Link Me Up Scotty | Gimmicks, Dusk, Dance and Dog Sledding.

Album streams:
- Ólafur Arnalds: ‘Some Kind Of Peace’ is the gorgeous, tranquil record that we needed – ambient electronic with classical strings and piano.
- Sam Amidon: ‘Sam Amidon’ is a unique blend of folk, classical, and jazz – hypnotic repetitive rhythms and vocals delivered with a wistful twang.
Hustler: Brilliant short film about a day in the life of a young hustler as he code-switches his way through various cliques (18 mins)
Mystery: Fascinating article about an ongoing mystery, where a nameless hiker was found dead in his tent and cannot be identified.
Dance: Lovely video of a blindfolded man inviting strangers to dance (5 mins)
Painting: Jeremy Mann paints otherworldly cityscapes.
Dog Sledding: Interesting documentary about a female dog sledder and her dream of qualifying for the epic thousand-mile Iditarod Trail race (12 mins)
Abstract: Ned Martin combines the literal and abstract in stunning paintings.
Empty: A sad, beautiful film reflecting on individual and collective loss (5 mins)
Gimmicks: Excellent essay on our attraction and repulsion to gimmicks.
Body language: Great video on the body language we can't control (11 mins)
Close-Up: Winners of the Close-Up Photographer of the Year are so good.
Mother: Incredible one-take short film that follows a mother through the streets of Athens as her day takes a dramatic turn (12 mins)
Dusk: Lovely writing on dusk – the liminal stage between darkness and light.
Size: Smart Kurzgesagt animation on the science of diffusion, surface area and breathing – explaining why bacteria can’t be the size of a blue whale (10 mins)

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