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Radar Eighteen: Google Maps Road Trip

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Whether it’s stretching 1500ft of extension cords from his kitchen to a park to make coffee for passers-by, spending a year dining with strangers across the US, or helping others run errands with the use of a mule to cheer them up, Marc Horowitz’s work revolves around culture jamming, social practice…and just making people feel good. When fan Peter Baldes approached him about doing a cross country road trip the two strangers decided to complete it virtually instead, driving all the way from LA to Virginia…on Google Maps, using the arrow keys to ‘drive’. With a host of ‘back-seat’ drivers joining them and a commitment to keeping close to reality the two toured the country for nine days. We join Marc and Peter as they take their project live for the first time in front of a real-life audience.

04:01

Radar Four - Universal Record Database
What do 'Most money destroyed for profit', the 'Longest shhh' and 'Most flaxseed cracker people created in one minute' have in common? They are all records held on Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson’s Universal Record Database, otherwise known as the 'definitive site for human achievement'. The founders take us through the thinking behind their project, while Zoomdoggle's Jake Bronstein waxes lyrical on the joy of inventing new categories, Emmy award winning writer/director Todd Lamb explains his obsession with fish sandwiches and photographer Emily Wilson breaks a new record live.

11:15

Wimborne Road: Is it too long?
Wimborne Road - 5 miles long, 2000 houses. We spend a light hearted day walking from one end to the other meeting interesting people. Why is it so damn long? Why are there gaps in the numbers? Will the presenter Peter Lee ever reach the end?

04:27

Radar Seventeen: Waterpod
Artist Mary Mattingly uses any medium to realize an idea, whether it’s photography, video, fashion or installation. With a specialization in interactive architecture and an interest in nomad culture, human conditioning and sustainable living, Mary worked with a team of volunteer engineers to create the Waterpod, a floating, self-sustaining eco-habitat inhabited by six artists for six months that roamed the NYC waterways as an experiment in potential future living spaces and lifestyles 50-100 years from now. Both an expression of art and life, the Waterpod changes as is inhabitants adapt and its systems renew. We spend the day with its crew to see what it is really like to live on a living sculpture.

03:24

Radar Thirteen - Undetermined Measurements
Ten people dressed in stark white "clean suits" and masks disperse amongst picnickers, inspecting the ground in sunny Central Park. Heads turn, unsure, and people start asking questions. Undetermined Measurements is an ongoing performance and documentation project. During each phase of the interventionist series volunteers gather, dress in protective clothes and silently engage with the audience in a non-confrontational manner. Why are they there? The question is left open ended, expressing the ever-changing perception that the United States has transformed from a unique symbol of freedom to a more fragile and fearful representation of uncertainty. We follow Sean Hovendick and his team as he takes Undetermined Measurements to NYC for the first time.

04:05

Radar Nineteen: Makerbot
The sign on the door reads MakerBot industries. Inside, boxes line the floors and there is a flurry of activity. A light humming sound fills the air. Machines buzz as they print physical objects that merely minutes before were 3D renderings on a computer screen. This is Bre Pattis’ ‘Botcave’ and within its walls resides a startup that intends to change the face of printing. The MakerBot is a box-like unit that prints using thin plastic, which it lays down layer by layer. Eyeglass frames, wall brackets, tweezers, action figures even a 3D rendering of Walt Disney’s head are all possible. Makerbot came out of NYC Resistor, a hackers collective offering shared knowledge and camaraderie. And out of Makerbot, the hopes are to create a revolution in crowd-sourced manufacturing.

02:22

Andy Kehoe, Artist :: 120 Seconds
Artist Andy Kehoe remembers what it’s like to grow up as a mixed-race kid in Pittsburgh and compares it to living in limbo or by the same name of his recent exhibit, “Living in Twilight.”

02:27

Music Matters - Nick Cave
By Sarah Cox and Emma Lazenby Sarah has worked with Aardman Animation on a number of projects including directing a short film 'Don't Let It All Unravel' for the 'Live Earth' concerts. Sarah's latest film, 'A Time and a Time' was screened in competition at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. In the coming year she will also be directing the 'Tate Movie', a collaboration between Aardman, Fallon and the Tate to create a 20 minute film with 1000's of children across the UK. Emma lives in Bristol where she designs, animates and directs for Aardman Animations and ArthurCox. She has recently finished a short film 'Mother of Many' for Channel 4, which won the Bafta for Best Short Animation at this year's awards. "We have both been long time Nick Cave fans, Sarah even went to see The Birthday Party in 1983 at the Hacienda. Once we got started however we felt the enormity of the responsibility in depicting someone's life, particularly someone we admire so much. We sort of wish we had selected someone whose opinion we didn't value quite so much."

01:35

Provocation: Cool Hand Luke (Dirty Version)
For World Water Day: GOOD re-imagines iconic moments from American culture that wouldn't have been the same without clean water. An original video from GOOD.

04:54

Grizzlies Vs. Wolves
Join Wild Chronicles to watch Yellowstone's top predators battle it out. With too many predators in the park, grizzly bears and wolves have to compete for food. It's bad news for elk, but devoted park rangers are working to maintain the balance.

07:03

Fall Into Half-Angel
Between heaven and earth, life and love hang on a thread of trust 'Fall Into Half-Angel' is a short documentary exploring the unique relationship between two trapeze artists and the physical and emotional trust that flows between them.

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