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Witch Shoe Wine Bottle Holder

July 1, 2012 by Andrew 1 Comment

This wine bottle holder is channels Wizard of Oz style witch fashion. The colourful mashup of orange laces with green stripes on the heel ensures that this witches shoe is seen as the piece of fun its supposed to be. I think it makes an excellent conversation piece for any dining room table. If it’s […]

Are bats scary? What about baby bats with hiccups?

June 22, 2012 by Andrew 2 Comments

Are you scared of bats? Some people certainly are. Other people are worried about the diseases that bats are believed to carry. That said; I’ll be surprised if anyone is too terrified by the video above. Sure, Jim loses a glove in his attempt to rescure the bat, and that might be scary to some […]

The 5 things you should know about dementia

May 22, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

A new video from the Alzheimer’s Society uses some famous faces to help teach us 5 things we should know about dementia. The society, which looks after people and their families cope with dementia, is asking that people share the video. You can do that by clicking on the video or simply by sharing this […]

Samsara

April 29, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This is a trailer for Samsara – a documentary shot entirely on 70mm film and five years in the making. Samsara (or Sansara) means “continuous flow”. It is teh cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth. Although, today it is more often used to refer to possessios or a place. The documentary uses powerful images […]

Most Haunted to return in 2012?

April 15, 2012 by Andrew 96 Comments

Most Haunted was one of the most popular ghost hunting TV shows in the UK. Many would credit it with creating the genre. It has been off the air for years however there have been some developments. In 2011 Sky Living decided not to recommission Most Haunted but did give the rights to the brand […]

Sponsored Video: Technology and Pheromones

April 1, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Relationships are always complex – more complex than the most sophisticated computer network or program. In fact, a single brain is a more intricate than the world’s most powerful super-computer due to the billions synapses and neurons. That’s why men and women react to a far wider range of stimuli than computers and do so […]

Owl mugs

March 25, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

These cute owl mugs have been made in Japan. They’re a great way to get the most from stoneware and to entertain your friends. Whether your power animal or spirit guide is an owl – or whether they’re just very cute – these stoneware mugs are certain to be useful while acting as a talking […]

The world’s biggest gathering of witches – the Pendle Witch Walk

March 12, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

This year will be the 400th anniversary of the Pendle witch trials. In Pure Spirit has written Pendle and the witches before; asking whether film makers were cursed in 2009, writing about Gallows Hill where the witches died and even whether Gawthorpe Hall has become involved. The real Pendle witches were probably not “real witches” […]

Art of the Solipsist

March 10, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Andrew Huang’s Solipsist won the special jury prize for Experimental Short at Slamdance 2012. It’s a movie that draws on nature and how mankind interacts with it… but its most remarkable for being a striking visual exploration of the possible. Here’s the video: There are many scenes that qualify for highlights – but here are […]

April 20th: Cover the Night – World versus Kony

March 7, 2012 by Andrew 1 Comment

This video from Invisible Children is incredible. It’s about 30 minutes long – have you watched many YouTube videos that long? I was only going to watch the start when I saw the first tweet about it a few hours ago. I watched the whole thing. A few hours ago the video had about 3 […]

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