Eco Scavenger Hunt
Sundance Channel and Subaru are kicking off the new original series ECO TRIP and want to send you and a guest on the ultimate eco-adventure! Enter the Eco-scavenger Hunt Sweepstakes now for a chance to explore one of the country’s greenest destinations – the Sundance Resort – nestled in the mountains of Utah. Explore the [...]
Read More »ECO TRIP: TAPPING WATER SOURCES
In this episode of ECO TRIP, presented by Subaru, David de Rothschild tests tap water in California, learns about the environmental hazards of plastic bottles and discovers a new clean water option for communities along the banks of the muddy Missouri River. ECO TRIP – BOTTLED WATER premieres on Sundance Channel May 26 at 9pm. [...]
Read More »ECO TRIP: RECYCLING PAPER IMAGE
In this episode of ECO TRIP, presented by Subaru, David de Rothschild follows the basic paper napkin from forest to paper mill to landfill. ECO TRIP – PAPER NAPKIN premieres on Sundance Channel May 12 at 9pm. For more information about responsible paper processing and recycling…keep reading! Consumer interest in recycled disposable paper products has [...]
Read More »ECO TRIP: AFFORDABLE ORGANIC COTTON
In this episode of ECO TRIP, presented by Subaru, David de Rothschild traces the long, chemically enhanced road traveled by an ordinary cotton T-shirt, from farm to cotton gin to overseas weaving, dying and manufacture. ECO TRIP – COTTON T-SHIRT premieres on Sundance Channel April 28 at 9pm. For more information on organic cotton…keep reading! [...]
Read More »ECO TRIP: ONE MAN’S GOLD…
On this episode of ECO TRIP, presented by Subaru, David de Rothschild explores the environmental devastation caused by common gold mining practices and tries his hand at making the most eco-friendly jewelry of all – from recycled and reclaimed gold. ECO TRIP – GOLD RING premieres on Sundance Channel May 5 at 9pm. For a [...]
Read More »ECO TRIP: SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT OF ENERGY
In this episode of ECO TRIP, presented by Subaru, David de Rothschild travels to Appalachia for a look at hazardous coal mining practices, to Arizona to check out the latest innovations in solar energy technology and back to the East Coast for a look into the future of light bulbs. ECO TRIP – LIGHT BULB [...]
Read More »ECO TRIP: SEEKING SUSTAINABLE SALMON
In this episode of ECO TRIP, presented by Subaru, David de Rothschild wades into the complicated issues surrounding salmon, including the pro and con arguments surrounding salmon farming. ECO TRIP – SALMON premieres on Sundance Channel June 9 at 9pm. For more information about the sustainability of salmon and how you can make a difference…keep [...]
Read More »ECO TRIP: SUSTAINABLE CELLS
In this episode of ECO TRIP, presented by Subaru, David de Rothschild learns that the hazardous legacy of e-technology lives on underground and joins the assembly line at We Recycle, part of a growing industry seeking to halt the toxic stream of e-waste. ECO TRIP – CELL PHONE premieres on Sundance Channel June 2 at [...]
Read More »ECO TRIP: CHOCOLATE RUSH
In this episode of ECO TRIP, presented by Subaru, David de Rothschild learns about the true cost of conventional chocolate and gets to take part in making organic chocolate. ECO TRIP – CHOCOLATE premieres on Sundance Channel April 21 at 9pm. For more information on the power of chocolate…keep reading! Are cocoa beans the sweet [...]
Read More »Susan Boyle, the 2009 feel good story
I’m sure you’ve heard of her by now (a big thanks to everyone I’ve ever known for forwarding me the clip of her now-famous performance because you know, I’ve never heard of the Internet before), but 47-year-old Susan Boyle’s surprisingly breathtaking and inspiring effort on Britain’s Got Talent reduced even the most jaded cynic into [...]
Read More »Earth Week Entertainment: “Swimming with the Polar Bears”
Lots of activities all over the US this week in celebration of Earth Day, but if you’re in New York, and looking for something to do after the recycling demonstrations and green product pitches, you may want to check out Swimming with the Polar Bears. In this one-man show, veteran stage actor Mel England (Israel [...]
Read More »Cops versus clowns
A short film by Adam Berg and Stink Digital to promote Philips’ new cinema proportion television with a 21:9 ratio. This, wait for it, 2 minute 19 second (get it?) sequence is “filmed in one continuous tracking shot and offers an exploration into the world of movies being made for the cinema screen through the [...]
