Moment Of Zen
A Coney Island Love Letter
Get lost in Robert Kolodny’s bittersweet visual love letter to the most magical place in Brooklyn, Coney Island.
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April 27, 2012CommentAn Invocation for Beginnings
YouTube legend, TED Talker, Tweeter and all around internet phenom Ze Frank is back with a new show appropriately titled “a show”. In this first episode he implores us to get up an…
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April 20, 2012Caine’s Arcade
Caine, probably the coolest nine-year-old in America, built a full cardboard arcade in his dad’s auto parts store. You can even buy a secure “Fun Pass” to play all the games to try…
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April 13, 2012New Born Deer’s Cuteness Will Melt Your Brain
Unwind from your week while you enjoy this adorable baby deer squeaking and walking for the first time. Don’t worry, it doesn’t make you less of a man.
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April 6, 2012Birth of a Condom
Take a long, hard look at what it takes to produce the more than 1 million Trojan condoms made each day, from manufacturing to the rigorous testing.
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March 30, 2012The Sagan Series: The Humans
One of our greatest thinkers, Carl Sagan, speaks philosophically about the human place not just on this world, but in the universe, about our restlessness and how the sedentary lif…
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March 23, 2012Neil deGrasse Tyson’s We Stopped Dreaming
Neil deGrasse Tyson is back for another Moment of Zen, this time professing his passion for space exploration, arguing that beyond acquiring knowledge, manned missions encourage us…
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March 16, 2012The Most Astounding Fact
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” This is his answer.
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March 9, 2012This is My Home
Often mistaken for an antique shop, collector Anthony Pisano’s home is a local curiosity in Manhattan. Though nothing is for sale, Pisano welcomes passersby to come in and explore …
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February 24, 2012Mr. Happy Man
Come rain or shine, 88-year-old Bermudian Johnny Barnes devotes six hours every day to an endearing traffic ritual that has made him one of the island’s most cherished citizens.
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February 17, 2012This Must Be The Place
Open since 1938, Prime Burger Restaurant in Midtown Manhattan hasn’t been altered since the early ’60s, and it looks all the better for it. For many of the guys that work here, the…
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February 10, 2012Get a Dog’s Eye View of the World
See the world through the eyes of man’s best friend in this fun and uplifting video in this weeks Moment of Zen.
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February 3, 2012Beautiful Yosemite Timelapse
This collection of breathtaking timelapses of amazing scenery from Yosemite will bring you to a calm place at the end of this hectic week. Highlighted by a great song from M83, thi…
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January 27, 2012The Sword Maker
For 40 years, Korehira Watanabe has honed his art, one of the last thirty sword makes left in Japan. Korehira talks about forsaking his family to follow his passion and passing on …
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January 20, 2012