Link About It: This Week’s Picks

A Ken Burns iPad app, touchscreen subway maps, swapping sexism and more in our weekly look at the web

1. The Office Meets International Development The mockumentary genre continues to be a major force in both TV and movies around the world, and now Kenya is getting its first comedy-doc series, tacking issues that are both local and international. As one of the major hubs for international development, there are over 4,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) registered in Kenya who work across a wide variety …

Ken Burns 2.0

A Ken Burns iPad app, touchscreen subway maps, swapping sexism and more in our weekly look at the web

As Wired configures, to watch all of history buff and award-winning documentarian Ken Burns’ films would take 136 hours or 5.5 straight days. But thanks to modern technology and the creative team at digital agency Big Spaceship, Burns’ perpetually relevant records are taking new form in a Ken Burns iPad app, which not only allows people to experience his work in new digital form, but …

The Office Meets International Development

A Ken Burns iPad app, touchscreen subway maps, swapping sexism and more in our weekly look at the web

The mockumentary genre continues to be a major force in both TV and movies around the world, and now Kenya is getting its first comedy-doc series, tacking issues that are both local and international. As one of the major hubs for international development, there are over 4,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) registered in Kenya who work across a wide variety of fields. Aptly titled, The Samaritans …