Things I have been watching. Videos and links are saved via Pocket and then pulled into the blog using the Pocket wordpress plug-in. So, in effect it’s a realtime feed of things I’m watching that are worth sharing.
The London Society 2020 Banister Fletcher Lecture. ROBERT ELMS: "cities need slums"
Robert Elms' talk to the London Society (www.londonsociety.org.uk) - Cities Need Slums. "The poor, the marginal, the young, the creative and the bohemian are the lifeblood of urban life, but they are being excluded, expelled, exiled from our great urban centres by the process of making everything l
Community Education Lectures Livestream
BCH hosts free community education lectures featuring experienced health care providers who offer the latest prevention and treatment advice on a range of health-related conditions. If you are unable to attend these lectures in person, we will have a livestream of select lectures here.
The Bulwark on Twitter
February 7 changed everything. Watch the latest video from @barubin and @Timodc https://thebulwark.com/february-7-a-day-that-will-live-in-infamy/ …
How It's Made - Your Local Compost | Western Disposal Services
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Inside the corruption allegations plaguing Malta
Malta, you might say, is punching above its weight. The smallest nation in the European Union is home to one of its fastest growing economies. Name a voguish growth-sector, internet gambling, cryptocurrency, blockchain, artificial intelligence and Malta is trying to establish itself as a hub.
Voter|RX®
#VoterRX #ElectileDysfunction www.VoterRX.org Are you feeling tired, irritable, stressed out about government and the state of democracy? Well, you might consider Voting|RX® (known in its generic form as Voting). Voting is shown to relieve the painful symptoms of E.D. (Electile DysfunctionI), Civic
Downloads
Please take note that HandBrake.fr is the only official place where HandBrake can be downloaded from. There are many unofficial mirrors of HandBrake and while most of them offer legit versions of HandBrake, there are a few that don't.
How IBM quietly pushed out 20,000 aging workers
Despite older employees consistently having stronger performance reviews. Last month, ProPublica reported that over the past five years, IBM has targeted its older American employees for layoffs.
Cambridge Analytica Uncovered: Secret filming reveals election tricks
An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses were filmed talking about using bribes, ex-spies, fake IDs and sex workers. Watch part two of the investigation - Undercover Secrets of Trump's Data Firm - here: ht
From Indie Flicks To Hollywood Stars, A Look Back At 2017 Colorado Films
"Our Souls At Night," based on a novel of the same title by the late Colorado author Kent Haruf, is about a widow and widower who are neighbors and strike up an unusual relationship that gets the whole town gossiping. It was filmed in the town of Florence in southern Colorado.
The Illusion of Wealth
Most of us don't have a real understanding of what infrastructure costs and how we contribute to it. Even our local leaders don't factor in the long-term costs of infrastructure expansion. They just keep building in order to scrape by a little longer.
Jeremy Corbyn: A profile by Stephen Bush - BBC Newsnight
Stephen Bush has this in-depth profile of Jeremy Corbyn, offering his account of the Labour leader and his thinking. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight YouTube: https://
BBC Newsnight on Twitter
Let’s keep faith and education separate - writer and broadcaster @afuahirsch makes the case against faith schools #viewsnight
Solitary Nation
Watch full-length episodes of PBS documentary series FRONTLINE for free. Solitary Nation - With unprecedented access, FRONTLINE shows you what it's really like for prisoners who are serving time in solitary confinement.
remix (kottke.org)
I am a little bit obsessed with Phetru’s miniaturized soccer stars (along with the occasional other sports stars or celebrities, like Kobe above or Emma Raducanu) — they’re like bobbleheads come to life.
BBC Newsnight on Twitter
"We need a new healthcare tax to save the NHS" - our latest #Viewsnight from @DrHenryMarsh
84 Lumber Super Bowl Commercial - The Entire Journey
The full, uncut 84 Lumber Super Bowl promotional film. See a mother and daughter’s symbolic migrant journey towards becoming legal American citizens. Contains content deemed too controversial for the original ad and banned from broadcast.
New Rule: Stop Apologizing | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Subscribe to the Real Time YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10r5A1B In his editorial New Rule, Bill calls on liberals to stop attacking each other over political incorrectness and instead focus on real issues. Connect with Real Time Online: Find Real Time on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maher Find Re
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
An intimate portrait of one of the defining artists of the 20th and early 21st centuries, told by the people who knew him best. There was nothing predictable about David Bowie. Everything was designed to intrigue, to challenge, to defy all expectations.
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