Sunday, August 26, 2007

NO, I WILL NOT COMPLY! PERIOD!


America needs more teachers like this guy.

Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina Answers a Question


The question asked: "Recent polls have shown that a fifth of Americans can't locate the US on a world map, why do you think this is?" The answer that followed from Hilary Cruz is nothing short of bizarre.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Non-Newtonian Fluids

You too can play with physics at home -- and not destroy your house in the process. Karsten Schmidt has a post over at Everyone Forever featuring Shear Thickening Fluids -- fluids whose viscosity changes in response to the forces applied to it by its local environment. Check out one of the videos below, and surf to Everyone Forever for more.

Friday, July 20, 2007

CPDRC's Thriller

Over 1,500 inmates of a Philippines Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center re-enact Michael Jackson's Thriller music video. They've also done a few other re-enactments. See below.
Radio Ga-ga, by Queen.
I Will Follow Him, from the Sister Act movie.
Dayang Dayang - Sister Act 2

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Aurora from Space



From space, the aurora is a crown of light that circles each of Earth’s poles. The IMAGE satellite captured this view of the aurora australis (southern lights) on September 11, 2005, four days after a record-setting solar flare sent plasma—an ionized gas of protons and electrons—flying towards the Earth. The ring of light that the solar storm generated over Antarctica glows green in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum, shown in this image. The IMAGE observations of the aurora are overlaid onto NASA’s satellite-based Blue Marble image. From the Earth’s surface, the ring would appear as a curtain of light shimmering across the night sky.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Michael Moore's SiCKO

Updated: July 1, 2007. SiCKO is back on Google Video.
Updated: Michael Moore is not OK with his movie being pirated. Making money is still more important than getting the message out. The video below no longer works.


SiCKO is a documentary film by Michael Moore, scheduled for release on June 29, 2007. It investigates the American health care system with a focus on the behavior of large health insurance companies and contrasts the U.S. system with those of other countries with universal health care coverage.

Via his blog, Moore requested "Health Care Horror Stories" from the public in an effort to share his view on the health care industry.

When asked about this movie, Michael Moore said, "If people ask, we tell them SiCKO is a comedy about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on Earth."[3] On April 19, 2007, Moore announced on his website that Sicko had been selected for the 2007 Cannes Film Festival where it had its world premiere on May 19, 2007. Moore also announced a June 29, 2007 release date for the U.S. and Canada.

Thursday, June 07, 2007

Vector Physics


What happens when a ball is thrown out at 100km/h from the back of a truck that is moving forward at 100km/h? Well, if you know your Physics 101, you'd know the answer. If not, watch the video. And maybe even if you do know, watch the video too, cause it's just cool!

Saturday, June 02, 2007

Falkirk Wheel

The Falkirk Wheel, named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland, is a rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The difference in the levels of the two canals at the wheel is 24 metres, roughly equivalent to the height of an eight storey building. The structure is located near the Rough Castle Fort and the closest village is Tamfourhill. On 24 May 2002, Queen Elizabeth II opened the Falkirk Wheel as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations. The opening had been delayed by a month due to flooding caused by vandals who forced open the Wheel's gates.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

American Immigration Reform ...

... as seen by the Daily Show.

Dispatches: Undercover Mosque


The UK's Channel 4 news show, Dispatches, filmed a documentary of extremist Islam being practiced in British mosques. While they publicly talk moderation, Dispatches "finds preachers condemning integration into British society, condemning democracy and praising the Taliban for killing British soldiers" in their mosques. The extreme views may be coming from a few, but those Muslims that do nothing to counter them are just as guilty. Watch the video and be afraid.

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Iraq for Sale Banned Excerpts


Robert Greenwald, director of Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers, was invited to testify before Congress. He brought with him four minutes of footage from his documentary. Republicans insisted that the four minites not be shown. If you're American, this is what your government is hiding from you.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Bush is Suffering

I found this video over at Americablog -- it features an interview with Laura Bush, who declares that on the topic of Iraq, that the American people need to know that no is suffering more than her and el presidente.

WTF?!!! This woman is dumber than her husband!

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?


Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it.

Spin


An extraordinary DJ ... be patient, it gets good.

"Two turntables and a time machine." And winner of a number of film festivals. By Double Edge Films.

Saturday, April 14, 2007

War Czar

The Raw Story is carrying the Daily Show's take on the Bush Administration's latest effort to find a scapegoat for the dismal state of the war in Iraq. It's funny. Then it's serious. Then it's funny. Which will make you cry. Because you really want it to be funny, except it really isn't.

