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Drone footage of ghost towns make them look even more deathly

The metaphor is so obvious that explaining it feels wasteful. Drones capture footage of ghost towns: drones and death, drones and abandonment, drones and societal disintegration. Sadly, we’ve seen this morbid movie before. drones remain macabre vehicles.  Well, not exactly this movie. Mic’s Max Plen

Peer into the mysteries and secrets of a 1970s suburb

Sign up to receive each week’s Playlist e-mail here! Also check out our full, interactive Playlist section. DOES NOT COMMUTE (iOS, ANDROID)  BY MEDIOCRE AB  At a busy crossroads in a 1970s suburb it is your task to drive every car at once. You steer one auto-accelerating vehicle to its destination,

Rating systems: what are they good for?

Dissolve’s video essay highlights the ridiculousness of rating systems Why are rating systems so incredibly arbitrary? A cross analysis of the film and videogame industry’s bizarre rating systems