Mad Men Promotional Poster
Mad Men (Season 5) is back on AMC with a two-hour premiere on Sunday, March 25.
Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review
Much more fun, useful, and just “neat” info about Google’s 2011 Zeitgeist.
Leonardo daVinci’s “To-Do” List
The above image is an illustrated and translated version of an actual “to-do” list written by Leonardo da Vinci. It was put together for NPR by Robert Krulwich and illustrator Wendy MacNaughton, based on information found in a new book, Da Vinci’s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image
, by Toby Lester.
[Found via NPR]
TED Talk: Khan Academy
This is guy, Salman Khan, has done more than 2,400 educational videos, posted them on YouTube, covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history. Wired has a great article on him and Khan Academy.
Video: INFLUENCERS Movie Trailer
INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends & creativity become contagious today in music and fashion.
Short Film: Logorama
Not sure how I missed this, but one of the films up for an Oscar for Best Animated Short is Logorama. The film is composed almost entirely of inventively used corporate logos. Pretty neat. You can watch it here.
