That is Genius

From Egypt with love

If you’ve spent time in Egypt, the human warmth of this video will be familiar; if you haven’t, go

‘I Am Cuba’ in all its forms

A masterpiece of camerawork from the Soviets in Cuba

Long Live Egypt 11 Feb 2011

Some day this new spirit in Egypt will feel normal. But not yet: I watch this film and marvel.


A Spanish shimmy in Havana in 1930

Breakdancing in 1930s Cuba; really, who knew?

A journey through the Khyber Pass in 1930

A journey in 1930 across the Indian frontier into Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass

The Battle of Algiers

My vote for the greatest political film of all time


Shepard Smith’s moment of moral clarity about the Egypt protests

Finally, the American media abandons the pretense that the pro-Mubarak gangs might be spontaneous

What makes Egypt beautiful

This exceptionally moving interview reveals what is at stake for the protesters in Egypt

What the Tunisia revolution looked like

Big, powerful images of the revolution in Tunisia from the Boston Globe’s site ‘The Big Picture’


The global change in health and wealth over 200 years

A Swedish mathematician illustrates the global change in health and wealth over the last 200 years