Saturday, August 27, 2016

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Today's Edition Is All Videos Because Our Guest Curator Is Great Big Story
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Today's Edition Is All Videos Because Our Guest Curator Is Great Big Story
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The team behind Great Big Story's awesome videos share their favorite videos and short films from around the web.
GBS'S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS
FUN WITH ANIMATION
What If Balloons Competed In The Olympics?
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The animation team at Animade reimagines Olympics athletes as modeling balloons. Almost makes we wish this was what the Olympic games were actually like.
ON THE ROAD TO GREATNESS
Nzingha
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Nzingha Prescod is a foil fencer and in 2015, she became the first African-American woman to win an individual medal at the Senior World Championships.
HOLD YOUR BREATH
It's Hockey, But Underwater
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Think hockey is tough? Take the speed, force, and agility of a hockey game — add water and hold your breath — and now you've got underwater hockey
A TABLETOP LEGEND
Inside The Fierce Competition Of Professional Foosball
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Foosball isn't just a table game in basements and bars — meet Tony Spredeman, the #1-ranked foosball player in the world.
FROM OUR FRIENDS AT STASH
Why You Should Start Investing While You're Young And Broke
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Turns out, starting to invest when you don't have much money or experience can actually be an advantage. Here's why.
EAT IT UP
BIG VEGETABLES FEED BIG FAMILIES
This Gardener Regularly Grows 100-Pound Vegetables
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Growing up in a family of 13, Phillip Vowles learned to appreciate the effort it took to feed all his brothers and sisters. So when he started harvesting his own crop, he decided to supersize his venture
STOP MOTION MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER
Fresh Guacamole By PES
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A 2013 Academy Award Nominated film by PES. "Fresh Guacamole" is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar.
WORDS FROM AN EXPERT
Monsieur Oyster: A Profile Of Renowned Oyster Farmer Joël Dupuch
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Filmmaking duo Panthalassa travel to the seaside to profile renowned oyster farmer Joël Dupuch.
A REAL HUMAN BEING
THE OLD FASHIONED WAY
The Elevator Operator
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Ruben Pardo is 75 years old and has done the same job for the past 40 years. He is LA's oldest manual elevator operator.
ONE BADASS INVENTOR
The Man Who Escaped The Iron Curtain In A DIY Plane
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The dusty desert of Lucin, Utah, isn't for everyone. It's lonely, windy and hot. But for Ivo Zadarsky, it's home.
STRING MADNESS
What It Takes To Be A Yo-Yo Master
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Ben Conde is a graphic designer who, like a lot of recent grads, is figuring out his life. There's one aspect of his life, though, he already has on lock...
BEFORE YOU GO
MALLARD BUSINESS
Got A Pest Problem? Call The Quack Squad
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They're short, they waddle, and they're coming to eat the snails. Meet the quack squad, nature's very own pest control.
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