The Best Grilled Cheese In NYC || Best Of The Best

INSIDER’s Herrine Ro and Emily Christian interview New Yorkers about where their favorite grilled cheeses are and visit four of the places that were mentioned.

They visit Murray’s Cheese, Clinton Hall, Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, and Melt Shop to see how each restaurant makes their classic grilled cheese.

After trying each sandwich they'll decide which grilled cheese is their favorite.

 

Millennium Jazz Music || Full English: OTR Vol. 4 (Full Album)

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The Rise of The Unbreakable Watch Worn By Kid Cudi, Murakami and The Entire Universe || BTH: G-Shock

G-SHOCK is a hot topic on various online forums dedicated to watch collecting. For many, the brand conjures nostalgic memories, as recent converts dabbled with purchasing their first affordable, quality watch intended for everyday wear.

The watch of the working class, G-SHOCK timepieces are built with strength and longevity in mind. However rugged, unbreakable and tough, the Japanese label refrains from treating aesthetics as an afterthought. G-SHOCK’s pioneering leaps into glass technology, metalwork and incremental improvements with its proprietary shock-resistant build have solidified the brand’s prestige as a go-to durable, no-hassle watch that stands the test of time.

In the latest episode of Behind the HYPE, Hypebeast celebrates the people’s watchmaker and unpacks influential subcultures the label has graced in fashion and cinema and the many celebrity wrists that have donned the iconic, chunky silhouette on the silver screen and beyond.

 

Frida Kahlo's 'The Two Fridas' || Great Art Explained

Frida Kahlo is the most famous female artist in history.

She deviated from the traditional portrayal of female beauty in art, and instead chose to paint raw and honest experiences.

A near fatal bus accident at 18 left Frida crippled and in chronic pain her whole life, but she managed to make a virtue out of adversity, and astonishing original art out of her pain.

She was a Mexican, female artist who was disabled, in a male-dominated environment in post-revolutionary Mexico.

A feminist icon who broke all social conventions, and produced some of the most haunting and visionary images of the 20th century.

 

Vooo || Same Old (Full Album)

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Florence || Renaissance home of the Medici, Michelangelo and da Vinci || Legendary Cities

We delve into the history of one of the most culturally rich and architecturally significant cities in the world: Florence.

The city where the renaissance began.

To show their power the Medici family were willing to spend vast amounts of money surrounding themselves with artists and building palaces, squares and religious edifices.

In the 15th century Florence became one of the most beautiful cities in the world, a city made sublime by the spirit of the renaissance.

 

QUIKSILVER || SATURN

Quiksilver Presents Saturn: A new surf film with Kael Walsh, Rolo Montes and Al Cleland Jr., shot on location in Indo, South Coast and Western Oz.

 

ATCQ Remixes || A TRIBE CALLED XMAS (Full Album)

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Brooklyn's King of Tattoos || Mike Perfetto || Tattoo Age

Over the past 40 years, Mike Perfetto's basement in Brooklyn has seen countless eccentric characters.

He's the last link to a bygone era when tattoos were illegal in New York City.

 

30 Artists Taking Pottery To The Next Level || Short Film

These artists are masters at pottery.

Whether they are using techniques that are thousands of years old or taking inspiration from the modern-day world around them, they create pieces that are one of a kind.

They shape, carve, paint, and design their works in ways that make them stand out from the crowd.

 

Cookin Soul || WU XMAS BEATS (Full Album)

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Morocco || The Kings of Rif || ARTE.tv Documentary

Morocco has long been one of the world's largest producers of cannabis resin, but it's a trade that was illicit and unregulated.

For decades, authorities cracked down on the hashish trade, one of the few industries open to the impoverished people of the Rif.

But now, restrictions around cannabis have been relaxed for medicinal, cosmetic, and industrial uses – opening the way for a whole new growth industry.

 

Crocs || How the Polarizing Footwear Brand Became a Fashion Statement || The Economics Of || WSJ

WSJ breaks down Crocs’s business strategy and explains how -- nearly two decades after the colorful clog first became a global fad -- the company found its footing as the world’s most loved and hated shoe.

 

Various Artists || Boom Bap Overdose (Full Album)

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Mask of the Zodiac || Short Film

Legend has it, the Jade Emperor called upon the twelve Zodiac animals to race across China and deliver a message.

Mask of the Zodiac from LAW CHEN on Vimeo.

 

The Best Pizza In Naples || Best Of The Best

INSIDER went to four of the highest-rated and talked about pizzeria's in Naples to find out which one is truly the best of the best.

They visited Gino e Toto Sorbillo, Starita, Pizzaria La Notizia, and Antica Pizzeria Da Michele to find their favorite.

 

El Jazzy Chavo || S950 Funk (Full Album)

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Why This Plant Could Save the World || Short Film

In this Our Changing Climate climate change short film, we look at how hemp could save the world from climate change.

Obviously, there’s no one solution to climate change, but hemp and hemp cultivation could unlock a lot of alternatives to industries that currently emit tons of CO2 every year.

