YouTube has recently added new sections of which you may not be aware, here they are in case you’d like to waste more time than you probably already do there. There is a LOT of stuff available.
EDU: if you’re feeling cerebral. Boatloads of vids from various universities. Click Directory once there to see. There are entire courses available to view (e.g. @MIT)
TV Shows: impressive mix of classics and newer stuff.
Movies: ditto.
This is a French documentary entitled The World According to Monsanto. It reveals how “the gigantic bio-tech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years.” Please watch the whole thing, and pass it on. And just say NO to GMO. Trouble is that Monsanto fought hard so that GM products don’t have to be labeled as such, so the only reliable way to know your food is GMO-free is to buy organic.
Support local farmers at farmer’s markets, join a CSA, start a garden. Stop drinking milk, cut way back on or eliminate your red meat intake, and stop being so fat. Wake up America!
Morgan Spurlock’s 2004 classic Super Size Me is up on Hulu for free right now. In it he eats McDonalds three meals a day for 30 days. The experiment is interspersed with tons of shocking documentary bits highlighting the growing obesity epidemic in America. It’s a must watch if you haven’t, and probably worth a re-watch if you have. Click here to go to the Hulu page, where it’s a little bigger, you can click HD, lower the lights, pop out, whatever. Love you, Hulu!
edit: it’s now up on YouTube as well:
This is an interesting documentary. Entertaining, however I think a lot of it may be BS.
tagline: “What does Christianity, 911 and The Federal Reserve all have in common?”
Get info about the film, or download the torrent:
zeitgeistmovie.com
The above was released 6/25/07. This addendum was released 10/02/08:
Back in October, Joaquin Phoenix announced that he’s quitting the acting to follow music pursuits:
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Ok, but who thought it’d result in this?:
This is pure genius, my hat’s off to the guy. I wonder what the documentary of this “experiment” of his will be like (currently being filmed, by his brother-in-law Casey Affleck). According to an unnamed source, he’s basically admitted it’s all an elaborate gag: “It’s a put-on. I’m going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey is going to film it.”
See also Joaquin’s Myspace
Update1: He claims it’s no Hoax
Update2: His goofy Letterman performance:
I think it’s definitely drugs.
This is an entertaining film. I do think it’s preaching to the choir a little bit, and some of his methods are a little too antagonistic in my opinion, but an interesting watch nonetheless. I saw this film in a relatively empty theater and some people sat down directly behind us (who does that?) and one of these bitches laughed ridiculously at every other line. I didn’t find this film that hilarious, in fact I found it somewhat scary.
Wes Anderson-directed (Japanese) SoftBank commercial starring the apparently SoftBank-whore Brad Pitt. Genius-as-usual Wes Anderson fare: one-take, charming, and great music. (wow, just looked up Wes Anderson’s next project; who knew it was animated).
See the commercial (HD). Edit: It’s gone. maybe you can find it elsewhere.
From the movie Rachel Getting Married, starring Anne Hathaway, and Tunde Adebimpe, of TV on the Radio fame.
(thanks, Pitchfork)
a.k.a.: operation clear browser tabs.
30+ “must-have” Firefox addons
11 Firefox extensions that replace stand-alone applications
Will Quantum Computing kill the PC? – wtf?
Reddit, Stumbleupon, Del.icio.us, and Hacker News algorithms exposed
How to “peel” a hard boiled egg without peeling – i call BS. esp on this guy, the “4 hour workweek” guy
America’s top 20 growing and disappearing jobs
20 Healthiest Foods for under $1
Set Up Cheap Ambient Lighting with Rope Lights
Hilarious review of Quiznos’ subs written in 2003 – oh Black Angus you are so luscious
2 Hot Chics demonstrate 28 days of Kama Sutra (nsfw)
Japanese Sushi Rage Threatens iconic Mediterranean Tuna
10 Most and Least Expensive Cars to Insure
7 Essential Cheat Sheets to Download
Pushups: do 100 in this 6 week program
Police threw 32 pounds of pot on a Maryland mayor’s doorstep then stormed in and killed his dogs – wtf
You’ve seen the Dramatic Hamster – now witness: Dramatic Cat
Esquire’s 75 Things a Man Should Do Before He Dies
MapMyRun.com tells you how far your run was
Battery powered ultralight plane – very hot
theonion.com: ‘Warcraft’ Sequel Lets Players Play a Character Playing ‘Warcraft’ (video) – lol
12 Foods you don’t have to buy organic (and 12 which you should)
Liquid Nitrogen Dumped into a swimming pool (video)
CO-ED Magazine’s ‘10 Bands You Need To Know But Probably Don’t
CSS Layouts: 40+ Tutorials, Demos, Tips, and Best Practices
California bans all trans fats
Christian The Lion – wow I got a little verklempt thanks for the link Mom
Best Chinese Restaurant Name Ever - sounds delicious!
David Lynch’s Lost Highway was properly and quietly released to DVD last week. I say properly because although this movie came out in 1997, prior to last week the best one could get was a horribly transferred 4:3 from Canada. This film rules.
