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Beer Me – Advent Beer Calendar Edition
Beer Me! is a YouTube series where a couple hipsters from BC drink half a dozen of a certain kind of beer (they claim in an hour) rating each on things like artwork, taste, reliability, etc. while getting progressively more wasted. (They also occasionally do a bottle of hard stuff.) There have been some funny […]
.@aoc_dances Is My New Favourite Twitter Account Today
So you may have heard that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had an “embarrassing” video of her dancing in a college video (which, in turn was a remake of an earlier mash-up) highlighted recently but that it didn’t go as well as the anonymous right-wing troll who tweeted it had hoped. Unsurprisingly, instead of embarrassment and scorn, […]
Music Monday – “I can’t take my eyes off you/I can’t take my eyes off you/I can’t take my eyes off you”
Goddamn, this is a good song. “The Blower’s Daughter” – Damien Rice
Friday Fun Link – Dubai Fireworks (Full)
I’m sure I’ve mentioned before that my highest mark for a presentation in library school was one I did that was actually in a journalism class. My presentation was about online video and how it allows you to transcend both space and time in a way that other previous media (television, radio, etc.) couldn’t. This video from […]
Music Monday – “It’s Christmastime in Washington/The Democrats rehearsed/Gettin’ into gear for four more years/Things not gettin’ worse”
“Christmas in Washington” – Steve Earle
Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace
If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)
“Why Should You Read Kurt Vonnegut” – TED-ED Talk
Because he’s the best writer of all-time?
WestJet’s 2018 Christmas Ad
I’m always conscious that these videos are as much about marketing as any sort of true holiday sentiment. But they *are* well-done so it’s been a bit of a minor Christmas tradition for me ot post these videos since they are usually pretty heartwarming. Here’s WestJet’s 2018 version…
Music Monday – “And you won’t understand/But you will learn someday/That wherever you are and whatever you face/These are the people who’ll make you feel safe in this world/My sweet blue-eyed girl”
This is a bit shaky cam but I haven’t posted this amazing Christmas song for a few years so I thought I’d do so with a different version that’s even more fun than the original… “White Wine in the Sun” – Tim Minchin