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Video of the Week: The Beat of New York

Thomas — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:54:47 +0000

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Video of the Week: The Beat of New York is a post from: Words About Things Another week, another amazing video from Vimeo.com. This week’s video is a collaboration between cameraman Thomas Noesner and sound designer Toussaint of STEREOSCREEN productions. It features footage of New York backed up with a remix of a drummer from [...]

Wasteland Weekend: Mad Max Inspired Post Apocalyptic Fun

Thomas — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:34:23 +0000

Wasteland Weekend: Mad Max Inspired Post Apocalyptic Fun is a post from: Words About Things

Wasteland Weekend: Mad Max Inspired Post Apocalyptic Fun is a post from: Words About Things You’ve probably heard of the Burning Man festival that is held each year in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The event is famous for the giant statue that is built and burned each year and for being an entirely [...]

Video of the Week: INDIA LEH/LIKIR

Thomas — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:20:14 +0000

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Video of the Week: INDIA LEH/LIKIR is a post from: Words About Things This amazing video really captures the spirit and beautiful scenery of the Himalayas in India. It makes me want to book a flight to India right away! “The majesty of mountains, prayer and devotion, magical movements from the land of high passes: [...]

Spanish Politicians Try to Protect Bullfighting as ‘Culture’.

Thomas — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:30:41 +0000

Spanish Politicians Try to Protect Bullfighting as ‘Culture’. is a post from: Words About Things

Spanish Politicians Try to Protect Bullfighting as ‘Culture’. is a post from: Words About Things Following the practice being banned in the northern region of Catalonia Spanish politicians have tried to protect the future of bull fighting in Spain. Members of the Partido Popular (People’s Party) have put forward a bill which if successful would [...]

French Thieves Use Their Breasts to Distract Victim

Thomas — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:18:06 +0000

French Thieves Use Their Breasts to Distract Victim is a post from: Words About Things

French Thieves Use Their Breasts to Distract Victim is a post from: Words About Things Some thieves steal money by placing complicated card skimming devices and miniature cameras on cash points and waiting for unsuspecting victims to reveal their details. Some even try to remove the entire ATM in the hope that they will be [...]

The Volkswagen Bug that Runs on Human Waste

Thomas — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:17:15 +0000

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The Volkswagen Bug that Runs on Human Waste is a post from: Words About Things We tend to forget about our waste once it has been um… dispensed with, flushing it away for someone else to deal with. But what if you could power your car with human waste thus reducing the amount of pollution [...]

Consumers Still Struggling to Save

Thomas — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:13:48 +0000

Consumers Still Struggling to Save is a post from: Words About Things

Consumers Still Struggling to Save is a post from: Words About Things Last September I wrote a post about a survey which showed that 40 percent of Britons felt that they were unable to save money due to the tough economic climate. This statistic was shocking but not unfounded, unemployment was at almost 2.5 million [...]

37 Mile Long River Discovered Under the Black Sea

Thomas — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:31:45 +0000

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37 Mile Long River Discovered Under the Black Sea is a post from: Words About Things A 37 mile longer ‘underwater river’ has been discovered by a team of scientists from the University of Leeds. The current, which is on the bed of the Black Sea, has carved out a channel in the sea bed [...]

Video of the Week: Burn Ignite: Ride

Thomas — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:52:37 +0000

Video of the Week: Burn Ignite: Ride is a post from: Words About Things

Video of the Week: Burn Ignite: Ride is a post from: Words About Things Another week, another amazing video from over on Vimeo.com. This week’s video features some amazing skateboarding in Mexico City, on fire. Without further ado I present Ride by Burn Ignite.

How to Drive like a Parisian

Thomas — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:27:25 +0000

How to Drive like a Parisian is a post from: Words About Things

How to Drive like a Parisian is a post from: Words About Things Hello and welcome to lesson 1 of How to Drive like a Parisian, during today’s session I will explain some of the basics of French driving from choosing your vehicle to use of the horn. Pay attention (or don’t) and you’ll be [...]