I've got 4 or 5 posts that I'm hoping to publish today, but realistically I'll be happy with 2 or 3. We'll start with your Clip of the Week, because that's always good times.
There were a couple of oldie-but-goodie clips that popped back onto my radar this week, and they definitely gave the new clips a run for their money. There was this compilation of the top 10 luckiest golf shots (stick around for #1, it's a doozy), and also this strange collection of Japanese ballplayers doing the bat-flip after home runs, which is apparently a thing over there. Oddly mesmerizing.
But I'm still going to go with the new stuff this week. We had this awesome save by the Dallas Stars' Kari Lehtonen (yes, hockey is back, but I'm sure you already knew that), and also Jimmy Fallon and Brian Williams slow-jamming the debt ceiling (which was excellent).
But none of these clips held a candle to the awesomest little puppy in the world, a pitbull named Bandit. Little guy just wants to get in some treadmill work, help a brother out, right? I'm sure we can all relate to this pup's uphill battle. Keep up the good work, Bandit, you're this week's Clip of the Week.
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Clip of the Week
Let's sneak the Clip of the Week in here before the weekend, then hopefully I'll have some more good stuff coming your way next week.
There's not all that much to share this week, but what we do have here is pure gold. It's also all from the world of sports. First, let's welcome back the NHL (the what? Hockey? Never heard of it...) with this video of a couple of Edmonton Oiler rookies doing something that is way more difficult than they make it look.
Next up, baseball lost a couple of legends this past week, when a pair of Hall of Famers—Stan Musial and Earl Weaver—died mere hours apart. No, this may not have been quite as dramatic as July 4, 1826, but it's about as close as it gets in baseball land. I always felt a certain strange kinship with Weaver, in large part because he was one of only a few sports figures with whom I shared a birthday (Magic Johnson was another, Tim Tebow copied me a few years later). He was also a bitter, foul-mouthed old man with a beautifully sarcastic wit (and a code of ethics), and so... yeah. We had some things in common.
I wish there were more Earl Weavers around, is what I'm really trying to say. So if you're into managers cursing up a storm, enjoy some of Weaver's best hits, here and here. Be warned that these clips are both extremely unsafe for work environments, so proceed with caution. Unless you're a major league manager, in which case, carry on. My apologies to Stan the Man—he, too, was a baseball legend, but this clip just isn't nearly as entertaining as Weaver's best. Sorry, man. Better luck next time.
But ultimately, none of those is your Clip of the Week. Instead, courtesy of the Red Cowboy comes this clip from the HGTV show "Million Dollar Rooms". It's the backyard of legendary golf coach Dave Pelz, and it's sick. If you're a golf fan, you'll recognize some familiar sights back there. It's like a golf version of Las Vegas, in one man's backyard. Crazy.
There's not all that much to share this week, but what we do have here is pure gold. It's also all from the world of sports. First, let's welcome back the NHL (the what? Hockey? Never heard of it...) with this video of a couple of Edmonton Oiler rookies doing something that is way more difficult than they make it look.
Next up, baseball lost a couple of legends this past week, when a pair of Hall of Famers—Stan Musial and Earl Weaver—died mere hours apart. No, this may not have been quite as dramatic as July 4, 1826, but it's about as close as it gets in baseball land. I always felt a certain strange kinship with Weaver, in large part because he was one of only a few sports figures with whom I shared a birthday (Magic Johnson was another, Tim Tebow copied me a few years later). He was also a bitter, foul-mouthed old man with a beautifully sarcastic wit (and a code of ethics), and so... yeah. We had some things in common.
I wish there were more Earl Weavers around, is what I'm really trying to say. So if you're into managers cursing up a storm, enjoy some of Weaver's best hits, here and here. Be warned that these clips are both extremely unsafe for work environments, so proceed with caution. Unless you're a major league manager, in which case, carry on. My apologies to Stan the Man—he, too, was a baseball legend, but this clip just isn't nearly as entertaining as Weaver's best. Sorry, man. Better luck next time.
But ultimately, none of those is your Clip of the Week. Instead, courtesy of the Red Cowboy comes this clip from the HGTV show "Million Dollar Rooms". It's the backyard of legendary golf coach Dave Pelz, and it's sick. If you're a golf fan, you'll recognize some familiar sights back there. It's like a golf version of Las Vegas, in one man's backyard. Crazy.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Clip of the Week
It's time for this week's Clip of the Week. I wanted to share this little montage of Tom Brady and Ray Lewis from last year's AFC Championship Game, but I figured I'd hold off until after Sunday's rematch, just in case...