Read More »Don’t be caught dead reading that
photo: Clever Covers You read the New York Times weekend edition cover to cover; you spice up cocktail party conversation by quoting Proust and Kant; you adore obscure indie shorts on SundanceChannel.com. You’re an intellectual who never shies away from metaphysical debates or multi-syllabic words. BUT…you’ve got a deep dark secret: you’re addicted to trashy [...]
Read More »New meme alert! Your NPR name.
Inspired by “the slew of impossibly named NPR hosts” such as “Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep, Corey Flintoff, Korva Coleman, Kai Ryssdal, Dina Temple-Raston,” which has even fueled a spirited discussion on Ask Metafilter, a couple tumblrites have devised a system for creating your very own unique NPR host name. Here’s how it works: You take [...]
Read More »The un-zeitgeist interviewer
Like a Rip Van Winkle from the late ’90s, comic Gil Ozeri conducts interviews with random strangers in the streets of New York City asking untopical questions about Friendster, Enron, and the “Rachael” haircut, among others. [Via]
Read More »U.S. EPA: Greenhouse gases endanger public health, welfare
WASHINGTON, DC, April 17, 2009 (ENS) – Greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today, after a scientific review ordered in 2007 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The proposed finding states, “In both magnitude and probability, climate change is an enormous problem. The [...]
Read More »Sebastian’s Voodoo
Watch “Sebastian’s Voodoo,” an award winning dark animated short about a voodoo doll finding the courage to save his friends. Created by Joaquin Baldwin, a Paraguayan MFA grad student at UCLA. It reminds me a bit of the upcoming Tim Burton animated flick 9. Sebastian’s Voodoo from Joaquin Baldwin on Vimeo. Update: Voodoo has been [...]
Read More »How to make your own Girl Scout cookies!
You no longer need to depend on the unreliable and sporadic appearances of enabling ambitious, over-achieving girls looking to sew another badge on their sash with one hand and take your hard earned cash (I kid, jokes!) with the other in order to feed your addiction for their Girl Scout cookies, specifically, in my case, [...]
Read More »Obama puts $13 billion high-speed rail investment on track
WASHINGTON, DC, April 17, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama Thursday released his administration’s plan for a new high-speed rail system that he says will reduce dependence on cars and planes and spur economic development. The plan identifies $8 billion provided in the Recovery Act plus $1 billion a year for five years requested in [...]
Read More »Judge allows Los Angeles Ports’ clean trucks to roll on
WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2009 (ENS) – A federal judge in Washington Wednesday upheld the Clean Truck Program at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, calling it an “ambitious, multi-faceted program to reduce high levels of air pollution while also striving to improve the Ports’ safety and security.” In his ruling, Judge Richard [...]
Read More »Marriott guests invited to save rainforest, climate for $1/day
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 16, 2009 (ENS) – Hotelier Marriott International, Inc. and the Brazilian state of Amazonas are working together to protect endangered rainforest and at the same time protect the climate by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation. Under an agreement signed April 7, Marriott and its customers will contribute to a fund administered [...]
Read More »Wolf vs. Pig
Coming to us via Japan, this little piggy runs away from a wolf who loves pork in an incredible and fun must-watch video that combines photography with stop-motion animation. [Via]
Read More »Tantus is a Titan among sex toys
photo: Delta Vibrator from Tantus We’re big proponents of high quality sex toys made from body-safe materials, which is why we’ve always been big fans of Tantus — they’re a relatively small American manufacturer of 100% medical grade silicone toys. They recently sent out this training video to their retailers in order to help sales [...]
Read More »H Box at OCMA
Since its debut at the Centre Pompidou in 2007, H Box (H for Hermès), a portable “screening room for presenting major new video commissions” has traveled all over the world. It touches down next in Newport Beach at the OCMA where it will screen work by ten international artists, including Cliff Evans. Evans’ contribution ”Citizen: The [...]
Read More »An imaginary affair to remember
Photos in collaboration with Jonas Unger. Björn Franke’s “Traces of an Imaginary Affair” is a kit consisting of nine tools that will expedite the end of most relationships by providing the physical evidence–bite marks, carpet burns, scratches, lipstick and perfume residues, and such–of a passionate, but imaginary affair. The project broaches the issue of intentionally [...]
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