Hemp is not only beneficial for the soil, but it also sequesters a substantial amount of carbon dioxide.

Also, hemp is one of the fastest-growing crops.

Hemp has over 25,000 uses which means, if grown right, hemp could replace everything from cotton to concrete to plastic and sequester millions of tons of carbon in the process.

Hemp is truly a miracle crop and should be seen as a plant that’s sustainable and a viable solution to countless problems we now face in the climate crisis.

 

Rare || The Boy Who Cried Swag

“Rare || The Boy Who Cried Swag” is a rich, visually complex, and deeply rewarding film that takes model Rico Sanches’ dreams of greatness in fashion as a jumping-off point to explore issues of race, police brutality, trauma and self-healing in modern America.

Rare: The Boy Who Cried Swag from King She on Vimeo.

 

Verbz & Mr Slipz || Radio Waves (Instrumentals) Full Album

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Discover Japanese ceramic artist En Iwamura || Short Film

Discover the creative practice of Japanese ceramic artist En Iwamura and the legacy of Shigaraki.

 

The Jerk Chicken Kings of Jamaica || Short Film

In this short film of Street Food Icons, we head to Kingston, Jamaica, and get a taste of Hopeton and his son, Glenville's, pan chicken.

The father-son duo and a handful of others serve up some of the tastiest and most popular pan chicken on the island.

Sean Paul, Usain Bolt, weekend party-goers, and even politicians flock to Northside Chicken to eat this single-menu-item delicacy seasoned with thyme and scotch bonnets, then grilled on cleaned-out oil drums.

 

The Jazz Hop Café || Christmas Memories (Full Album)

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TAOISM || Be Like Water

Many people are hijacked by the rigidity of their minds. Thinking in categories and fixed ideas can be a great crutch for survival, as it creates clarity in a chaotic universe. But thinking too rigidly also has its negative consequences. Seeing the world in categories and separate boxes limits our perception, so we become stuck in our ideas of how things are, or supposed to be.

As the universe is ever-changing, and most things, if not everything, is more complex than our minds can comprehend, a more fruitful approach to life, would be one that is flexible, tangible, that enables us to flow along. You know... a bit like water.

The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu (Taoism) celebrates flexibility in his timeless work named the Tao Te Ching, in which he opposes the rigid life stance that some people choose to take. In contrast to what many think, weakness, and softness, or more specifically, the ability and willingness to yield, can actually be a great strength, according to Taoist philosophy.

Hence, Lao Tzu states that the supreme good is like water. This short film explores the benefits of being a bit less rigid and a bit more like water.

"Be like water" - Bruce Lee

 

LANZAROTE || THE WONDER

Raw. Mineral. Bewitchingly. 

These three words describe perfectly the atmosphere that we could feel on Lanzarote in the Canary archipelago off the coast of Morocco.

Far from the crowd that can be everywhere on Lanzarote (sometimes), we have found preserved and totally uninhabited places there. 

It's this side that we wanted to explore. 

The soul of its landscapes, of this volcanic lands, between dark rock, stormy ocean and wonderful nature.

LANZAROTE | THE WONDER from L'oeil d'Eos on Vimeo.

 

Hubert Tas || The Small Circle (Full Album)

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Shawn Stüssy || The Genious Behind the 1st Streetwear Brand

Shawn Stüssy is one of the most iconic designers in the world!

His brand, Stüssy, is considered by many to be the first streetwear brand ever created.

He paved the way for many of today's most prolific and well-known designers.

Today, we take a look at the inspirational story behind one of the most recognized clothing brands in the world.

This is the story of Shawn Stüssy.

 

Traditional Japanese Tattooing with Chris O'Donnell || Short Film

Chris O'Donnell learned how to tattoo in a sketchy biker shop when he was just 17 and now he's a world renowned artist specializing in large scale Japanese style tattoos.

 

Move 78 || Automated Improvisation (Full Album)

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Making Classic Chinese Stir Fried Sticky Rice || Short Film

Chef Melissa King is making Chinese sticky rice, one of the most popular dishes she makes for the holidays (and you probably will too after you watch this short film).

Chinese sticky rice is so damn good because of sweet glutinous rice and an array of flavorful dried ingredients like mushrooms, shrimp, and scallops.

Melissa teaches the basics of rice steaming, wok cookery, and the joys of Chinese sausage.

 

Slawn || All The Way to Sotheby's With Skepta From Is Beginnings in Nigeria || Diaries

Skater, streetwear brand creator, viral sensation and celebrated artist all rolled up into one charged-up package.

Slawn is a character that needs no introduction.

Known for his larger-than-life canvases rocket fueled with caricature pop figures, bold colors and striking shapes; his art reflects on human psychology, politics, race and the realities and issues challenging society.

Shot between a hectic summer schedule canvassing work through to becoming a father and kicking it at his home with his son four months later; HYPEBEAST takes a journey into the world of one of the most electrifying personalities in the culture right now.