Thursday, December 31, 2009

Cellists & Orchestra Perform "The Final Countdown"

Have a great New Year's Eve!

Love the head-banging.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Monday, December 28, 2009

Glee Flash Mob

I love Glee. And I love that to market it in Italy, they put together a dance mob in a mall. (Recorded 12/21/09)

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Weed Is Better Than Sex

NSFW

Note: I am posting this video because it was directed by a friend of mine. I do not use drugs, and I do not encourage irresponsible behavior.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Monster of Venice

Monsterpiece Theatre presents: The Monster of Venice

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto

"Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto" by James Brown

Sunday, December 20, 2009

"Solid Potato Salad" - The Ross Sisters

You think it's just going to be an awkward group of singing sisters... but then it becomes so, so, so much more. Hold on to your hats for the acrobatics.



People should NOT be able to move like that.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Chippendales' Room Service

This is mostly just marked as NSFW so that you don't embarrass yourself in front of your coworkers. No actual nudity.

I can't stop laughing!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Trampoline Wall Training

Oli Lemieux training trampoline wall Dralion Cirque du Soleil

*Video is set to song that contains NSFW lyrics, so you might want to watch this on mute.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Hilarious Korean Drummer

You start seeing more of the drummer around 2:15... I particularly like his head-banging... to a slow song. And the fact that the singer seems to be oblivious.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Golden Age of Video

Good luck trying to make sense of this.

The Golden Age of Video - By Ricardo Autobahn

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Autotune: Charlie Bit Me

An improvement on the original, I think.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Drunk Man Tries to Buy More Beer

WATCH! BOTH VIDEOS! Security footage from a convenience store shows a VERY drunk man attempting to buy more beer. The second video presents it as a silent film, a la Charlie Chaplin.




Tuesday, December 1, 2009

I'm Perfect

Mason vs. Princess Superstar - Perfect (Exceeder)

Sunday, November 29, 2009

"Everything's Under Control" LipDub

Office LipDub to "Everything's Under Control" by Peregrine

Especially impressive? This appears to have been done in Germany.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Slow Motion Bullet Impacts



Cool parts to skip to if you don't want to watch 10 minutes of slow motion bullets:
- Bullets breaking glass @ 4:30
- Bullets disintegrating upon contact with steel plate @ 6:20
- Multiple bullets being shot, some hitting object some not @ 9:30

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Turkey Day!

A clip from one of my favorite movies, Addams Family Values.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Sings Make 'Em Laugh

Joseph Gordon-Levitt performed Make 'Em Laugh on SNL. It's not as good as the movie, of course, but it is charming.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Sandwich Cost Calculator

The accompanying research article is interesting as well. Sandwiches are cheap, man!

Sandwich Cost Calculator

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Jessie Sings 'Big White Room'

Jessie sings "Big White Room" in her bathroom in LA.

This chick is seriously talented. And my favorite part of the video happens in her last few sentences post-performance.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Autotune the News #8: Now with T-Pain!

My favorite episode of Auto-tune the News so far!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Norton Commercial: Dokken Chicken

I don't watch a lot of television, but I recently saw this commercial and fell to pieces in laughter over the absurdity of it. There is apparently an entire series of these Dokken ads, but so far I've only seen this one.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Signs

One of the 2009 Cannes Lions winners

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Kiwi!

This is probably the saddest and most heart-breaking thing I've ever posted on here, but I love it so much.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Klingon Rap

Eminem's "Without Me" in Klingon, done by a German rapper, who apparently calls himself "Klenginem".

Yeah. This exists.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Slimy Sings "Womanizer"

A kooky French singer made a great video for his cover of "Womanizer" (originally by Britney Spears).


Womanizer in LA hands

Sliimy | MySpace Video

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Alexander Hamilton Mix Tape

Writer and star of the Broadway musical In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs "The Hamilton Mixtape" at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word on May 12, 2009. Accompanied by Alex Lacamoire.
(public domain)


Thursday, November 5, 2009

"Male Prima Donna"

"Male Prima Donna" by Subtle Sexuality
(characters from the television show The Office)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Obama Girl: I Got a Crush on Obama

The US Presidential Election was one year ago today, so I thought it might be time to break this out.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Zsa Zsa Gabor's Workout

Entitled "It's Simple, Darling". Yeah. This happened. And nothing about it makes logical sense. Like her wearing a fur.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

University LipDub #1

University LipDub is a project produced by six students from Hochschule Furtwangen University (Germany).


