“The Playing with Pigs project is researching the complex relationship we have with domesticated pigs by designing a game. Designing new forms of human-pig interaction can create the opportunity for consumers and pigs to forge new relations as well as to experience the cognitive capabilities of each other. The game is called Pig Chase.”
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“Coldplay’s haunting classic ‘The Scientist’ is performed by country music legend Willie Nelson for the soundtrack of the short film entitled, “Back to the Start.” The film, by film-maker Johnny Kelly, depicts the life of a farmer as he slowly turns his family farm into an industrial animal factory before seeing the errors of his ways and opting for a more sustainable future. Both the film and the soundtrack were commissioned by Chipotle to emphasize the importance of developing a sustainable food system.”
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I admit I had to look up some of these. A polecat is a weasel, a Portugese man o’ war is a siphonophore resembling a jellyfish, and a titmouse is a songbird.
(via ragbag)
One of the Russian Winnie the Pooh short films (probably even more amusing without the subtitles).
“After the visit, Pooh thought that perhaps it may not be worth it to stay for too long if you don’t want to get into a sticky situation. But what the rabbit thought no one found out because he was very well-mannered.”