Besides, there's plenty of other stuff to choose from this week, so there's no need to go that far back into the YouTube archives. In the sports world, we've got this new ad for Nike golf, combining Tiger Woods with Rory McIlroy. Unfortunately for Nike, their two big stars both missed the cut this week in Abu Dhabi, so... yeah. Good marketing. Also in sports, Kevin Durant is good, and this shot from Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson is incredible.
Then we've got a few animal videos, like these ducks taking their first swim ever, these dogs interrupting a soccer game, and these dolphins attempting to take over the world (wait, what?). And finally, we've got another excellent parody video from The Onion, this time taking on Facebook. Or maybe Twitter. Or Instagram. Hell, I don't know, it's about social media business or something.
Anyway, your Clip of the Week is still football-related, and still involves Tom Brady, because I feel like it has to. From the guys at Bad Lip Reading, who killed it with Mitt Romney a while back, this is Bad Lip Reading, the NFL version. Enjoy, and go Pats.
Besides, there's plenty of other stuff to choose from this week, so there's no need to go that far back into the YouTube archives. In the sports world, we've got this new ad for Nike golf, combining Tiger Woods with Rory McIlroy. Unfortunately for Nike, their two big stars both missed the cut this week in Abu Dhabi, so... yeah. Good marketing. Also in sports, Kevin Durant is good, and this shot from Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson is incredible.
Then we've got a few animal videos, like these ducks taking their first swim ever, these dogs interrupting a soccer game, and these dolphins attempting to take over the world (wait, what?). And finally, we've got another excellent parody video from The Onion, this time taking on Facebook. Or maybe Twitter. Or Instagram. Hell, I don't know, it's about social media business or something.
Anyway, your Clip of the Week is still football-related, and still involves Tom Brady, because I feel like it has to. From the guys at Bad Lip Reading, who killed it with Mitt Romney a while back, this is Bad Lip Reading, the NFL version. Enjoy, and go Pats.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Clip of the Week
Okay, Clip of the Week time, let's get right to it.
First, an update on a past Clip of the Week. About a month ago, I shared the Mine Kafon video with you all, which I thought was incredibly cool. Now, the Mine Kafon project is on Kickstarter, looking to get funding to make the thing a reality (by the way, more than 10% of films at Sundance this year were funded on Kickstarter, which is just crazy... Kickstarter is doing big things). They've already more than met their £100,000 goal with 5 days still remaining, but you can always donate some more to the cause, and get some cool perks for your trouble.
Plugs aside, we had some decent clips this week, coming at you from all sorts of weird places. One of those weird places is Sugarbush Resort in Vermont, where a moose got loose and chased around some skiers, while some other skiers (okay, boarders) stood around and gawked at it. Another of those weird places is a music studio populated by weird humanoid robots playing Motorhead. Number 5 is alive!!
We also had Alabama QB A.J. McCarron, not exactly responding well to the news that his girlfriend had become a Twitter celebrity during the national championship game, and that she was now being followed by LeBron James. Finally, some fun with word images, passed along by Barry Ritholtz. That one probably deserves more of an explanation than that, but just watch it, okay?
But the weirdest place of all was the PDC World Darts Championship in England, where one guy put on a ridiculous performance in a game of "501". The fact that his opponent was apparently drunk and/or blind is somewhat irrelevant, because that is some awesome darts work by my man (too bad he lost in the finals). At any rate, Michael van Gerwen is your Clip of the Week this week, because bar games are awesome.
First, an update on a past Clip of the Week. About a month ago, I shared the Mine Kafon video with you all, which I thought was incredibly cool. Now, the Mine Kafon project is on Kickstarter, looking to get funding to make the thing a reality (by the way, more than 10% of films at Sundance this year were funded on Kickstarter, which is just crazy... Kickstarter is doing big things). They've already more than met their £100,000 goal with 5 days still remaining, but you can always donate some more to the cause, and get some cool perks for your trouble.
Plugs aside, we had some decent clips this week, coming at you from all sorts of weird places. One of those weird places is Sugarbush Resort in Vermont, where a moose got loose and chased around some skiers, while some other skiers (okay, boarders) stood around and gawked at it. Another of those weird places is a music studio populated by weird humanoid robots playing Motorhead. Number 5 is alive!!
We also had Alabama QB A.J. McCarron, not exactly responding well to the news that his girlfriend had become a Twitter celebrity during the national championship game, and that she was now being followed by LeBron James. Finally, some fun with word images, passed along by Barry Ritholtz. That one probably deserves more of an explanation than that, but just watch it, okay?
