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"Imagine you have the ability to lucid dream at will," says Cosmo Scharf, a rising senior at the University of Southern California who is a pioneer in the emerging field of Virtual Reality (VR). "There is no separation, you are in the content."
The rapid industrialization and high concentration of automobiles in Indian cities in recent years has precipitated a severe air pollution crisis, with India ranking 174 out of 178 countries in the 2014 Environmental Preference Index.
Based on a true story, "Bridge of Spies" takes us back to the 1960s, right in the middle of the Cold War. Adam Stockhausen does a commendable job of recreating the mood of the times with his production design, while cinematographer Janusz Kamiński takes us through a visceral journey from portraying the paranoia within America to the tumult in a divided Berlin at the peak of Cold War tensions.
Watch Hungarians take to the streets to rally against the world's first Internet tax.
As Neon Tommy interviewed Chef Sarvatma Das of the Good Karma Cafe, a curious student approached him and asked, "What is this exactly?" "To put it bluntly," the chef replied, "you guys eat crap, I'm here to save you."
Native to the subcontinental region of India and Pakistan, Sufi music has an unmatched ability to elevate listeners into a mystical trance.
"If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that's a problem. Peace and love are eternal." ― John Lennon The Sixties was a decade of transformation and exploration.
Although the late Robin Williams was most renowned for his comedic genius, he will also go down in history as one of the most versatile actors of his generation.
At the tender age of 15, George Harrison auditioned to be the lead guitarist of the Beatles on the upper deck of a bus in Liverpool. Harrison awed future bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney with his rendition of American blues.
President Obama's three-day visit to India last week was widely interpreted as a significant triumph in bilateral relations between the two countries. The visit kickstarted with a bear hug between the two world leaders - as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke protocol to personally welcome Obama - setting the tone for the rest of the visit.
In HBO's "Last Week Tonight", John Oliver uses his razor sharp wit and sarcasm to bring attention to relevant issues of our times. Oscar Wilde once famously noted, "if you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you."
2014 has been an incredible year for cinema. This year we saw quality big budget blockbusters like Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" and Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy", while we also got to see a variety of indie masterpieces.