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Be A Witness

This ad by Be A Witness, a campaign made by the American Progress Action Fund and the Genocide Intervention Fund, was rejected by the three major US TV networks (ABC, CBS and NBC).

Friday, April 06, 2007

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Saturday, February 24, 2007

He-Man Sings

Days of Glory (2006)



The story
1944-1945... Liberation of Italy, Provence, the Alps, the Rhone Valley, Vosges, Alsace was essential to the victory of the allies... and to establish France’s presence among them after the armistice. This victorious battle to advance on Germany, after much bloodshed and great losses, was the accomplishment of the First French Army, recruited in Africa in order to avoid the control of the German commissioners and the Vichy authorities: 200,000 men, including 130,000 “indigenes” (natives) including 110,000 North Africans, and 20,000 AfricansÉThe rest made up of two thirds “pieds- noirs” (French colonials) and one third young frenchmen who fled the occupation. The film relates the forgotten story of the soldiers known as “Indigènes” following the epics of four of them: Abdelkader, Saïd, Messaoud and Yassir (le goumier) a mobile corps, reputed for their endurance, ground sense , and courage in close combat. They are sent to the front line.

Each one is in pursuit of a different objective throughout the passage across France which they liberate, arms in hand.

Yassir joined for the booty he expected to collect.

Messaoud was surprised by the welcome from the French. He hopes to marry and live in France, to escape the arpatheid in Algeria.

Saïd wishes to escape poverty in Morocco, and hopes to find a family in the French army.

And Abdelkader who is fighting for liberty and equality, in joining the French army he hopes for France’s recognition, and more justice towards the colonised Algerians once the war is over.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Baghdad Bob

I miss the comedy of the Iraqi Information Minister. I think he should be given a podium to comment on the current war.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Ghost Rider Trailer

Ghost Rider, release date: Feb. 16, 2007. In Columbia Pictures’ adventure thriller Ghost Rider, a superstar motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze strikes a deal with the vile Mephistopheles for the most precious of commodities – his immortal soul. Now Johnny Blaze is forever destined to ride night after night as the host to the powerful supernatural entity known as the Ghost Rider.

Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia, release date: Feb. 17, 2007 An 11-year-old boy’s life is changed forever when he befriends the class outsider—who happens to be a girl. Together Jess (Josh Hutcherson) and Leslie (AnnaSophia Robb) create the world of Terabithia, an imaginary kingdom filled with giants and trolls and all manner of magical beings. While the real world of family and school may be filled with difficulties, in Terabithia they rule as King and Queen. When an unexpected tragedy occurs, one of them will have to pull all the strength possible from the great legacy of Terabithia. Based on the Newbery Medal-winning novel by Katherine Paterson.

Arthur and the Invisibles Trailer

From the creative mind of talented filmmaker Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, The Fifth Element), comes a larger-than-life, family adventure about a boy who, after his grandfather disappears, sets out to save his family home from emerging real estate developers. Arthur learns that he must follow his grandfather’s ancient clues to a vast treasure – and unlock the passageway to a spectacular new world filled with mysterious little people, so tiny they are considered invisible, and enlist their help. But once in the magical land, Arthur must join swords with a beautiful princess and a reckless army of defenders to save the land from the evil wizard. It seems like an impossible task, but as he discovers along the way, sometimes the smallest heroes can make the biggest difference. Using a dazzling new combination of live-action and ground-breaking CGI technology, ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES is the story about the true meaning of courage and the endless power of imagination. The film is scheduled for release on January 12, 2007, and stars Mia Farrow and Freddie Highmore, featuring the voices of Madonna, David Bowie and Snoop Dog. ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES was written and directed by Luc Besson and is based on the best selling children's book, “Arthur and the Minimoys.”

Pan's Labyrinth Full Trailer

Spain, 1944. The end of the Civil War. Recently remarried Carmen moves with her daughter Ofélia into the house of her new husband, coldly authoritarian Vidal, a captain in Franco’s army. Finding her new life hard to bear, the young girl seeks refuge in a mysterious labyrinth she discovers next to the sprawling family house. Pan, the guardian, a magical creature, reveals that she is none other than the long-lost princess of a magical kingdom. To discover the truth, Ofélia will have to accomplish three dangerous tasks, tasks which nothing has prepared her to face… Written and directed by Guillermo Del Toro, PAN’S LABYRINTH is released November 24th.

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Sun Revolves Around the Earth

According to this French dude anyway. This proves two things. 1) Stupid people continue to be shown on TV. 2) Stupid people are all over the damn place.