Time is Nothing: Around The World Time Lapse

Ten years ago Kien Lam (left) from San Francisco quit his job, packed his bag and grabbed his camera and then jumped on a plane to London with a one way ticket.  Over the next 343 days he would visit 17 countries and take 6237 photographs.  On his return to his home and family he put together this remarkable souvenir of his travels.

You will see many places here that we have featured on Kuriositas – and we are so very jealous of Kien that he saw them all one after the other. Anyway – sit back and enjoy – and if you want to see more of Kien’s amazing journey then visit his website where he elaborates in a more stately fashion about his global sojourn. The music is provided by William Lam (who is a very talented composer and who just happens to be Kien’s younger brother).

If Andy Warhol had Watched Doctor Who..

All images courtesy of Flickr User Benleto

3 Minutes

There is a little something for almost everyone in 3 Minutes, the latest short film by Ross Ching.  A young man is ordered by a mysterious older man to pursue another and fight to the death.  The victor must come out on top in under three minutes, otherwise there will be consequences.

If you find the young Asian lead familiar but can’t quite place him, he is none other than Harry Shum, Jr.  You may recognise him from his recurring roles as Cable on Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D.  More likely, though, you may have seen him in a weekly uber camp fest designed for teenagers but which has had crossover in to other demographics.  Shum is currently part of the musical-comedy television show, Glee as Mike Chang.

You will perhaps also recognise Katrina Law from Spartacus: Blood and Sand in a very small cameo at the end of the movie.  So, a fight to the death, actor(s) from Glee and Katrina Law.  Oh – did I mention lightsabers?  Like I said, a little something for everyone!