Daily Grind 12.15.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Indignation - a feeling of righteous anger

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1791: The Bill of Rights becomes law.  Read more.

1961: Architect of the Holocaust sentenced to die.  Read more.

2001: Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How are you making a difference?


ALLSTATE: The Lost Girls of Chicago from Atlantic Re:think on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.14.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Gavel - a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge 

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1900: The birth of quantum theory.  Read more.

1967: Blizzard ravages Navajo reservation.  Read more.

2012: Newton, Connecticut school shooting.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

"Put your cellphone down you square."
Unexpected Discoveries from Fern on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.13.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Saccharine - overly sweet

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2000: Al Gore concedes presidential election.  Read more.

2000: Texas Seven prison break.  Read more.

2003: Saddam Hussein captured.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How do you take your tea?


Society Tea - for the Tea Society called India from Sachin Sundareshan Pillai on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.12.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Maudlin - effusively or insincerely emotional

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1901: Marconi sends first Atlantic wireless transmission.  Read more.

1913: Mona Lisa discovered in Florence.  Read more.

1980: Da Vinci notebook sells for over 5 million.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How are you exorcising demons?


The Last Viper from Tim Sessler on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.11.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Dingy - thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1944: Toronto endures record snowfall.  Read more.

1946: UNICEF founded.  Read more.

2008: Bernard Madoff arrested.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Where do you want to live?  Why?


Casey Brown - This Is Home from Ride Shimano on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.7.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Verbalize - express in speech

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1941: A date which will live in infamy.  Read more.

1993: Commute of terror.  Read more.

2001: Oceans Eleven.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

It gives you wings.


2 wingsuit flyers BASE jump into a plane in mid-air. | A Door In The Sky from Red Bull on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.6.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Torso - the body excluding the head, neck, and limbs

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1865: 13th Amendment ratified.  Read more.

1884: Washington Monument completed.  Read more.

2005: Brokeback Mountain premieres.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What little gestures can impact someone in a big way?


Brief Encounter from Annette Okoturo on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.5.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Homogeneous - all of the same or similar kind or nature

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1933: Prohibition ends.  Read more.

1984: Eddie Murphy stars in Beverly Hills Cop.  Read more.

2000: O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack released.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What part of history do you want to preserve?


A Master of Forgotten Music | Funk Plus One from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.4.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Peerless - eminent; beyond or above comparison

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1952: Smog kills thousands.  Read more.

1992: Troops ordered to Somalia.  Read more.

2009: Amanda Knox convicted of murder.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What do you want to believe in?


Benjamin Booker ‘Believe’ Dir: James Lees from James Lees on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 12.1.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Factious - dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1913: Ford's assembly line starts rolling.  Read more.

1955: Rosa Parks ignites bus boycott.  Read more.

1958: Chicago school fire.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

The Christmas season is upon us.

Merry Christmas Memphis - Harding Academy Lip Dub from Harding Academy on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.30.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Compact - briefly giving the gist of something

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1835: Mark Twain is born.  Read more.

1864: Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.  Read more.

1989: "America's First Female Serial Killer."  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is your take on food?

Brunchit Organic Short Film - Part 1 from Brunchit España on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.29.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Hieroglyphic - a writing system using picture symbols

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1929: Byrd flies over South Pole.  Read more.

1942: Coffee rationing begins.  Read more.

1981: Actress Natalie Wood drowns.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What moments do you capture while traveling?


Capturing New York from Nikita Samsonov on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.28.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Contusion - the action of bruising

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1962: Jon Stewart born.  Read more.

1979: Plane crashes over Antartica.  Read more.

1994: Jeffrey Dahmer murdered.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What was your favorite childhood video game?


‘Finish Him!’: Meet the Voice Behind ‘Mortal Kombat’ from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.27.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Hone - refine or make more perfect or effective

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1940: Bruce Lee born.  Read more.

1942: Jimi Hendrix born.  Read more.

2005: Ten million dollar bat mitzvah.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How prepared are you for the workforce?


A Millennial job interview from @TheDanielBrea on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.21.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Pith - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1931: USC ends Notre Dame winning streak.  Read more.

1976: Rocky premieres.  Read more.

1980: Millions tune in to find out who shot J.R.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How will you give back this Thanksgiving?

Daily Grind 11.20.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Bombardment - the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1945: Trials open at Nuremberg.  Read more.

1967: Students demonstrate against Dow Chemical Company.  Read more.

1982: Victory as band takes the field.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL


Acadia | Maine from 929Media on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.17.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Aromatic - having a strong pleasant odor

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1968: The Heidi Bowl.  Read more.

2003: The Terminator becomes The Governator.  Read more.

2003: Beltway Sniper convicted.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Who would you want to carpool with?

Daily Grind 11.16.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Slough - a stagnant swamp

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1957: Ed Gein kills his final victim.  Read more.

1999: Construction begins on bonfire.  Read more.

2001: First Harry Potter film opens.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Remember to put yourself out there.


Artsy - Turning Points Kristine Mays from Freddy Arenas on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.15.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Bullion - a mass of precious metal

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1867: First stock ticker.  Read more.

1923: James Montgomery's struggle for justice begins.  Read more.

1965: New land-speed record.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Unique bee keeping duo.


Covering Your Ass: Meet Brazil’s Beekeeping Donkey from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.14.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Taint - the state of being contaminated

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1969: Apollo 12 lifts off.  Read more.