But the weirdest place of all was the PDC World Darts Championship in England, where one guy put on a ridiculous performance in a game of "501". The fact that his opponent was apparently drunk and/or blind is somewhat irrelevant, because that is some awesome darts work by my man (too bad he lost in the finals). At any rate, Michael van Gerwen is your Clip of the Week this week, because bar games are awesome.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Clip of the Week (Gil Santos edition)
I'm going to go in a totally different direction with this week's Clip of the Week, using it as an opportunity to honor one of my favorite Boston sports figures of the past 20 years (no, not Tim Wakefield, we already took care of that one).
For those of you who don't share my Boston roots (or rooting interests), you'll probably move right along and ignore this post, and that's fine. I don't blame you. But for anyone who grew up watching the Patriots transform themselves from a laughing stock into a model franchise—something I still can't believe happened, but for which I give Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells a ton of credit, not to mention Bob Kraft—the unavoidable soundtrack of a million Sundays was the tandem of Gil Santos and Gino Cappelletti, one of the greatest radio play-by-play pairings I've ever heard. Those two made growing up as the son of a Boston sportswriter (and thereby inheriting my Patriots fandom) significantly more enjoyable, and I can't overstate the joy I received from listening to them.
Gino retired at the beginning of this season, and Gil will retire at the conclusion of this year's playoffs. This past Sunday, during the Patriots' last regular season game, the two were re-united for one final quarter together, and the CBS national broadcast even joined the pair for a live cut-in. It was a fitting send-off for a duo that teamed up to call more than 500 games over 28 seasons, and I wanted to take a minute to pay tribute to the men who I so often listened to while watching the game on TV with the audio on mute (something I know was commonplace among Patriots fans in the good old days).
Gil was always a fair and balanced announcer, something that I think is in short supply these days. When the Patriots deserved his scorn, he was quick to deliver it—of course, those instances became increasingly less frequent as the years wore on. But at the end of the day, Gil was a Patriots fan like the rest of us in the Boston area, and he let it show for one day at least, at Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans.
For those who don't remember, the Patriots pulled off a resounding upset that day, taking down the heavily-favored St. Louis Rams (led by Marshall Faulk and Kurt Warner) on a last-second field goal by Adam Vinatieri. It was the first title in franchise history, and Gil's call of the final kick can still be heard today on various highlight packages and retrospectives.
To the greatest play-by-play announcer I'd ever hope to hear, this is my official "thank you" for decades of listening pleasure. Things won't be the same without you, and I'll honor you with this week's Clip of the Week—a compilation of clips from the radio call of that famous day in the Superdome eleven years ago. Here's hoping we can send you off in proper fashion a few weeks from now in the very same venue. Thanks for everything, Gil.
For those of you who don't share my Boston roots (or rooting interests), you'll probably move right along and ignore this post, and that's fine. I don't blame you. But for anyone who grew up watching the Patriots transform themselves from a laughing stock into a model franchise—something I still can't believe happened, but for which I give Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells a ton of credit, not to mention Bob Kraft—the unavoidable soundtrack of a million Sundays was the tandem of Gil Santos and Gino Cappelletti, one of the greatest radio play-by-play pairings I've ever heard. Those two made growing up as the son of a Boston sportswriter (and thereby inheriting my Patriots fandom) significantly more enjoyable, and I can't overstate the joy I received from listening to them.
Gino retired at the beginning of this season, and Gil will retire at the conclusion of this year's playoffs. This past Sunday, during the Patriots' last regular season game, the two were re-united for one final quarter together, and the CBS national broadcast even joined the pair for a live cut-in. It was a fitting send-off for a duo that teamed up to call more than 500 games over 28 seasons, and I wanted to take a minute to pay tribute to the men who I so often listened to while watching the game on TV with the audio on mute (something I know was commonplace among Patriots fans in the good old days).
Gil was always a fair and balanced announcer, something that I think is in short supply these days. When the Patriots deserved his scorn, he was quick to deliver it—of course, those instances became increasingly less frequent as the years wore on. But at the end of the day, Gil was a Patriots fan like the rest of us in the Boston area, and he let it show for one day at least, at Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans.
For those who don't remember, the Patriots pulled off a resounding upset that day, taking down the heavily-favored St. Louis Rams (led by Marshall Faulk and Kurt Warner) on a last-second field goal by Adam Vinatieri. It was the first title in franchise history, and Gil's call of the final kick can still be heard today on various highlight packages and retrospectives.
To the greatest play-by-play announcer I'd ever hope to hear, this is my official "thank you" for decades of listening pleasure. Things won't be the same without you, and I'll honor you with this week's Clip of the Week—a compilation of clips from the radio call of that famous day in the Superdome eleven years ago. Here's hoping we can send you off in proper fashion a few weeks from now in the very same venue. Thanks for everything, Gil.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Clip of the Week
In a totally dead week for clips (I think somebody turned off the interwebs for the holidays), I don't have much to share with you for this week's Clip of the Week. So I'll just take a page from the old Kickstarter book and share with you a promotional video for a cool little cartoon-inspired art project.
