The story of the Chinese farmer - Alan Watts

A parable about life and nature.   Narrated by Alan Watts, animated by Steve Agnos, and with music by Chris Zabriskie.

Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass

For your listening and viewing pleasure.  Aesop Rock's "None Shall Pass"

How big is the Universe?

How Big Is The Universe? from Beakus on Vimeo.

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Web Nuggets 3

New Sensor Paves Way for Night Vision Contact Lenses.
"Contact lenses sharpen our blurry vision,  and free us from the hassle of pushing sliding glasses back up our noses. But the future of contacts is nigh: Researchers have created a super-thin infrared sensor that could lead to the development of night vision contact lenses." 
(via Grahamhancock.com)

Five Reasons you Should Watch Adventure Time
"If you haven’t been watching Pendleton Ward’s cult animation Adventure Time already, here are some reasons why you should start "
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Map of Coffee Chains across America (and Canada) 
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Big Bang Big Boom

BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

(via Clifford Pickover's Reality Carnival)

Private SNAFU - Booby Trap

This is one of 26 Private SNAFU cartoons made by the US Army Signal Corps. Originally created by Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) and Phil Eastman, most of the cartoons were produced by Warner Brothers Animation Studios...

Snack Bar Space Animation

Schrödinger's Cat - 60-Second Adventures in Thought

Cool animation of 17th Century London

Cool animation of 17th century London (pre fire) done by a group of students from De Monfort University.  You can check out their blog at Pudding Lane Productions. 


(via Openculture.com)

Cool Animation: "Why Do I Study Physics?"

Cool animation on physics...

Why Do I Study Physics? (2013) from Xiangjun Shi on Vimeo.

(via io9)

Superman 75th Anniversary Animated Short

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91 Centimeters

This is a short animated film that I watched this morning.  At first my thoughts about what the movie meant ran towards whether or not the individual is the center of his or her own universe; that is, did the meteorite knock the man, Henry, out of his world by 91 centimeters or did it knock the world 91 centimeters away from him.  Of course, when I contemplated the role of the psychologist/psychiatrist in the overall narrative, I began to see the movie as a parable for some sort of sudden onset mental illness that Henry is dealing with all alone; thus the relative or I guess absolute indifference of everyone around him.

What do you think?   

Nimbus Machina - a film by Thomas Plaete

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Check out the films site here. 

Arts and Crafts: Design in a Nutshell

WAX TAILOR feat Ali Harter - Only Once

K23version1 (animation inspired by Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins)

K23version1 from kiarra albina on Vimeo.

Alan Watts - Time To Wake Up

Who owns the fish?