Jon Stewart took on a different tone for last Thursday night’s Daily Show. In the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, he resolved to a heartfelt reflection on the state of our collective perpetuation of racism in…
Two teenage dancers deliver a poignant message about loss, grief and healing in the new music video from Train. The Give It All video, premiering at USA TODAY in conjunction with SoulPancake, was created in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month to call attention to…
Cinema…“obeys the laws of the mind rather than those of the outer world.” – Hugo Munsterberg Jason Silva is a media artist, futurist, philosopher, keynote speaker and TV personality. He is the creator of Shots of Awe, a short film series of “trailers for the mind”…
Nobody blinks an eye if you say you like a glass of wine. Admit you use cannabis and bring on the judgement & stereotypes! But it doesn’t make sense… because over 180 million people around the world use cannabis. Can the stigma really apply to all…
What if the trillions of dollars the world’s superpowers lavish on their militaries was diverted toward creating a literate society? The debate over defense spending versus education funding is an old one, and now it seems to be the inspiration behind Weapons of Mass Instruction,…
What does love mean? It can seem like something complicated because there are so many different ways to express love for one another. These filmmakers asked kids to help demystify love in their video, “Love Lesson”. These adorable children reveal how simple it can be to show love…
For decades, high school teacher Bruce Farrer has been asking his students to write letters to their future selves. Twenty years later, he tracks down the students – wherever they are in the world – and mails their letters to them. The impact he has…
From the depth of the creative visuals to the groundbreaking, never-been-done-before scale of the shoot, Afterglow is being hailed as one of the most cinematically profound ski movies ever made. Deep pillows and Alaskan spines, all filmed at night, with massive lights, custom made LED…
With the 80-piece BBC Concert Orchestra at its heart and 27 ridiculously talented musicians from a wide range of genres, this “impossible orchestra” represents the talent, diversity and musical passion found every single day throughout the BBC. Find out who’s part of the performance HERE
For Felix Starck, what began as a jokingly-announced idea – biking the world – quickly became a realized ambition. Now, over a year later, the German-born adventurer has finished the quest of pedaling through 22 countries (over 18,000 km or 1,118 miles) and is ready…