This guy (Rob Loukotka) was trying to raise $3,000 for the printing of these posters, and he raised over $100k, presumably with an assist from the Big Picture blog. That's impressive, and it's a testament to the power of Kickstarter. So, without further ado (and with apologies to Duke's punter, who pulled off an impressive play in a meaningless bowl game), I give you the entire history of ACME products used by Wile E. Coyote against the Road Runner.
Happy weekend, people.
This guy (Rob Loukotka) was trying to raise $3,000 for the printing of these posters, and he raised over $100k, presumably with an assist from the Big Picture blog. That's impressive, and it's a testament to the power of Kickstarter. So, without further ado (and with apologies to Duke's punter, who pulled off an impressive play in a meaningless bowl game), I give you the entire history of ACME products used by Wile E. Coyote against the Road Runner.
Happy weekend, people.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Clip of the Week
Alright, it's Clip of the Week time, and I'm not going to do the Christmas theme (or the Mayan theme) even though I probably should.
The runner-up videos are fewer than in a typical week, but they make up in quality what they lack in quantity. If you're concerned about GMOs (or even if you're not, or even if you have no idea what GMOs are), then this video shared by Barry Ritholtz is an absolute must. It provides an excellent primer on the issue while also being fairly entertaining.
Also, the Year-in-Review type of stuff is now starting to come through in earnest, and we'll start it off with this excellent pop music mashup video first posted by the good old Red Cowboy. And speaking of Year-in-Review, this absolutely horrendous free throw has to be in the running for the worst sports play of the year. It just doesn't get much worse.
But this week I'm going back to my old reliable, with another excellent animal-related clip. If this laughing camel (hey, come to think of it, this sort of does go along with the Christmas theme, doesn't it?) doesn't make you smile and forget about the fiscal cliff and the Mayans and all the Christmas presents that you still haven't bought because you thought the world was gonna end today and you just really didn't think it was necessary to spend your money on gifts for your aunts and uncles and cousins and small children that you'd never have the opportunity to see them open—hypothetically speaking, of course—then I really don't think there's any hope for you. This guy is the best.
Thank you, Killagroove, for a terrific heads-up.
The runner-up videos are fewer than in a typical week, but they make up in quality what they lack in quantity. If you're concerned about GMOs (or even if you're not, or even if you have no idea what GMOs are), then this video shared by Barry Ritholtz is an absolute must. It provides an excellent primer on the issue while also being fairly entertaining.
Also, the Year-in-Review type of stuff is now starting to come through in earnest, and we'll start it off with this excellent pop music mashup video first posted by the good old Red Cowboy. And speaking of Year-in-Review, this absolutely horrendous free throw has to be in the running for the worst sports play of the year. It just doesn't get much worse.
But this week I'm going back to my old reliable, with another excellent animal-related clip. If this laughing camel (hey, come to think of it, this sort of does go along with the Christmas theme, doesn't it?) doesn't make you smile and forget about the fiscal cliff and the Mayans and all the Christmas presents that you still haven't bought because you thought the world was gonna end today and you just really didn't think it was necessary to spend your money on gifts for your aunts and uncles and cousins and small children that you'd never have the opportunity to see them open—hypothetically speaking, of course—then I really don't think there's any hope for you. This guy is the best.
Thank you, Killagroove, for a terrific heads-up.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Happy Holidays (Bonus Clips of the Week)
Alright folks, it's weekend time, and I'll be spending the weekend putting up our Christmas decorations (and tree) and spreading good holiday cheer. In that spirit, here's a couple of Christmas-related Clips of the Week, for your viewing pleasure. And don't forget me when you do your shopping... I'd like a Vitamix blender, please. Thanks.
First up, DMX sings/raps "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". This was way better and more amusing than I expected it to be. Awesome.
Then, in another excellent Jimmy Fallon musical number, Jimmy, the Roots, and Mariah Carey take on "All I Want For Christmas Is You", using childrens' instruments, of course (h/t Red Cowboy).
First up, DMX sings/raps "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". This was way better and more amusing than I expected it to be. Awesome.
Then, in another excellent Jimmy Fallon musical number, Jimmy, the Roots, and Mariah Carey take on "All I Want For Christmas Is You", using childrens' instruments, of course (h/t Red Cowboy).
Clip of the Week
Just like last week, Barry Ritholtz shared a few good links this week, including this guy and these guys, all of whom are completely insane in every sense of the word and make me wish I was doing more with my life. There's also this amusing clip entitled "Gay Women Will Marry Your Boyfriends" and this clip of cheetahs running in slow motion, which is always awesome.
