The F’ing Departed
Okay, this one is definitely not a video that is safe for work. NSFW, as they say. Enjoy it with headphones, comfort hearing the “F-Word” required. You have been warned.
Music Break
This song was used by Saatchi and Saatchi in an ad for JC Penny. The imagery in the ad is naturally much nicer than the full-length music video. Enjoy them both. Forever Thursday – “How Can It Be” Featuring Melanie Horsnell on vocals
‘The Onion’ on the Middle East
War-Torn Middle East Seeks Solace In Religion “The Israelis have fired missile upon missile on my neighborhood, but it has only made my trust in Allah that much stronger,” Abdel-Malik said. “I cringe to think where the people of the Middle East would be right now if it weren’t for our steadfast belief in one [...]
Islam v. Christianity
Steven Carell and Stephen Colbert
Unhappy Meals
This article form the New York Times and written by Michael Pollan, author of the best-selling book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”, has got to be the most insightful, yet concise, explanation of our country’s dysfunctional relationship with food. Print the article out and spend some time with it. It’s a masterpiece. Instead of giving people my [...]
Movie Trailer Mashup
A reimagined trailer for “The Shining” and another new artform is born.
Late Night Comedy Break
Conan O’Brien Will Ferrell Chris Parnell
Is New York becoming a trustafarian resort-town?
The Wall Street Journal and Michael Bloomberg seem to think so. (via BoingBoing via Kottke) I know what he means — I think of Europe’s B-list cities, like Florence, as having the best of all worlds: relatively cheap housing, lots of weird, experimental activity, cosmopolitanism, beauty and culture. Go to a superstar city like NYC [...]