Hers to Lose is a half-hour-long New York Times-produced film about City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s rather epic fall from public favor and subsequent loss to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in the Democratic primary for New York City’s mayoral race. It’s an immeasurably sad artifact, showing how Quinn, a…
Link is the strong, but silent type. Really, really silent. Like, he doesn't talk. Sometimes that's a good thing, because he's not blabbering on about stupid thing. Sometimes, it's really bad.
This video is simply unbelievable: Buildings, mountains and trees materializing in the mist over the water, following a heavy downpour at dusk. Witnesses couldn't believe their eyes. I couldn't believe it either. But cameras don't lie, right?
In our society, the war photographer exists to document battles, not fight in them. In the world imagined above, the war photographer will take your head off with an external flash. [The Camera Store via Reddit via PetaPixel]
Of all the slow motion videos we've seen lately, this one—a six foot water balloon at up to 2500fps—is up there with my favorites. Not because it's particularly well shot or creative. Or for any reason, really, other than that I'm just a hose and a slab of rubber away from making this happen in my own backyard. […
Fake rainfall is therapeutic. The pit pat pitty patty pat pat pit sound reminds me of childhood days peering out the window in wonderment. So peaceful! An art installation by Zimoun in collaboration with Architect Hannes Zweifel re-creates the sound of falling rain with 2,000 cardboard boxes and 200 DC motors. The…
This footage is taken from inside one of the cars in the parking garage. Watch the cars begin to shake and roll as the entire building sways during the earthquake.
Whoever shot this epic nine minute video definitely has nerves of steel. Watch as a large wave in the distance quickly comes in and over a large harbor filled with boats until nearly everything around is underwater.
