Farewell, Etaoin Shrdlu. A look at the last day of hot lead type setting at the New York Times -
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Alternate link -
http://www.vimeo.com/127605643 .
Surprisingly interesting look at a tough, and demanding job that has mostly vanished. For those wondering, here's a explanation of the title -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etaoin_shrdlu . I'd never heard of ETAOIN SHRDLU, and though perhaps it was going to be an aged, old country immigrant printer that was retiring with the job.
Harlem, Voices, Faces - Hard edged Swedish documentary about the Harlem of the early 1970's, and the social, economic, and cultural divides that plague it. It was almost banned from American PBS because of the frank look it took at everything, that wound up upsetting some -
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In English, with a few minor Swedish parts and subtitles. Interesting for those that even want a look at "old" New York.