Breathtaking Video – Urban BASE Jumping in Singapore

Sunday, April 15th, 2012   |   Tags: BASE jumping, Marina Bay Sands Skypark, Singapore, Snowdrum
Posted in: Other Gems   |   Published By: Cris Popenoe 03:24 As if leaping from the top of a 55-story resort weren't spectacular enough, this adrenaline pumping video uses Singapore's futuristic skyline as a backdrop. More

Ballet in Super Slow Motion

Sunday, April 1st, 2012   |   Tags: ballet, Giacomo Bevilaqua, le vent, Marina Kanno, Radiohead, slow motion, slow-mo, Staatsballett Berlin
Posted in: Other Gems   |   Published By: Cris Popenoe 03:17 Watch the grace and beauty of ballet captured at 1,000 frames-per-second, set to Radiohead's Everything In Its Right Place. You'll see what the dancers'... More

Lyrical images showcase a year in New York City

Sunday, March 18th, 2012   |   Tags: Andrew Clancy, James Vincent McMorrow, New York City, We Don't Eat
Posted in: Other Gems   |   Published By: Cris Popenoe 04:55 Artfully shot and edited views and images of New York City, and its vast array of people and sights. It's set to the haunting song “We Don’t Eat” by Irish... More

Frozen Grand Central

Sunday, February 26th, 2012   |   Tags: freeze, frozen in place, grand central terminal, ImprovEverywhere, public prank
Posted in: Other Gems   |   Published By: Cris Popenoe 02:22 Watch over 200 people freeze in place on cue in Grand Central Terminal in New York, each making his own choice for the frozen moment. Some froze midway through... More

The Finish Line – be inspired by this amazing story

Sunday, January 15th, 2012   |   Tags: ALS, cross country, espn, Holland Reynolds, inspirational, Jim Tracy, motivational video, run, running, San Francisco
Posted in: Other GemsWisdom and Inspiration   |   Published By: Cris Popenoe 06:05 Incredible, inspirational video that’s a great story too, and beautifully produced. Set against the backdrop of breathtaking San Francisco vistas it tells of the heart... More

Eagle Owl landing in slow motion close-up – Awesome!

Sunday, January 1st, 2012   |   Tags: eagle owl, owl, owl landing, slow motion
Posted in: Other Gems   |   Published By: Cris Popenoe 00:45 Watch a magnificent eagle owl soar into the camera in slow motion as it lands, coming closer and closer to us and eventually filling the screen with its wings... More

The LXD: In the Internet age, dance evolves

Sunday, August 21st, 2011   |   Tags: dance, legion of extraordinary dancers, TED, the lxd
Posted in: Enlightening TalksOther Gems   |   Published By: Cris Popenoe 17:30 The LXD (the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers) electrify the TED stage with an emerging global street-dance culture and their acrobatic superpowers. More

MOVE

Saturday, August 13th, 2011   |   Tags: Andrew Lees, Rick Mereki, travel
Posted in: Other Gems   |   Published By: Cris Popenoe 01:00 A stunning short film which distills a 44 day trip to 11 countries into a mesmerizing video in a simple, but utterly brilliant way. More

One Day on Earth | Trailer

Saturday, July 30th, 2011   |   Tags: 10-10-2010, culture, documentary, earth, epic, kyle ruddick, life, one day, one day on earth, people
Posted in: Other Gems   |   Published By: Cris Popenoe 02:40 On a single day in 2010 thousands of individuals across the globe pointed a camera at the issues in their lives that mattered most. The result? An epic documentary... More

Thai boys build soccer field on water

Monday, April 4th, 2011   |   Tags: boys football team, floating island village, football, Koh Panyee, Thailand, TMB Panyee
Posted in: Other Gems   |   Published By: Cris Popenoe 05:15 A beautiful, inspiring film, based on a true story. Boys living on Koh Panyee, a floating island village in the south of Thailand that had not an inch of soil,... More