Firehorse Arc on Shutterstock

An exclusive collaboration that allows the stock photo site's users access to videos from the Middle East, Africa and Asia

A longtime destination for captivating stock imagery, vector files, music and more, Shutterstock constantly seeks out new sources for content not found elsewhere. Their latest exclusive collaborator, Beirut-based production company Firehorse Arc, certainly delivers. Founded by a team of videographers, the company has produced and accrued a catalog of over 45,000 HD and SD one-of-a-kind and thought-provoking videos across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. …

Future Punx: How To Dance

Brooklyn-based act Future Punx—one of our faves at CMJ a few years ago—will embark on a two-week American tour later this May. Their debut album This is Post-Wave (released last August and streaming in full on Spotify, Bandcamp and more) is filled with 15 simple grooving tracks that have fun with squiggly synth lines and retro ideas. They now release a music video for their …

Artist R Luke DuBois’ Eye-Opening Data Portraits

At this year’s TED conference, artist R Luke DuBois shared with the audience a few of his latest works. While he doesn’t paint, draw or take photos, DuBois can weave together incredibly complex portraits of his subjects through unconventional applications of programming and code. In one project, he downloads millions of dating profiles to map out the way people speak about themselves across the country. …