You might also call this "Meditate with Miyazaki." (via Kottke)
Relax with 30 minutes of calming scenes from Studio Ghibli films
How "natural" sounds are faked for nature documentaries
Foley artist Richard Hinton is a master at making the goopy, slurpy, shimmery, grumbly, and slithery sounds you hear in nature documentaries. His work can be heard in series like "Planet Earth II," "Our Planet," and Disney's "Bears." From Insider: While a spider is normally too small for a human to hear, the TV series… READ THE REST
Watch the epic silent film The Ten Commandments (1923) with a new score by Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Steven Drozd (Flaming Lips), and Scott Amendola
In celebration of Passover beginning Saturday night, I suggest watching The Ten Commandments, Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 epic silent film version of the biblical Exodus story, with a fantastically expansive and psychedelic new score by Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Steven Drozd (Flaming Lips), and Scott Amendola. The project was produced by my dear pal and… READ THE REST
Futuristic Land Rover from Judge Dredd is for sale on Craigslist
This modified 1970s Land Rover military truck, seen in the 1995 film Judge Dredd, is for sale on Craigslist in Dallas. No title. No odometer. Apparently the engine does turn over. Priced at $25,000 or best offer. From Autoblog: The whole body is a giant fiberglass shell plopped onto a Land Rover 101 Forward Control… READ THE REST
Safeguard your sensitive data with GhostVolt's encryption software
Worrying about data breaches isn't just for the Amazons and Facebooks of the world. Oh sure, you should be concerned if you're one of the 533 million who had info exposed in the latest Facebook breach. But a bigger worry is what happens if customer information, details that you're responsible for, somehow get exposed to… READ THE REST
Save an extra $22 on this handmade Japanese forged kitchen knife set
There are plenty of top-notch quality knives and knife sets crafted all over the world, from Germany, France, and the heart of Europe, to plenty of premium craftsmen in the U.S. But there's definitely something about a finely honed blade made from Japanese steel that still absolutely stops knife shoppers dead in their tracks. For… READ THE REST
HP is unleashing desktops, laptops, Chromebooks, and more at up to 60% off
If you're itching for a computer upgrade, Hewlett Packard is one of the half-dozen brands you can buy sight unseen and know you're getting a quality rig. Of course, where's the fun in buying a computer sight unseen? Right now, HP is giving everybody an eyeful of everything, making loads of renewed and fully restored… READ THE REST