Part 1:
pt. 1 (youtube), pt 2, pt 3, pt 4, pt 5
Widely believed to be one of the original and arguably best style of kung-fu fighting, the world of Shaolin Kung Fu is put under the microscope in this documentary. The examination includes a detailed history of the art of Shaolin [...]
BioTech nation's newest podcast (mp3).
On BioTech Nation, Dr. Bjorn Mellin from the Argentinian firm BioSidus explains the economic reason which drove Argentina to become #2 worldwide cultivating genetically-modified crops.
Then for the BioIssue of the Week, David Ewing Duncan takes up Malaria.
The Morning News: Digest
"A weekly roundup of books (Mondays), mp3s (Wednesdays), and videos (Fridays)"
This week's "Videos of the Week"
Some really cool stuff here: early Jim Henson (precursor to Muppets), Tim Burton (early film), Michel Gondry (early Bjork video), Sofia Coppola (first film), and Orson Welles drunk out of his mind.
Ultra-rare Talking Heads, performing at CBGB's in December of 1975 as a trio. This is before Jerry Harrison joined David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth.
Psycho Killer:
I Wish You Wouldn't Say That: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JGPQTMQLPg
Tentative Decisions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2n6pK7SrB0
96 Tears: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LenfMKwTK6Q
With Our Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8p9XzYVWaw
I'm Not in Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhnBip9X4A4
Thomas Friedman hosts a Discovery/Times program on the effects of outsourcing on India. He highlights the burgeoning call centers and tech cultures, and how globalization is drastically changing Indian youth culture. (about 45 minutes long)
The Other Side of Outsourcing
A picture gallery of Unrealised Moscow architectural projects.
Including: the building of the People's Comissariat of Heavy Industry, Palce of Soviets, The Palace of Technology, and more…
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Wonderful.
Some more videos from the Talking Heads from Stop Making Sense:
Once in a Lifetime, Life During Wartime, Psycho Killer, Genius of Love, What a Day that Was, Girlfriend is Better
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