Thursday, October 29, 2009

Plants vs. Zombies

"Zombies have invaded PopCap Games, and they've even made a music video!"

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

He Drives Us Bats

From a new episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold titled "Mayhem of the Music Meister" which originally aired 10/23/09 on the Cartoon Network. It stars Neil Patrick Harris as the main villain.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Happy Birthday Lisa

From The Simpsons, guest-starring Michael Jackson.

Posted in honor of my own golden birthday... I am 25 on October 25th. Happy birthday to me. :)

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Groundhogs & Sharks

A groundhog tries to get the attention of his pal Alan...Al...Steve?
Meanwhile, sharks practice their scary theme song.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Nicklas The Nerd Hip Hop Dancer

In the 2008 season of Denmark's Got Talent, this guy ended up taking home 2nd place.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

"Get This Right" by The Villers

A great song by a band that I'm friends with. I love these guys. :)

(Note to Heidi: If I wrote anything accurate about being in a band in that novel I was writing, it's because of these guys.)


Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Monday, October 12, 2009

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Les Petits Boudins

"Les Petits Boudins" by Dominique Walter
circa 1967

Fun dancing, which apparently inspired Elevator Repair Service for their show The Sun Also Rises - First Part.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Rub-a-Dub-Dub, Caplin in a Tub

Caplin Rous, a six month old capybara, floats in a tub in the pool. After jumping in the water to avoid a monster, Caplin looks for a way out.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Ellen Thinks She Can Dance

Ellen Degeneres invited the top 10 contestants on this season of So You Think You Can Dance to perform a choreographed dance with her on her show on 09/08/09.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Senator Al Franken Draws US Map

And he does it from memory.

The upper peninsula of Michigan looks pretty terrible, but considering that I have no idea where Wyoming is, I give the guy a lot of credit.

Monday, October 5, 2009

"I Gotta Feeling" Chicago-Style

"Black Eyed Peas perform a special live version of I Gotta Feeling for Oprah while a flash mob of synchronized dancers groove on Michigan Avenue downtown Chicago, IL USA. The performance was at Oprah's 24th Season Kickoff Party on September 8, 2009."

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Russian Sailors Sing Beatles

The worst cover of "Let It Be" ever? Or just the worst one you've heard so far?

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Sand Animation

Kseniya Simonova does Sand Animation on Ukraine's Got Talent.

Friday, October 2, 2009

The Carlton Dance

I can't believe that Alfonso Ribeiro was on Dancing with the Stars and I didn't know. Suddenly want to try to find clips of that. Did he break out into this?



And here's a silent montage of a bunch of his Fresh Prince of Bel-Air crazy dancing.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

"I Gotta Feeling" LipDub

This LipDub has been produced during the integration week of UQAM (Quebec, Canada) with 172 communication students. Made on September 10th 2009 in 2h15min.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Count Gets Censored

The censor beeps occur every time he says "count" or "counting".

Saturday, September 26, 2009

The Way Things Go

I see a couple of edits in this, but it's still impressive.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Rush Hour Le Parkour

Parkour (or, as Jim Halpert called it on the season premiere of The Office, "the internet sensation of 2004")

Monday, September 21, 2009

Friday, September 18, 2009

Incredible, Amazing, Awesome Apple

Extracts taken from Apple's Keynote address in September 2009. These are the adjectives (superlatives?) that Apple uses about its products.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Touch My Body Karaoke Guy

What is it with foreigners singing Mariah Carey songs?

Sunday, September 13, 2009

The B**** of Living

A music video for "The B**** of Living". The song is by Duncan Sheik, and is from the musical Spring Awakening

Language obviously NSFW.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

A Cappella "Africa"

"Africa" by Toto, performed by an a cappella group. The rain at the beginning is great, so make sure your speakers are turned up to hear it.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Muppet Stars & Stripes Forever

For a day where we need a little boost of patriotism, I present...

The Muppets!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Dr. Tran

Episode 1: Here Comes Dr. Tran!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Internet Party

Internet Party: When Google's parents leave town...

Monday, September 7, 2009

"Firefly" Bloopers

If you haven't watched Firefly, you should. (It's on Hulu).

