Daily Grind 5.11.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Misanthrope - someone who dislikes people in general

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1949: The Queen of Poisoners.  Read more.

1969: Hamburger Hill.  Read more.

1981: Bob Marley dies.  Read more. 

SHOW AND TELL

Do you really know what is going on?

Daily Grind 5.9.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Mollify - make less rigid or softer

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1926: Byrd flies over the North Pole.  Read more.

1960: FDA approves the pill.  Read more.

2001: Soccer fans trampled.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is your dream?


Room Full of Dreamers from Kamren Sexton on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 5.8.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Ponderous - labored and dull

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1963: Dr. No premieres.  Read more.

1988: Woman convicted for tampering with Excedrin.  Read more.

2010: Betty White hosts Saturday Night Live.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Why do you travel?


Seeing the World Without Sight from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 5.7.208

WORD OF THE DAY

Exasperated - greatly annoyed; out of patience

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1915: Lusitania sinks.  Read more.

1965: Satisfaction comes to Keith Richards.  Read more.

1994: The Scream recovered.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL


"One Nation" - Tonal Sketch from Ryan Booth on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 5.4.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Deplorable - of very poor quality or condition

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1865: Lincoln buried in Springfield.  Read more.

1929: Audrey Hepburn born.  Read more.

1970: National Guard kill four at Kent State.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Who wants to play in the mud?


Mudfest from JUMBO on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 5.3.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Exuberant - produced or growing in extreme abundance

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1933: James Brown born.  Read more.

1980: Cari Lightner killed by drunk driver.  Read more.

2007: Madeleine McCann goes missing.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What bad advise have you received?

Daily Grind 5.2.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Conjecture - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1933: Loch Ness Monster sighted.  Read more.

2008: Iron Man released.  Read more.

2011: Osama bin Laden killed.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Don't choose anything that will jeopardize your soul.

Daily Grind 5.1.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Transcendence - the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1931: Empire State Building dedicated.  Read more.

1963: An American tops Everest.  Read more.

1991: Ricky Henderson breaks stolen base record.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Not me Jack!


BERLIN KIDZ from cpt. olf on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.30.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Foil - hinder or prevent

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1933: Willie Nelson born.  Read more.

1945: Adolf Hitler commits suicide.  Read more.

1948: Original Land Rover debuts at auto show.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Did you know?

Daily Grind 4.26.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Cornice - a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1865: John Wilkes Booth dies.  Read more.

1954: Polio vaccine trials begin.  Read more.

1977: Studio 54 opens.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is it about the dark?


Nightfall from Jessica Xu on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.25.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of importance or distinction

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1719: Robinson Crusoe is published.  Read more.

1983: Andropov writes to U.S. student.  Read more.

1989: Father is exonerated after 21 years.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Keep your mouth shut and work harder.


One Woman - Oona from Matthew James Reilly on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.24.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Conflagration - a very intense and uncontrollable fire

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1800: Library of Congress established.  Read more.

1980: Hostage rescue ends in disaster.  Read more.

1996: Marathon hockey game.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Is fashion art?

Daily Grind 4.23.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Gradual - proceeding in small stages

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1564: William Shakespeare born.  Read more.

1954: Hank Aaron hits home run.  Read more.

1987: Chrysler buys Lamborghini.  Read more. 

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How will you share the good news?

Daily Grind 4.20.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Profligate - recklessly wasteful

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1999: Massacre at Columbine High School.  Read more.

2008: First woman to win Indy Race.  Read more.

2010: Deepwater Horizon.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is wrong with us?

Daily Grind 4.19.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Audacious - unrestrained by convention or propriety

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1897: First Boston Marathon held.  Read more.

1993: Branch Davidian compound burns.  Read more.

1995: Truck bomb explodes in Oklahoma City.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is your outlet?


A Cartoonist’s Life, Stripped Down from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.18.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Disposition - your usual mood

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

2009: Mark Martin wins NASCAR race.  Read more.

2012: Dick Clark dies.  Read more.

2014: Single deadliest day on Mt. Everest.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

It's not necessarily healthy.


ASICS - FOOD & LYCRA from Emma Backman on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.17.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Sanctity - the quality of being holy

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1964: Ford Mustang debuts at World's Fair.  Read more.

1970: Apollo 13 returns to Earth.  Read more.

2002: General Hospital airs 10,000th episode.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

She is not yours to own.


Don't Date A Girl From The Mountains from Inmist on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.16.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Frugality - prudence in avoiding waste

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1889: Charlie Chaplin born.  Read more.

1943: Hallucinogenic effects of LSD discovered.  Read more.

2007: Virginia Tech shooting.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Ace of spades.


Gaz Coombes – Walk the Walk from Najeeb Tarazi on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.13.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Ascetic - someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1964: Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar.  Read more.

1970: Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes.  Read more.

1997: Tiger Woods wins his first Masters.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Skateboarders can be scary.


Different This Year from Meghann Artes on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.12.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Inextricable - incapable of being disentangled or untied

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1861: The Civil War begins.  Read more.

1864: The Fort Pillow Massacre.  Read more.

1914: First movie "palace" opens.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Who is Gerard Pivaut?