There wasn't much notable in sports this week, except for this amazing play by Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez and the annual Teddy Bear Toss at a Canadian minor league hockey game, which cracks me up every time (pity the poor intern who has to count, catalog, and then box up those bears before donating them).
In other random videos, this doberman loves the water slide, Jon Stewart skewers Fox News' annual "War on Christmas" theme, Jimmy Kimmel continues to prey on human stupidity, this pop music mashup is incredibly well done, dogs can drive cars now, and these guys did a great job of satirizing Instagram, with a Nickelback twist (h/t Killagroove on that last one).
Also brought to my attention by Killagroove was this week's champ, this Vimeo clip about the "Mine Kafon", a creative and very cool solution to mine clearance in Afghanistan. It's a novel way to solve a pretty messed up problem, and I salute this guy for doing it (and the filmmaker, Callum Cooper, for documenting it).
Mine Kafon | Callum Cooper from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.
There wasn't much notable in sports this week, except for this amazing play by Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez and the annual Teddy Bear Toss at a Canadian minor league hockey game, which cracks me up every time (pity the poor intern who has to count, catalog, and then box up those bears before donating them).
In other random videos, this doberman loves the water slide, Jon Stewart skewers Fox News' annual "War on Christmas" theme, Jimmy Kimmel continues to prey on human stupidity, this pop music mashup is incredibly well done, dogs can drive cars now, and these guys did a great job of satirizing Instagram, with a Nickelback twist (h/t Killagroove on that last one).
Also brought to my attention by Killagroove was this week's champ, this Vimeo clip about the "Mine Kafon", a creative and very cool solution to mine clearance in Afghanistan. It's a novel way to solve a pretty messed up problem, and I salute this guy for doing it (and the filmmaker, Callum Cooper, for documenting it).
Mine Kafon | Callum Cooper from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Clip of the Week
Time to go into the weekend strong with a couple of posts. First up is your Clip of the Week, which was basically uncontested this week.
We did have a bunch of cool videos shared by Barry Ritholtz, including this clip from Switzerland (anyone wanna go there with me? It looks pretty awesome and I hear they've got universal health care...), this compilation of a cappella theme songs, this very cool presentation of time-lapse photography, and this collection of some of the greatest soccer goals ever (my vote goes to Zidane... ridiculous).
But my favorite clip from this week was most definitely this extended advertisement for The Guardian (the U.K. media outlet), which borrows from the Three Little Pigs to illustrate a point. This is amazing, and it honestly comes across as almost a self-parody of the media industry and its role in society. For better or for worse, this is what today's media world is, and how it operates. Enjoy.
We did have a bunch of cool videos shared by Barry Ritholtz, including this clip from Switzerland (anyone wanna go there with me? It looks pretty awesome and I hear they've got universal health care...), this compilation of a cappella theme songs, this very cool presentation of time-lapse photography, and this collection of some of the greatest soccer goals ever (my vote goes to Zidane... ridiculous).
But my favorite clip from this week was most definitely this extended advertisement for The Guardian (the U.K. media outlet), which borrows from the Three Little Pigs to illustrate a point. This is amazing, and it honestly comes across as almost a self-parody of the media industry and its role in society. For better or for worse, this is what today's media world is, and how it operates. Enjoy.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Clip of the Week (Double Feature)
Since I never got around to posting the Clip of the Week last week, this week's super special Thanksgiving Clip of the Week will be a double feature.
If you've ever wondered about why (or whined about the fact that) MTV doesn't play music videos anymore, this video has your answer (hint: it's your fault). If you've enjoyed my previous Jimmy Kimmel clips, then you're sure to enjoy this bit on unnecessary censorship. And if you love super-slo-mo videos as much as I do, these guys do a great job of taking you behind the scenes of how they get made (it's long, but it's worth it).
There's also a few sports videos, which I don't feel like running through entirely, so... college football, college football (UVA), soccer, soccer (USA). You're welcome.
There were also a couple of posts that were directly or peripherally attached to my hometown of Wellesley, MA, where I happen to be right now. This car accident was amazing (wait for it...), and I scouted out the location this week and still can't figure out how it happened. Also, this clip of historian David McCullough on 60 Minutes is very eye-opening with respect to the historical ignorance of the coming generation of Americans. McCullough happens to live in the Boston area, and his son is a teacher at my old high school here in town—his "you're not special" commencement speech earlier this year went viral and garnered national attention.
But let's get to the point. Here's your first Clip of the Week, of an elephant painting an elephant. Just watch it... in fast forward, if you insist.