1970: Plane crash devastates Marshall University.  Read more.

2006: Last day for Texas' Pig Stands.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Do you know where Uzbekistan is?

Uzbekistan 2017 from Pete R. on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.13.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Tantrum - a display of bad temper

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1953: Robin Hood charged as communist.  Read more.

1955: John Graham's home searched.  Read more.

1979: Darryl Dawkins breaks his first blackboard.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is Movember?

Movember PSA from Samuel Ryan Willey on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.10.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Umbrage - a feeling of anger caused by being offended

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1903: Mary Anderson patents windshield wiper.  Read more.

1969: Sesame Street debuts.  Read more.

1973: Slaughterhouse-Five is burned in North Dakota.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

That view though.


NYC Skyline from Julian Tryba on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.9.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Rivulet - a small stream 

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1971: Sunday school teacher murders family.  Read more.

1990: Willie Nelson's assets are seized by the IRS.  Read more.

2004: Stieg Larsson dies.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What would you build with cardboard?

The Art of Recycling from Gecko from Greenlight on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.8.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Repress - conceal or hide

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1887: Doc Holliday dies of tuberculosis.  Read more.

1960: John F. Kennedy elected president.  Read more.

1974: Ted Bundy botches an abduction.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is your take on this league?

A (Football) League of Their Own from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.7.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Scotch - avoiding waste

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1944: FDR reelected a record third time.  Read more.

1980: "King of Cool" Steve McQueen dies.  Read more.

1991: Magic Johnson announces he has HIV.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How would you react to this situation?

Daily Grind 11.3.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Abash - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious 

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1948: "Dewey Defeats Truman"  Read more.

1976: Carrie creeps out audiences.  Read more.

1998: "The Body" is elected governor.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL 

Could you live this life?

Idle Theory Bus: Life on the Road from Kit + J.R. on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.2.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Vernacular - the everyday speech of the people

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1947: Spruce Goose flies.  Read more.

1966: David Schwimmer born.  Read more.

1989: Gwendolyn Grahm sentenced to life in prison.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Newspeak

1984: Principles of Newspeak from Weixi Zeng on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 11.1.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Alimony - court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated or divorced

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1512: Sistine Chapel ceiling opens to the public.  Read more.

1765: Parliament enacts the Stamp Act.  Read more.

1800: John Adams moves into the White House.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Keep that imaginative spirit alive.


Imagination: Tom Wallisch from The North Face on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 10.31.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Skiff - any of various small boats propelled by oars, sails or motors

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1892: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes published.  Read more.

1950: Earl Lloyd becomes first black player in NBA.  Read more.

1993: River Phoenix dies.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Where will you skiff take you?


The Road Trip from Huettehuette on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 10.30.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Unfeigned - not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1908: Caroline Schermerhorn Astor dies.  Read more.

1945: Henry "The Fonz" Winkler is born.  Read more.

1974: Muhammad Ali wins Rumble in the Jungle.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Check out this hot place.


The Mystical Boiling River of the Amazon from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 10.26.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Hibernal - characteristic of or relating to winter

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1881: Shootout at OK Corral.  Read more.

1984: Infant receives heart transplant.  Read more.

2001: George W. Bush signs the Patriot Act.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How many times do you complain in a week?


Complaining about Complaining from Doug Alberts on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 10.25.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Debutante - a young woman making her debut into society

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1881: Pablo Picasso born.  Read more.

1980: AC/DC earns first top 40 hit.  Read more.

2002: Richard Harris dies.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is your grandmother willing to do for you?

Two for Tea - short film from Ben Joyner on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 10.24.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Succor - provide help in a difficult situation

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1901: First barrel ride down Niagara Falls.  Read more.

1945: U.N. formally established.  Read more.

1997: Marv Albert faces sentencing.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Touch can be a powerful succor.


Steven Spielberg: The Power of Touch (2017) from Vince DI MEGLIO on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 10.23.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Superimpose - place on top of

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1942: Michael Crichton is born.  Read more.

1993: Carter homers to win World Series.  Read more.

1998: A doctor is murdered.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What adventure are dreaming about?

Daily Grind 10.20.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Soporific - sleep inducing

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1973: Sydney Opera House opens.  Read more.

1977: Lynyrd Skynyrd members die in plane crash.  Read more. 

1990: 2 Live Crew acquitted.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What do you do in the offseason?

YETI presents: Offseason (festival cut) from Ben Moon on Vimeo.

Want to learn more about Daniel Norris?

Read his story here.

Or watch this video.

Daily Grind 10.19.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Incendiary - arousing to action or rebellion

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1982: John Z. Delorean arrested.  Read more.

1985: First Blockbuster store opens.  Read more.

1991: Fire sweeps through Oakland hills.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What would you do?

A Thousand Words from Ted Chung on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 10.18.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Polyglot - a person who speaks more than one language.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1867: United States formally takes possession of Alaska.  Read more.

1968: John and Yoko arrested for drug possession.  Read more.

1988: Roseanne debuts.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What was your commute like this morning?

Train of Thought from Leo Bridle on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 10.17.2017

WORD OF THE DAY

Caucus - a closed political meeting

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1931: Capone goes to prison.  Read more.

1974: Benji debuts.  Read more.

1989: Earthquake rock San Francisco.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Self doubt will wreck you.


Why You Shouldn't Be an Artist from DSLRguide on Vimeo.