Tag: video
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Enter the Dojo
I’m studying Yoseikan Aikido, which is nothing like this… The link to the entire season of Enter the Dojo is here.
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A Vending Machine that Sells… Live Crabs?
Here’s a video worth viewing. Watch it, then consider: Are you impressed by the innovation and convenience-mindedness of humankind, or the limitless of our cruelty?
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Classic Commercial: Man vs. Bear
With the exception of the occasional Super Bowl gems, most North American commercials are dull and hollow. Here’s an example of a great commercial, because you deserve a laugh today.
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No Kill I
Classic Star Trek punk. Is that a real genre? A genre of one, perhaps. Here’s the eponymous track from the band No Kill I. Their name comes from the scrawling of an alien life form in the Star Trek episode The Devil in the Dark. Sad I never saw these guys when I had the chance.
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The Darker Side of Positive Thinking
American feminist, democratic socialist, pop sociologist and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the hazards of forced positiveness, the subject of her book Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America.
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Korea’s Answer to Steve Moore
Steve may be the latest example of a drummer whose showmanship is completely incongruent with the music he plays, but he’s certainly not the first. Check out this guy:
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Steve Moore: That Drummer at the Wrong Gig
It’s been a few weeks since I first saw this, but it refuses to go away. Sometimes I use my blog as a personal bookmark for things I’ll probably want to watch again in future years. This would be one of those cases: My first thought upon seeing this video was, “If Tommy Lee ever…
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A Typical Day at the Post Office?
You. Must. Watch. This.
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Placebo’s Actual Lead Singer?
No, it’s not Brian Molko, even if that’s what it says in the album notes. No, it’s not Brian Molko, even if that’s who appears in the video. It’s Dave Foley, from The Kids in The Hall and NewsRadio. Now don’t brush me off so easily. Imagine Dave’s voice, then watch this video: I’m right,…