of Time Magazine. Reminds me of Irving Penn’s traveling studio (below): [via PetaPixel]

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