footage Here's an amazing video of the Steeplechase mechanical horse ride at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, in the early 1900s. Popkin
architecture Chris Pratt destroys gorgeous, historic mid-century modern house to build a gaudy mansion Ruben Bolling
Comic Books "Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt" — documentary tracing the artist's evolution from underground comics to the cover of The New Yorker Mark Frauenfelder
silent films Watch these fascinating demonstrations of sound effect instruments from the silent film era! Jennifer Sandlin
music Delight in vintage footage of Talking Heads' David Byrne practicing his dance moves in the early 1980s (video) David Pescovitz
women Women talk about judging people's laundry, the art of hanging clothes, and chores, in vintage 'Clotheslines' documentary Rusty Blazenhoff