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The Overview Effect and the Psychology of Cosmic Awe
The Overview Effect and the Psychology of Cosmic Awe

The spirituality of space exploration as self-exploration.

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Ways of Seeing: John Berger’s Classic 1972 BBC Critique of Consumer Culture
Ways of Seeing: John Berger’s Classic 1972 BBC Critique of Consumer Culture

Gender roles, the elusive promises of advertising, and what oil painting has to do with the publicity machine.

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Loren Kantor’s Stark Woodcuts of Legendary Actors and Film Classics
Loren Kantor’s Stark Woodcuts of Legendary Actors and Film Classics

A black-and-white homage to classic cinema.

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How Alfred Hitchcock Changed One Boy’s Life
How Alfred Hitchcock Changed One Boy’s Life

“Many times it takes such a spark as this to help a youngster out of his shell and on the road to confidence.”

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Bill Plympton’s Quirky Animated Guides to Kissing and Lovemaking
Bill Plympton’s Quirky Animated Guides to Kissing and Lovemaking

“Here’s to every him and miss who loves a pure and sunny kiss.”

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The Distance of the Moon: Beautiful Israeli Animated Film Based on the Italo Calvino Classic
The Distance of the Moon: Beautiful Israeli Animated Film Based on the Italo Calvino Classic

“Ahh… we went to collect the Moon milk.”

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NASA Remembers Neil Armstrong in a Moving Short Film
NASA Remembers Neil Armstrong in a Moving Short Film

A loving tribute to the first man on the moon.

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Beautiful Stop-Motion Animated Film About the Progression of Alzheimer’s
Beautiful Stop-Motion Animated Film About the Progression of Alzheimer’s

A textured, tactile journey of abstraction.

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Stanley Kubrick on Fear, Mortality, and the Purpose of Life: A Rare 1968 Playboy Interview
Stanley Kubrick on Fear, Mortality, and the Purpose of Life: A Rare 1968 Playboy Interview

“However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.”

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How a Bicycle Is Made
How a Bicycle Is Made

All you ever wondered about how handlebars are bent, why mudguards exist, and where lubricant comes from.

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