Irish youth orchestra plays Daft Punk
Posted by Simon in Internet, Music on 19. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
So, you know, work week and mornings and what not. But, these kids! Look how much fun they must be having! Go out and do something you enjoy today. At least that’s what this video makes me feel like doing. Also, you know, buying some hipster clothes and wearing them with a loosely tied tie. [...]
Yo Yo Ma plays, kid dances, I cry
Posted by Anupa in Art, Internet, Pop Culture on 15. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
Seems Spike Jonze is behind this video: Lil Buck, a young dancer from L.A., performs with Yo Yo Ma at an event advocating arts in public schools. Watch it to the end; I just sent it to Jef, IM-spluttering “THIS MADE ME CRYYYY!” His response: “look at the comment which is like, ‘I guess it [...]
A lesson in public urination
Posted by Simon in Internet on 01. Apr, 2011 | 2 Comments
So it’s 5:30pm on a Friday. The dull ache of a work week is starting to give way to the exciting adrenaline rush of Weekend Freedom. Why not watch today’s best video tutorial on how to take a leak in public? “The kids today have a lot to learn about urinating in public,” says our intrepid guide [...]
Humbling footage of the tsunami in Japan
Posted by Simon in Internet, media on 15. Mar, 2011 | 1 Comment
We’ve all been watching the news. Earthquake footage, tsunami footage, fires, nuclear meltdowns, explosions and villages swept away. And yet there remains something distant about it. I sympathize, but I cannot begin to understand what people in Japan are currently going through. I can’t even imagine. So it’s with mouth agape that I watched this [...]
Dave Foley and Joe Rogan revisit their crazy “NewsRadio” days
Posted by Jef in Comedy, Internet, Television on 23. Feb, 2011 | 1 Comment
If you were as big a fan of ’90s sitcom NewsRadio (GREATEST. ENSEMBLE. EVER.) as I was, then you have to check out Joe Rogan’s Monday podcast with special guest Dave Foley. The two former co-stars hilariously recount their time on NBC’s payroll, sharing tales of running into the uptight Frasier cast at a nearby bar [...]