Gérard Pivaut - An Artist Portrait from FKY on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.11.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Beneficent - generous in assistance to the poor

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1961: Bob Dylan plays first NYC gig.  Read more.

1970: Apollo 13 launched to moon.  Read more.

1977: Carter hosts Easter egg roll.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Unrealistic or realistic?


Childhood from evergreen on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.10.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Bullion - a mass of precious metal

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1933: Civilian Conservation Corps created.  Read more.

1953: First color 3-D film opens.  Read more.

2005: Tiger Woods wins fourth Masters.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is behind door number one?


Doors of Berlin from Jacco Kliesch on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 4.9.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Pejorative - expressing disapproval or contempt

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1962: Kennedy throws first pitch.  Read more.

1984: Bomb rocks small community of Horton, England.  Read more.

2005: Prince Charles & Camilla Parker Bowles wed.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

"A wise traveler never despises his own country."  - William Hazlitt

Canada: Coast to Coast | 8K from Dominic on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.30.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Conceit - feelings of excessive pride

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1870: 15th Amendment adopted.  Read more.

1965: Bill Bradley scores 58 points.  Read more.

1981: President Reagan shot.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What dumb lies do you tell?

Daily Grind 3.29.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Outlier - an extreme deviation from the mean

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1929: Herbert Hoover has telephone installed in Oval Office.  Read more.

1973: U.S. withdraws from Vietnam.  Read more.

1982: Tar Heels win NCAA basketball championship.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What ironies do you see in your everyday life?


IRONY from Amy Nicholson on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.28.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Sequester - keep away from others

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1979: Nuclear accident at Three Mile Island.  Read more.

1969: Eisenhower dies.  Read more.

2006: Duke lacrosse team suspended.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Check out this musical talent.


Chad Lawson / Alfred Sergel from Caravan on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.27.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Mountebank - a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1939: March Madness is born.  Read more.

1952: Toyota founder dies.  Read more.

1998: FDA approves Viagra.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What are your thoughts?


Dazed | We Ask Back from Itsbongoboy on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.26.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Chaplin - a member of the clergy who ministers to some institution

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1920: F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel published.  Read more.

1987: Torture chamber uncovered.  Read more.

2000: American Beauty tops Academy Awards.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What do the storms in your life look like?


Beautiful South Dakota StormLapse 4k from Chad Cowan on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.23.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Listless - lacking zest or vivacity

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1962: Jackie Kennedy receives horse.  Read more.

1998: Titanic wins 11 Academy Awards.  Read more.

2011: Elizabeth Taylor dies.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What superpower do you want?



Don't let this be your story.



What is your dad story?

Daily Grind 3.22.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Personify - attribute human qualities to something

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1765: British pass Stamp Act.  Read more.

1933: FDR legalizes sale of beer and wine.  Read more.

1983: The origins of the Hummer.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

A behind the scenes look.


ISLE OF DOGS Making-of. The Animators FOX Searchlight from Malcolm Hadley on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.21.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Demonstration - a public display of group feelings

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1963: Alcatraz closes its doors.  Read more.

1965: Selma to Montgomery march begins.  Read more.

1980: Ronaldinho is born.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Where will your big idea come from?


The Naadam Cashmere Origin Story from Alex Gorosh on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.20.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Pedestal - a position of great esteem

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.  Read more.

1854: Republican Party founded.  Read more.

1965: LBJ sends federal troops to Alabama.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

We can all be good at something...if we work hard.


Shot Put! from Jaroslav Moravec on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.19.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Vat - a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1931: Nevada legalizes gambling.  Read more.

1957: Elvis makes downpayment.  Read more.

2003: War in Iraq begins.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Introducing Hunter Lawrence.


HUNTER from Ricki Bedenbaugh on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.16.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Cyclic - recurring in cycles

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1850: The Scarlet Letter is published.  Read more. 

1985: Terry Anderson kidnapped.  Read more.

2008: J.P. Morgan Chase buys Bear Stearns.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How will you show appreciation for those in your life?

Daily Grind 3.15.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Expound - explain using detail

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

44: Julius Caesar stabbed.  Read more.

1968: Construction begins on Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnel.  Read more.

1972: Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather opens.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

You should look up more.


A New View of the Moon from Alex Gorosh on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.14.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Exorbitant - greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1879: Albert Einstein born.  Read more.

1950: The FBI debuts 10 Most Wanted.  Read more. 

1997: President Clinton expresses desire to return to golf.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Would you do a 100 mile race?


Land Run 100 from Salsa Cycles on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.13.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Dampen - lessen of force or effect

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1781: William Hershel discovers Uranus.  Read more.

1942: U.S. Army launches K-9 Corps.  Read more.

1969: The Love Bug opens in theaters.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What are you doing to stand out?


Smart "Don't fit in" from Los Perez on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 3.9.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Obstinate - stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1959: Barbie makes her debut.  Read more.

1985: First Adopt-a-Highway sign goes up.  Read more.

1997: Notorious B.I.G. murdered.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL 

For your listening pleasure. 

Daily Grind 3.8.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1950: VW bus goes into production.  Read more.

1971: Ali battles Frazier.  Read more.

1993: Beavis and Butthead premieres.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What do you know about cranberries?

Cranberry Wake from Alex Horner on Vimeo.