Kate Bush Announces Live Shows

Kate Bush back on tour, Henrik Vibskov's #PrivateJam, Liars' new "Mess" and more in the music we tweeted this week

For the first time since way back in 1979, the imitable, iconic Kate Bush has shocked and thrilled fans around the world by announcing a series of forthcoming concerts. All set to take place in London, the 15 shows are slated to run from 26 August to 19 September this year and promise to be just as other-worldly as audiences would expect from the enigmatic …

Wes Anderson, Centered

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If you haven’t recognized that Wes Anderson really, really likes centered shots, you will after watching this video montage. Filmmaker and video essayist Kogonada poignantly comments—using no words, just a dotted line—on the auteur’s affinity, or perhaps obsession, for balance. We also recommend checking out Kogonada’s other work—many being Vimeo staff picks—which point out certain aspects of famed filmmakers that may have also gone unnoticed …

Google Encrypts Gmail

Astronaut Chris Hadfield at TED, Casey Neistat surfs in J. Crew, the origins of Matthew Dear and more in our weekly look at the web

If you look closely at the URL while accessing your Gmail account, you’ll now notice an “S” after the HTTP. To help deter the NSA from intercepting email messages as they move between data centers and servers, Google recently made all Gmail connections more secure with HTTPS encryption. While it certainly won’t stop surveillance attempts entirely, it will slow it down by adding an extra …