In recent years YouTube has become the videographer of record for the sum total of human craziness. And brilliance. And stupidity. And WTFedness. And creativity. And … well, you get the idea. Several times a day, it seems, somebody e-mails or links or embeds a vid from YouTube that has us laughing, cringing, crying, throwing things, and most of all,
Read moreEver since the Internet began gaining popular awareness in the mid-1990s, the topic of how businesses can productively use various new media technologies has been a subject of ongoing interest. Along the way we’ve had a series of innovations to consider: first it was the Net, and the current tool of the moment is Twitter. In between we had, in
Read moreFor today’s TunesDay, why don’t we forget about the music and talk about music lawyering? Because really, chicks dig the suits. Let’s start with my favorite assortment of anti-music fucknozzles, the RIAA. Up first, one of the industry group’s top hired guns wants to “intervene” in a probable cause hearing. Seems some kids at NC State aren’t terribly happy about
Read moreGive me one last dance We’ll slide down the surface of things You’re the real thing Yeah the real thing You’re the real thing Even better than the real thing I figured out a long time ago, even before I began encountering grad-level feminist critiques, that our media’s stylized construction and portrayal of female beauty was problematic. It’s bad enough
Read moreThe 2007 YouTube Video Award winners have been announced (see all the nominees here), and they certainly provide fodder for debate. Not that I think the criteria were necessarily about critical standards, of course, but still. For instance, have a look at the human tetris performance, which won the Creative category, and explain to me how it beats this.
Read moreWelcome to the Saturday Video Roundup. Today we begin with the trailer for a movie I can’t wait to see.
Read moreIn this week’s Saturday Video Roundup, a Labor Day Weekend tribute to excellence and innovation in music. First up, courtesy of Founding Scrogue Mike Sheehan, is Klaus Nomi, a unique performer if there ever was one. Voice of a mad castrati, visage from a Dadaist nightmare. He was among the first entertainers to die as a result of AIDS, in
Read moreAnd thanks for joining us for yet another edition of Saturday Video Roundup. Let’s start by putting down the popcorn, grabbing a partner, and diving into America’s latest dance craze.
Read moreWelcome back to another edition of Scholars & Rogues’ Saturday Video Roundup. Today we begin with television cooking shows, which are getting weirder with each passing day. (Thx to Wendie the C in the L to da A.) Next we take you for a ride on the wayback machine to a scene from high school. I mean, this is how
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