And the second one comes to you via Barry Ritholtz, and it's a product of the Red Bull Kluge project. It's a human Rube Goldberg machine, and it's pretty awesome to watch.
Happy Thanksgiving, people. Enjoy your weekend.
If you've ever wondered about why (or whined about the fact that) MTV doesn't play music videos anymore, this video has your answer (hint: it's your fault). If you've enjoyed my previous Jimmy Kimmel clips, then you're sure to enjoy this bit on unnecessary censorship. And if you love super-slo-mo videos as much as I do, these guys do a great job of taking you behind the scenes of how they get made (it's long, but it's worth it).
There's also a few sports videos, which I don't feel like running through entirely, so... college football, college football (UVA), soccer, soccer (USA). You're welcome.
There were also a couple of posts that were directly or peripherally attached to my hometown of Wellesley, MA, where I happen to be right now. This car accident was amazing (wait for it...), and I scouted out the location this week and still can't figure out how it happened. Also, this clip of historian David McCullough on 60 Minutes is very eye-opening with respect to the historical ignorance of the coming generation of Americans. McCullough happens to live in the Boston area, and his son is a teacher at my old high school here in town—his "you're not special" commencement speech earlier this year went viral and garnered national attention.
But let's get to the point. Here's your first Clip of the Week, of an elephant painting an elephant. Just watch it... in fast forward, if you insist.
And the second one comes to you via Barry Ritholtz, and it's a product of the Red Bull Kluge project. It's a human Rube Goldberg machine, and it's pretty awesome to watch.
Happy Thanksgiving, people. Enjoy your weekend.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Clip of the Week
Alright, Clip of the Week time. This week's clips were thoroughly dominated by election material, and I don't feel like rehashing any of it (even though The Daily Show was on fire, head over to the Cowboy if you're into that sort of thing), so I'm just going to give this one to Jimmy Kimmel, who's been doing some great stuff lately. Honorable mention goes to Chuck Pagano, by the way...
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Clip of the Week
Nothing much to share this week (except devastation from Sandy, which is depressing), so yay, football! Here's a punt return by Oregon's De'Anthony Thomas. This kid did basically everything wrong here, and yet it worked out for him. Go figure.
Have a good weekend, folks.
Have a good weekend, folks.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Clip of the Week (and Song of the Weekend)
I've got a big weekend of boarding up the windows planned (Frankenstorm!), so I'm gonna hit the road here quickly with a quick and easy Clip of the Week post (that will also serve as your Song of the Weekend).
So here are the also-rans: beer can keyboard, The Onion does a "Ted talk", Hunter Pence gets the weirdest hit ever, Stephen Fry drops some knowledge about the U.S. prison population, Barry Ritholtz teaches us why the sky is dark at night, and the people at Improv Everywhere stage a board meeting in a Staples store.
But none of these is your Clip of the Week, because some guy on YouTube put together an orchestral version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and mixed Kurt Cobain's original vocals over it. It's pretty awesome. Have a good weekend, people.
So here are the also-rans: beer can keyboard, The Onion does a "Ted talk", Hunter Pence gets the weirdest hit ever, Stephen Fry drops some knowledge about the U.S. prison population, Barry Ritholtz teaches us why the sky is dark at night, and the people at Improv Everywhere stage a board meeting in a Staples store.
But none of these is your Clip of the Week, because some guy on YouTube put together an orchestral version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and mixed Kurt Cobain's original vocals over it. It's pretty awesome. Have a good weekend, people.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Clip of the Week (Election edition)
Alright, time for Clip of the Week. I really wanted to give the Washington Nationals some love here, but their Game 5 choke in the NLDS (and... this) made me back off of that decision. Nevertheless, this and this are some pretty cool sports videos by any measure.
I also want to give some love to Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from the edge of space in the coolest way possible (or maybe this is cooler). There's some other random stuff out there as well this week, including this Pixar short with the Toy Story characters and this awesome SNL parody of the iPhone5.
But I feel like going the political route this week, so here are two fantastic election-related clips from a couple of late night hosts doing what they do best. I give you Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel, with your politically charged co-Clips of the Week.
I also want to give some love to Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from the edge of space in the coolest way possible (or maybe this is cooler). There's some other random stuff out there as well this week, including this Pixar short with the Toy Story characters and this awesome SNL parody of the iPhone5.
But I feel like going the political route this week, so here are two fantastic election-related clips from a couple of late night hosts doing what they do best. I give you Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel, with your politically charged co-Clips of the Week.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Clip of the Week
And now, your Clip of the Week. I'd love to pretend that there was any competition this week, but there really wasn't. I won't even bother to explain the other contenders, so if you're interested in checking them out, just click here, here, here, or here.
