February 2012
WatchA while back I posted a nice little video on The Salton Sea, a massive lake created accidentally in the middle of the desert, which was then turned into a resort, which then went very badly indeed. I suggest re-watching that video before you watch the trailer above.
The Film above takes its name from its setting, Bombay Beach, one of the small resort towns that originally attempted to capitalise...
January 2012
WatchAnother video from VQR - this time on the Aral Sea dying up, which is has always fascinated me, perhaps because it’s a disaster I’ve seen it slowly unraveling as I’ve grown up - I remember as a kid reading about how it was half the size, while now days it’s down to 10 percent. Or maybe the fascination is in the fact that such a massive body of water (once one of the fourth...
WatchHalf-Lives: The Chernobyl Workers Now.
‘Released to coincide with the Fall 2011 issue of VQR, Maisie Crow’s original short film introduces us to the city of Slavutych and its residents—survivors of the Chernobyl disaster and the workers still dismantling the plant.’
WatchHere’s Dan Barber talking about foie gras without gauvage. He featured on This American Life a while back, which is worth listening to. His TED talk above covers the same ground and is quite entertaining as well.
December 2011
