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This Week’s Best Longform Video – from Space, Mexico, Machu Picchu and Oakland

Two great new videos from VICE – Internet Scamming in West Africa and Exploring Mexican Narco Cinema.

A walk around Machu Picchu with 3D binaural headphones. Wowza.

Vladimir Nabokov: Life and Works – This 60 minute BBC documentary looks at the controversial author of Lolita.

One Day Builds: Adam Savage Makes Something Wonderful from Scratch – Adam spends a day in the woodshop, narrates as he designs and builds a custom carrying case.

I Didn’t Do Anything – The Fight for Alan Blueford – A family fights for justice for their son killed by a police officer in Oakland, CA in 2012.

Inside Story Americas: The cost of America’s Prison Industry – US Federal Prisons are 39% over capacity. Are private, for-profit prisons the answer? This piece from Al Jezeera takes a look.

Interviews in Space – The Canadian commander notes the International Space Station is bigger than “five hockey rinks.” Also: FLOATING MICROPHONE. Not kidding.

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