Otherwise, enjoy Coco Crisp making an insanely awesome catch, because playoff baseball is awesome, and so is Coco Crisp. (And if this link gets pulled down, which it probably will, sorry in advance. Try here.)
Otherwise, enjoy Coco Crisp making an insanely awesome catch, because playoff baseball is awesome, and so is Coco Crisp. (And if this link gets pulled down, which it probably will, sorry in advance. Try here.)
Friday, October 5, 2012
Clip of the Week
Uncharacteristically weak group of clips out there this week, but that should change with the MLB Playoffs starting up this weekend. I would've loved to have posted some great clips from last weekend's Ryder Cup here, but... um... you know... yeah.
There were a couple of solid football highlights as usual, including this high school play and this college play. But football highlights are sort of a dime a dozen, and there's still a lot of season left.
I'm not even going to begin to talk about Wednesday night's who-can-say-the-least-while-looking-the-best Presidential debate, so don't bother asking for highlights here.
Instead, we'll keep things on the lighter side (again), and share the latest episode of Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee", starring Michael Richards (Kramer). On the whole, I've been a bit disappointed by this series, but I think this one is definitely worth a watch, if only because these guys continue to have fantastic chemistry. And of course, Richards doesn't shy away from his racist meltdown a few years back, after which he pretty much disappeared from the public eye. If you're into Seinfeld, it's worth a watch. Enjoy.
There were a couple of solid football highlights as usual, including this high school play and this college play. But football highlights are sort of a dime a dozen, and there's still a lot of season left.
I'm not even going to begin to talk about Wednesday night's who-can-say-the-least-while-looking-the-best Presidential debate, so don't bother asking for highlights here.
Instead, we'll keep things on the lighter side (again), and share the latest episode of Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee", starring Michael Richards (Kramer). On the whole, I've been a bit disappointed by this series, but I think this one is definitely worth a watch, if only because these guys continue to have fantastic chemistry. And of course, Richards doesn't shy away from his racist meltdown a few years back, after which he pretty much disappeared from the public eye. If you're into Seinfeld, it's worth a watch. Enjoy.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Clip of the Week
Time for the weekend, and another quick flurry of posts before we head out the door (or stay in to watch the Ryder Cup). First up is the Clip of the Week, where we've got a few decent contenders.
As election season wears on, and my phone rings a million times a day because I'm in a swing state, I got a kick out of this Simpsons clip (nice satirical summary of the Presidential choices) and this Stephen Colbert clip on Romney's struggling poll numbers.
As far as animal videos go, this was the only thing I saw this week worth sharing, but it's a doozy. And then Jimmy Fallon did another one of those things he loves doing, which is honestly about the only thing he's good at.
Then there's sports, where we had this absolutely ridiculous catch by the Pirates' Travis Snider, which probably should've won your Clip of the Week. But we'll hold off on the baseball until October, and for now we'll give this week's honor to the (now defunct) replacement refs, via this fantastic montage of some of their best work.
Nice knowing you guys. Enjoy life back on the high school football fields. And now the rest of us can get back to doing what we normally do—complaining about the usual refs and pretending that we care about concussions.
As election season wears on, and my phone rings a million times a day because I'm in a swing state, I got a kick out of this Simpsons clip (nice satirical summary of the Presidential choices) and this Stephen Colbert clip on Romney's struggling poll numbers.
As far as animal videos go, this was the only thing I saw this week worth sharing, but it's a doozy. And then Jimmy Fallon did another one of those things he loves doing, which is honestly about the only thing he's good at.
Then there's sports, where we had this absolutely ridiculous catch by the Pirates' Travis Snider, which probably should've won your Clip of the Week. But we'll hold off on the baseball until October, and for now we'll give this week's honor to the (now defunct) replacement refs, via this fantastic montage of some of their best work.
Nice knowing you guys. Enjoy life back on the high school football fields. And now the rest of us can get back to doing what we normally do—complaining about the usual refs and pretending that we care about concussions.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Clip of [Last] Week
Alright, we're back at it here after a couple-day unplanned hiatus from the blog (I had family in town, so I ranted and raved to them in person instead of on the blog... so be it). I've got at least 3 blog posts coming your way this afternoon, starting with last week's Clip of the Week, which never got posted.
As you all know by now, I harbor some pretty negative feelings toward Apple and their iPhone—I think they've transitioned from being an ingenious and admirable company to being an evil genius company, and there's an important difference between the two. Given that backdrop, I got a huge kick out of these two iPhone-related clips, the first from Jimmy Kimmel (awesome) and the second courtesy of Barry Ritholtz (also awesome, in a different way).
