Four short videos in which Ira Glass
Four short videos in which Ira Glass talks about the art of storytelling.
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I haven’t watched much professional-grade badminton so
I haven’t watched much professional-grade badminton so I don’t know if this is normal, but this point lasts far longer than I would have expected.
Video of a standup economist translating the 10
Video of a standup economist translating the 10 principles of economics into something a little funnier. Here’s the guy’s web site. (thx, barry)
List of sampled songs used by Daft
List of sampled songs used by Daft Punk. Here’s a video of some of them.
Video montage of classic movie photos taken by Magnum photographers.
Video montage of classic movie photos taken by Magnum photographers.
Almost a year after starting The Show,
Almost a year after starting The Show, Ze Frank is still firing on all cylinders. Yesterday’s show was particularly good. Only a handful of episodes to go…Ze is stopping The Show on March 17.
Beatboxing flautist + Super Mario theme song = YouTube gold.
Beatboxing flautist + Super Mario theme song = YouTube gold.
Recent Chris Ware talk
A friend of mine who works at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln emailed to let me know that they’ve posted both audio and video of a talk that Chris Ware gave at the school last week. If you’re short on time, the real meat of the video starts around 18:30 when Ware starts a slideshow that delves into his process. In addition to his series of Thanksgiving-themed New Yorker covers from last year, he also talks about some of his other work, including Rusty Brown and the strip he did for the NY Times Magazine.
You may be familiar with Monty Python’s
You may be familiar with Monty Python’s Dead Parrot sketch. This lesser known version of the sketch was made by a couple of Nigerian 419 scammers hoping to win a phony cash prize put up by a guy they tried to scam. (thx, Jeroen)
Newly released footage of John F Kennedy
Newly released footage of John F Kennedy right before he was assassinated. Story here.
Walking through the Union Square subway station
Walking through the Union Square subway station is like playing the Star Wars arcade game. I go through that station every single day and I never noticed that. For shame!
Lots of Buster Keaton movies on YouTube
Lots of Buster Keaton movies on YouTube and Google Video.
Update: Lots more Buster Keaton films at Internet Archive. (thx, nick)
Neat music video by a band called
Neat music video by a band called The Longcut that uses infographics to tell the story of a boy and girl falling for each other.
Forget all the other Line Rider videos
Forget all the other Line Rider videos you’ve seen previously. They all suck in comparison to the mastery of this one. Beautiful. (thx, this is narnia)
Video of a skydiver hitting the ground
Video of a skydiver hitting the ground at 80 mph after his chute didn’t open properly. Here’s the full story.
This cool new commercial for the VW
This cool new commercial for the VW Phaeton features professional-grade shadow puppetry. (via youngna)
Video of some fellows doing The Charleston
Video of some fellows doing The Charleston to Around the World by Daft Punk. (via buzzfeed)
Update: The two fellows are Al Minns and Leon James…here’s the original video. In the final 30 seconds or so of the video, they almost look like they’re poppin’ and lockin’. (thx, paul)
80 wonderful handdrawn typographic posters by Job Wouters. (
80 wonderful handdrawn typographic posters by Job Wouters. (via type for you)
Antony Hare is one of the few
Antony Hare is one of the few people from the olden days (i.e. 8-10 years ago) that I still check in on regularly…I really dig his simple illustrations. For the past few months, he’s been putting time-lapse videos of some of his drawings on YouTube, including a drawing of Steve Jobs, one of Robert Altman, and another of David Lynch.
Creators vs. lawyers
Here’s a fun rumor. I heard that the staff of the Daily Show and Colbert Report upload the shows to YouTube as soon as they can after the shows air and then the next day, lawyers from Comedy Central hit YouTube with takedown requests for the uploaded shows. Which makes total sense…sort of. The people making the shows want them to be seen while the lawyers want to ensure that people are paying to see them. It’s a crazy media world we live in.
Reggie Watts, one-man sampling human beatbox. “None
Reggie Watts, one-man sampling human beatbox. “None of this was manipulated by editing.” Be sure to catch the slow-motion bit starting around 3:18. I saw Reggie in person at PopTech 2006…very entertaining.
Update: Kid Beyond does something similar during his live performances. (thx, derek)
Nasty Nets used CSS positioning to “embed”
Nasty Nets used CSS positioning to “embed” one YouTube video into another. “Be sure to hit ‘play’ on both YouTubes.” Reminds me of the animated GIF mashups (more).
In this video, an autistic woman speaks
In this video, an autistic woman speaks in her native language and then translates it into English. But it’s not really a direct translation because, as she states, her language is not limited to expressing her thoughts to other human beings…it’s more about her reacting to every element of her environment. More about the video on MetaFilter (one commenter calls the thread “perhaps the most enlightening thing I’ve ever read on MetaFilter”), including a comment from the video’s creator.
Music video for Rock Me Amadeus by
Music video for Rock Me Amadeus by Falco. Not to be confused with the Dr. Zaius song from The Simpsons.
Google is now including YouTube videos in
Google is now including YouTube videos in Google Video search results. I love the smell of synergy in the morning.
Chicago Bears vs. Prince rematch at Super Bowl XLI
When the Chicago Bears take the field against the Indianapolis Colts in early February for Super Bowl XLI, a former foe of the Bears will be close at hand. A kottke.org reader writes:
The “Super Bowl Shuffle” earned The Chicago Bears a [1987] Grammy nomination for best Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo or Group. They lost to Prince and the Revolution’s “Kiss”.
Prince is headlining the halftime show at the Super Bowl this year. Will there be a battle of the bands at halftime between Prince and the ‘86 Bears? Come on, The Fridge needs the work! In the meantime, here’s the Super Bowl Shuffle music video:
Oh, the humanity. Kiss has held up much better. (thx, m)
Human slingshot video. I so want a
Human slingshot video. I so want a four-wheeler and a big backyard! (via cyn-c)
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