Category Archives: Short Video

The Coffee Shop – Kangaroo Dundee

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From BBC: Brolga is a man with an unusual family – he is ‘mum’ to almost 30 kangaroos. From his sanctuary near Alice Springs, … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – The Sea Turtle Hospital

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From The Atlantic: In the Florida Keys, the Turtle Hospital is fighting to save the dwindling population of American sea turtles. The hospital, which … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – Salween Spring: the Tao of fighting a losing battle

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From NRS Films:  An American outfitter in China and the Tao of fighting a losing battle. Meet Travis Winn, an American who traveled to … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – Insectophile

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Sladmore Contemporary: Take one workshop full of junk and a Frenchman with an eye for detail (not to mention an obsession with bugs) … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – The Peter Principle: the scientific reason everything is a bit s**t

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Delve: We live in times of seemingly unending progress – and yet somehow things still always go wrong: trains are late, broadband speeds … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – Campaign Art

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Slate: When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, an art piece by Shepard Fairy became synonymous with his campaign. Campaign art isn’t … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop – The Octographer

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Sony New Zealand: I think she is laughing at us. 🙂 —oooOooo– This is an open thread. There are several hosts, each host … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – Flamingo Flamenco

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. Sorry about that, there will be no “human interest news” today, instead the topic is for the birds.  😉 From BBC Earth:  “There are six … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – “The Old New World” Photo-based Animation Project

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From seccovan, “travel back in time with a little steampunk time machine.” Stills and behind the scenes —oooOooo– This is a daily open thread. There … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – First performance in 1000 years

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Cambridge University: First performance in 1,000 years: ‘lost’ songs from the Middle Ages are brought back to life. An ancient song repertory will be … Continue reading →

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