It was also another week in which sports were played, so we got this and this from the college football ranks and this goal from a one-legged soccer player.
If you're familiar with the work of the rapper DMX... just... watch this, I guess. And if you want to see a fun visualization of what contagion looks like (and how stable systems can quickly become very unstable), watch this little experiment.
But this week's spot is reserved for the recognition of Steve Sabol, the President of NFL Films, who died last week after a long illness. NFL Films was a huge part of my childhood, back when VHS tapes were a thing and YouTube (and the internet) hadn't yet been invented. I had tons of NFL Films videos at home, and I would watch the same ones over and over again. They were that good. Frankly, Steve Sabol's work is a big reason that the NFL is so popular today, and of course the league is now throwing up all over itself in the wake of Steve's death. Solid work, Commissioner.
At any rate, I love sports, I love NFL Films, and I love profanity, so this clip here is the perfect way to honor Steve Sabol's memory. R.I.P.
As you all know by now, I harbor some pretty negative feelings toward Apple and their iPhone—I think they've transitioned from being an ingenious and admirable company to being an evil genius company, and there's an important difference between the two. Given that backdrop, I got a huge kick out of these two iPhone-related clips, the first from Jimmy Kimmel (awesome) and the second courtesy of Barry Ritholtz (also awesome, in a different way).
It was also another week in which sports were played, so we got this and this from the college football ranks and this goal from a one-legged soccer player.
If you're familiar with the work of the rapper DMX... just... watch this, I guess. And if you want to see a fun visualization of what contagion looks like (and how stable systems can quickly become very unstable), watch this little experiment.
But this week's spot is reserved for the recognition of Steve Sabol, the President of NFL Films, who died last week after a long illness. NFL Films was a huge part of my childhood, back when VHS tapes were a thing and YouTube (and the internet) hadn't yet been invented. I had tons of NFL Films videos at home, and I would watch the same ones over and over again. They were that good. Frankly, Steve Sabol's work is a big reason that the NFL is so popular today, and of course the league is now throwing up all over itself in the wake of Steve's death. Solid work, Commissioner.
At any rate, I love sports, I love NFL Films, and I love profanity, so this clip here is the perfect way to honor Steve Sabol's memory. R.I.P.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Clip of the Week
Time for this week's Clip of the Week, brought to you once again by NASA.
Yes, that means I'm passing up on some good football highlights from NFL Week 1, notably from Robert Griffin III and David Akers. I'm also passing on a delightfully deceptive defensive play from the Baltimore Orioles' Manny Machado, yet another head-scratching play in the Orioles' bizarre sleight-of-hand season.
I'm also passing up on some seriously excellent animal-related videos, including this one about how birds' communication patterns mimic those of humans (and how Beethoven used birds as his muse), this one that features a daredevil family of ducks, and this cat just chillin'.
Other random stuff includes this amazing "Obama campaign video" from the Daily Show and Larry David (it's the second video on that page, but the first one is excellent too), this cool underwater wonderworld, and The Roots' ?uestlove killing it on the pots and pans.
But NASA has been churning out some eye-opening stuff lately, and I'd be remiss if I didn't pass this one along. According to NOAA, this year through August has seen the most extreme climate (coldest winter months, hottest summer months, longest droughts, most soaking rains) of any year in U.S. history. That's terrifying, even if you're a right-wing whacko who thinks that global warming is a hoax cooked up by scientists in a basement for God knows what reason.
Alright, good talk. Enjoy your Clip of the Week. It's... something.
Yes, that means I'm passing up on some good football highlights from NFL Week 1, notably from Robert Griffin III and David Akers. I'm also passing on a delightfully deceptive defensive play from the Baltimore Orioles' Manny Machado, yet another head-scratching play in the Orioles' bizarre sleight-of-hand season.
I'm also passing up on some seriously excellent animal-related videos, including this one about how birds' communication patterns mimic those of humans (and how Beethoven used birds as his muse), this one that features a daredevil family of ducks, and this cat just chillin'.
Other random stuff includes this amazing "Obama campaign video" from the Daily Show and Larry David (it's the second video on that page, but the first one is excellent too), this cool underwater wonderworld, and The Roots' ?uestlove killing it on the pots and pans.
But NASA has been churning out some eye-opening stuff lately, and I'd be remiss if I didn't pass this one along. According to NOAA, this year through August has seen the most extreme climate (coldest winter months, hottest summer months, longest droughts, most soaking rains) of any year in U.S. history. That's terrifying, even if you're a right-wing whacko who thinks that global warming is a hoax cooked up by scientists in a basement for God knows what reason.
Alright, good talk. Enjoy your Clip of the Week. It's... something.
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