Posts tagged video

WSJ.com video accompanying a story on the science behind why people cry during Adele’s tear-jerking song, Someone Like You. (Related: SNL skit from Nov, 2011.)

Cash Money: Until the next one, this could be the most awesome Auto-tune the News ever.  

Tebow + Bowie = Tebowie | Another example of Jimmy Fallon & Co killing it. 

Video: The U.S. National Archives Channel on Google has a 5-part Introduction to Genealogy Series.

(link: Research Buzz)

Did you see that sketch on Portlandia?

Fun promotional video for John Hodgman’s new book, That Is All. He wants this to be a viral video and asked me personally* to share it with you.

*Actually, he asked me on the video that I was personally watching.

This  year-old classic from RadioLab never cesases to amaze me. It’s like a 3 minute commercial for creativity. No surprise RadioLab producer and co-host* Jad Abumrad (@JadAbumrad) is a current recipient of the the recognition and $500,000 grant popularly known as the Macarthur Genius Award (but officially known as Macarthur Fellows).

*with co-host Robert Krulwich 

One of two YouTube “teaser” videos supporting release of The Goat Rodeo Sessions, featuring: Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan. 

Link: re-x.me/goatrodeo

Dan Meth’s Twin Towers Cameo: If Oscars were given for best short-film posted on the internet comprised exclusively of scenes from movies that someone spent a long time tracking down and editing because they obviously have an incredibly deep well of passion for the subject, this would win.

[Dan’s post about the response to the video. Canonical list of films with shots of the WTC Twin Towers via: Donna Grunewald.]

Charles “Sparky” Schulz Draws Charlie Brown

[via: Scott Beale/LaughingSquid]