Category Archives: Video

Coined by the late Beetle Bailey cartoonist Mort Walker but in use long before that, the term ‘grawlix’ denotes a string of symbols used to indicate obscenity without using obscenity.

We prefer the more provocative ‘tootle-pootle popkins’.

kottke

A short film by Mexican artist Francis Alÿs Barrenderos, shot in 2004, featuring the clean up crews of Mexico City attempting to push rubbish through the streets until they are stopped by the sheer, overwhelming mass of trash.

bookofjoe

A new natural history masterclass from zefrank. To wit:

If you’re at a bar, take your hand and mix the smells from your rear babbas, your front stank and your two pitzels and wave it at someone. Tens bucks says they leave.

Previously: True Facts About Dragonflies

A nifty edit featuring French free diving champion Guillaume Néry as he appears to swim across several of the world’s oceans on a single breath, filmed by his wife and fellow free diver Julie Gautier.

Previously: Ocean Gravity

colossal

A kaleidoscopic experimental CG short by motion designer Dirk Koy – photorealistic layering that’s a little bit Inception, a touch Cyriak and a tad Dr Strange .

Full screen for optimal effect.

awesomer