Do you know who makes your eyewear?

Whether you’re looking to buy Ray-Ban, Oakley, Prada, or Chanel, the glasses you end up wearing will all be made by one company called Luxottica. In the video below, 60 Minutes reveals how the optical industries empire, Luxottica has cornered the industry buying up eyewear collections that use to be independent and converting them to mass produced glasses.

Real-Time Animation of the Sinking of the Titanic

Titanic Honor and Glory has created a highly accurate (2 hours and 40 minutes) animation that captures the sinking of the Titanic in real time. The animation begins with the iceberg collision and ends with the moments in the sinking. “The animation includes text frequently appearing with what is happening on board the ship. This… Continue reading Real-Time Animation of the Sinking of the Titanic

Man Experiences Life After 44 Years in Prison

Otis Johnson was released from prison on August 2014 after serving a 44-year sentence for the attempted murder of a police officer in 1970. When he got out at the age of 69, Johnson was amazed at how life has changed in New York city, and that he has to get used to the world… Continue reading Man Experiences Life After 44 Years in Prison

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Documentary

Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine is a documentary about the personal and private life of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The upcoming film documentary is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, focuses on the difference between how Jobs was perceived in private and public lives. The film, from Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films, is scheduled to… Continue reading Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Documentary

Chasing Ice: The Largest Glacier Calving Ever Filmed

Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed the largest glacier calving ever filmed at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for 75 minutes and the glacier retreated a full 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) across a calving face 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) wide. The height of the ice is about 914.4 meters… Continue reading Chasing Ice: The Largest Glacier Calving Ever Filmed

Born With Curiosity: The Grace Hopper Documentary

Born with Curiosity is a documentary film and interactive media project about American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral Grace Murray Hopper. Filmmaker Melissa Pierce was inspired to make the film after reading a tweet from Dave Hoover of Dev Bootcamp, and producer Marian Mangoubi. The documentary film features archive footage and photographs, oral… Continue reading Born With Curiosity: The Grace Hopper Documentary