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      DOCUMENTARIES-I-LIKE

      YouTube / Eames Office

      Watch This: Powers of Ten

      A zoom through the universe...and inside ourselves.

      Chris Higgins

      YouTube / Armatomic

      The Time Australia Accidentally Overran Itself With Toads

      Humans have a long history of clever ideas that go horribly wrong.

      Chris Higgins

      Vimeo / Kirby Ferguson

      Required Viewing: Everything is a Remix

      How George Lucas, Led Zeppelin, the Beastie Boys, and tons of artists borrowed from others...and why that's okay.

      Chris Higgins



      Vimeo / Jamie Benning

      'Star Wars Begins,' The Complete Filmumentary

      If you like 'Star Wars,' set aside two hours to watch this.

      Chris Higgins


      Vimeo / Filmumentaries - Jamie Benning

      Raiding the Lost Ark: The Ultimate Raiders Companion

      "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is 115 minutes long. This movie ABOUT "Raiders" is 143.

      Chris Higgins


      YouTube / The New York Times

      Tales from the World's Longest Yard Sale

      The "127 Sale" is a 690-mile stretch of yard sales from Alabama to Michigan. Here's what happens there.

      Chris Higgins


      Vimeo / Quoted Studios

      Video Premiere: Richard Feynman on Understanding

      "My father, you see, interested me in patterns at the very beginning, and then later in things, like we would turn over stones and watch the ants carry the little white babies down deeper into the holes. We would look at worms. We’d go for walks and we’d

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