Where Is Bob? We have a manager — Bob. Bob is incompetent, overweight, unattractive, uncouth, socially awkward, and generally, not a very nice person at all. For a while, we were convinced that Bob had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. But then, something happened — Bob stopped showing up for work on a regular basis. Sometimes he wouldn’t even bother explaining his absence, acting as if spontaneous five-day weekends were simply the norm. And that is how everyone came to wonder — where is Bob?
posted to MetaFilter by nakedcodemonkey at 2:23 AM on August 15, 2008 (117 comments)

Channel 4 recreates The Shining to promote its Kubrick season. A 65-second tracking shot through a recreated Shining set, complete with look-alikes.
posted to MetaFilter by shakespeherian at 12:12 PM on July 6, 2008 (21 comments)

Adam Curtis' "The Trap" is a documentary broadcast in 2007 on BBC exploring the development of modern concepts of individual freedom.
[Google video links] Episode one: F#@^ You, Buddy; Episode two: The Lonely Robot; Episode Three: We Will Force you to be Free
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 8:25 PM on March 21, 2008 (33 comments)

The 21 Steps is a spy thriller short story that is told using Google Maps. [via mefi projects]
posted to MetaFilter by brain_drain at 10:34 PM on March 20, 2008 (20 comments)