If you're as geeky as me and you have, you'll like these...

Friday, September 4, 2009

5-Year-Old Plays Johnny Cash

""Folsom Prison Blues" performed by Wesley, 5 years old, at the 2009 Spring Coffee Shop Jam, at The Columbia City Theater in Seattle, WA. "

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Friday, August 28, 2009

You Drive Me Crazy

The sequel video to "Take Anything You Want", for a girl who needs to learn some English sass.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Ronald Attacks

Ronald McDonald attacks people who don't buy food from McDonald's.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Friday, August 21, 2009

Bare Essentials of Safety

Bare essentials of safety from Air New Zealand


"Body painted Air NZ staff star in our new Bare Essentials of Safety video, created for our Domestic 737 services"

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Translation Party

Welcome to my new favorite website.

Translation Party

You type a phrase in, and then it translates it back and forth into Japanese and English until it finds a version of the phrase that's identical in both languages. Seriously fun.

Here are some example translations that my friends and I have come up with so far...


Original: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Equilibrium: Our Father, art in heaven, holy name. If Britain is a heaven and Earth Day. Trespasses can live on bread. Attraction of evil, has led to the Tang dynasty. Amen.


Original: "To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?"

Equilibrium: "It is not necessary: Question: Sea, arm slings, especially the pain, the arrow, the patrician pain tis?"


Original: "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

Equilibrium: "The man is 31, will bring a warm day. If his life, warm fire, and set the rest of the men."


Original: "Good gracious, ass is bodacious"

Equilibrium: "Well, the bottom is unmistakable."


Original: "I don't mean to sound forward, but you've got a nice rack."

Equilibrium: "I have all the sound."


Original: You're extremely manipulative, but not very good at it.

Equilibrium: You do amazing work.



Original: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

WARNING = It is doubtful that this phrase will ever reach equilibrium.







(On the upside, Black Eyed Peas lyrics stay roughly equal in comprehensibility...)

Original: Fill up my cup. Mazel Tov. Look at her dancing. Just take it off. Let's paint the town. We'll shut it down. Let's burn the roof, and then we'll do it again.

Equilibrium: Please fill my cup. Mazel Tov. Please see her dance. Take a rest. I can paint the town. We will shut down. To burn the roof, I do not.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?

From the people who make "The Guild" (a really fantastic web series about online gaming). Directed by Jed Whedon.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Ducks on an Escalator

Duck family going up the down escalator

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up

Nirvana vs Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Friday, August 14, 2009

The PEN Story

"This is the PEN Story in stop motion. We shot 60.000 pictures, developed 9.600 prints and shot over 1.800 pictures again. No post production! Thanks to all the stop motion artists who inspired us. We hope you enjoy :-)"

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Jack in a Box

A series about working in a theatre box office

Episode 1: The Receiver

Monday, August 10, 2009

Why Do You Let Me Stay Here

Starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon Levitt.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Wild About It

The new music video for "Wild About It" by Natalie Imbruglia (my favorite singer)

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Greatest Freak Out Ever



Who knew that World of Warcraft was such a huge deal?

Monday, August 3, 2009

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Take Anything You Want

"The original Zuikkin Gals excercise and language lesson video."

Monday, July 27, 2009

Three Wolf Moon

I was sent this by some former coworkers a couple of months ago. Read the Customer Reviews for this shirt, and you'll be entertained.

Three Wolf Moon on Amazon.com

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Hypnotoad

This is a bit from the television show Futurama. The following video is 9 minutes of "Everybody Loves Hypnotoad". Enjoy.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008) gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving presentation, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals. For more, visit http://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture.



Posted in honor of Professor Pausch, who died one year ago today.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Awkward Family Photos

Spreading awkwardness in blog form.

Awkward Family Photos

Friday, July 17, 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Monday, July 13, 2009

Best Wheel of Fortune Contestant Ever

He might seem crocked out of his gourd, but he's pretty good at this game. And very funny (particularly on the second day).

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Buffy 'Walk Through the Fire" Stage Version

I'm pretty sure that at some point in high school one of my friends proposed trying to act out a live-action version of the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. After seeing this video, I'm glad it never came to fruition.



For the record, that episode is freaking brilliant.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

The Origins of the Moonwalk

In honor of Michael Jackson's recent passing.