Yoga - with dogs It started in the US, when a growing band of health-conscious dog owners wanted a way of combining their favourite exercise with spending quality time with their pets. Now 'Doga' - yoga with dogs - is growing in popularity in the UK, mainly thanks to the efforts of Swiss-born yoga teacher Mahny Djahanguiri. She runs classes in London for people and their pets, and while the dogs do not really get a yoga workout themselves, they certainly play a part in some of the poses. A spokesperson from the Dogs Trust said: "It is important to remember that dogs can't tell us when they have had enough. BBC News went along to find out more about about the activity. Stop/Start is a series of video features for the BBC News website which follows both new trends that are beginning and old traditions that are coming to an end. Video journalist: Tom Beal
Reverso – Un excellent court métrage d’animation sur la vie à l’envers Reverso – Un excellent court métrage d’animation sur la vie à l’envers “Reverso” est un excellent court métrage d’animation magnifiquement réalisé par Kimberly Honma, Clément Lauricella et Arthur Seguin. “Barney vit avec son père Walter dans une petite maison de banlieu. Il tente de mener une vie normale, même si Barney est différent: Sa gravité est inversée…”
Handpicked with Love: Vimeo’s Top 12 Videos of 2012 Hey! It's me, Handstick, the official Vimeo mascot. I live at Vimeo HQ in New York City. You can recognize me because I’m a hand on the end of a stick. The Curation Team has kindly asked me to present Vimeo’s Top 12 Videos of 2012. Why, you ask? So yes, we’ve got to hand it to these videos. The City of Samba Widely credited as the godfather of tilt shift, Keith Loutit remains a driving force, always pushing himself, and by extension the entire scene, forward. Moving Takahashi Josh Soskin’s decision to shoot his second short on 35mm was daring and smart. Solipsist Andrew Thomas Huang brought this film to Vimeo fresh from a win at Slamdance 2012. Breezeblocks On a budget of just £4,000, Ellis Bahl crafted a dark revenge thriller that twists and turns till you don't know what's what anymore. HoliHoli is always a stunning spectacle, and there's something exceptionally striking about this tribute to the Hindu festival of colors by NYC-based production company Variable.
The Story of Bottled Water - The Story of Stuff Project The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day), employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows virtually free from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industry’s attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call for viewers to make a personal commitment to avoid bottled water and support public investment in clean, available tap water for all. Credits The Story of Bottled Water was co-created and released by The Story of Stuff Project and a coalition of partners, including Corporate Accountability International, Food & Water Watch, Polaris Institute, Pacific Institute and Environmental Working Group. The movie was produced by Free Range Studios. Show full list of credits
Test Yourself: Stroop Effect Shakespeare Solos: watch the first six films | Stage Adrian Lester, Hamlet ‘To be or not to be’ Adrian Lester performs Hamlet’s soliloquy from act III, scene 1, in which the prince reflects on mortality and considers taking his own life. Joanna Vanderham, Romeo and Juliet ‘The mask of night is on my face’ Joanna Vanderham speaks Juliet’s monologue from the balcony scene in which she insists that her devotion to Romeo is true even if it has been a whirlwind romance. Roger Allam, King Lear ‘Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks’ Roger Allam plays Lear in act III, scene 2 of the tragedy. Eileen Atkins, Othello ‘I do think it is their husbands’ faults’ Eileen Atkins speaks Emilia’s lines from Othello, act IV scene 3. David Morrissey, Richard III ‘Now is the winter of our discontent’ David Morrissey speaks the play’s opening lines in which the scheming Richard lays out his plan to turn his brothers, the Duke of Clarence and King Edward IV, against each other. Ayesha Dharker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream ‘These are the forgeries of jealousy’