YouTube description: If you grew up watching “Sesame Street,” you know Jim Henson’s characters well. The late puppeteer brought Kermit and Ernie and so many others to life before he went on to... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 months 2 weeks ago • 416 views • 4:58

We have a choice between a man who cares about others and one who doesn't. Another message from Republicans against Trump, the Lincoln Project.

posted by newtboy 8 months ago • 335 views • 2:52

YouTube description: Danny Dimian, Visual Effects Supervisor, and Josh Beveridge, Head of Character Animation, for "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," share exclusive breakdowns and talk about their... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 3 weeks ago • 421 views • 13:28

YouTube description: Live long and prosper? Nichelle Nichols sure has. At the height of the American civil rights movement, she played “Star Trek’s” Lieutenant Uhura—then one of television’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 5 months 1 week ago • 349 views • 2:58

YouTube description: He was inside Jabba the Hut in “Return of the Jedi,” helped make “The Muppets” come alive and has been pulling the strings on Yoda since he was 19 years old. Meet Dave Barclay,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 11 months ago • 278 views • 3:12

Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 2 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 657 views • 7:38

nerdwriter analyses Goya's scary ass painting. I wonder if this has anything to do with the painting popping up in Altered Carbon? (it appears in a key characters appartment)

posted by ChaosEngine 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 771 views • 8:47

Computers store text (or, at least, English text) as eight bits per character. There are plenty of more efficient ways that could work: so why don't we use them? And how can we fit more text into less... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 7 months ago • 62 views • 6:31

This weekend we're welcoming back the show that has the monopoly on lurid violence, epic battles, and wholly unnecessary nudity: Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin's ability to describe the crunching... continue reading

posted by Mekanikal 3 years 9 months 1 week ago • 105 views • 8:59

YouTube: The person we may find it hardest to be kind and sympathetic to is, surprisingly, ourselves. Yet being a friend to ourselves provides the only viable basis for living an emotionally fulfilled life.

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 3 weeks ago • 157 views • 4:11

A scene in which nothing happens can be very important. Many great scenes are about what the characters are not saying. Here's one.

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 1 month ago • 62 views • 5:18

YouTube description: Animators had a few tricks up their slee...err gloves.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 months 1 week ago • 203 views • 4:57

What people consume in a movie says a lot about their character, but what does it mean when they drink milk? Let's take a look.

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,345 views • 4:03

YouTube: Being polite isn't enough to win one friends. One needs also to learn the art of being warm: this begins with having the right sort of relationship to our own weaknesses and foibles

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 80 views • 4:32

"... In this episode we take a look at some facts, secrets, and history of Luigi. Luigi is was by Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto, and is portrayed as the fraternal twin brother of Mario. Luigi first... continue reading

posted by ant 4 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 10 views • 7:36

YouTube description: Pixar says Hank the Octopus wasn't possible with the technology available 13 years ago for "Finding Nemo." Find out how he came to life in "Finding Dory." (via digg)... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 10 months ago • 1,182 views • 3:54

An analysis of how Jake Gyllenhaal puts extreme detail into the eyes of his characters to better portray them on screen.

posted by blacklotus90 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 144 views • 4:39

In case you were confused about who these characters are.

posted by nock 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 165 views • 4:58

Egads ... it's frightening how many of these internet 'sensations' I recognize! I need a life. YouTube: We see you’re on the Internet. That’s great, because we made a safety video starring the Internet.... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 786 views • 6:08