Very Mary Kate is an incredibly funny video series created by Elaine Carroll following the (fictional) life of Mary-Kate Olsen as she moves out of her twin sister Ashley’s apartment and sets out on her own.
This is the second video in the series:
The writing is hilarious, and Caroll’s inflection is spot-on. Check out the link above for all of the videos, which are ordered as newest first.
(via metafilter)
It’s actually much, much more interesting to watch than it sounds like:
In some of the clips, the bulbous, pulsating sacs of water look a lot like what I imagine water would look like in zero-gravity situations, floating around, held together only by surface tension.
Also, seeing the reactions before the impact is kind of cool.
Just watch it. Best line? “He was a little bit late, and a whole lot in trouble.”
Perhaps Western news organizations have produced their own video infographics, but Al-Jazeera’s was the first that I saw.
I’m glad to see an English Al-Jazeera, by the way, because I think it’s important to encourage a diversity of voices in the media. From what I’ve read, it was originally staffed with journalists pinched from the BBC, and I believe that news culture still exists.
Which, I suppose, is more than you can say for Fox.
I watched this with my mouth open, occasionally gasping or going “oh my god!” Although we’ve been saturated with shows like “America’s Funniest Home Videos” or “Disorderly Conduct” I’m still amazed at how many things get caught on video.
(Via Wynston’s facebook!)
And Hitler is pissed.
This video is just one of many parodies using the German movie “Downfall.” Rocketboom has your full rundown of the meme here. Just recently, the production company behind the film has been trying to get the videos removed from Youtube, which spawned a version of the meme where Hitler shouts “nein!” for 10 minutes.
Man, I love high-fives. No, seriously, I’m that guy. I’m also the “cheers” guy whenever I’ve got a drink (or anything) in my hand.
I remember watching some Saturday morning cartoon one time, where the characters were battling an alien invasion, Body Snatchers style, except because it was a kids cartoon, the body snatching occurred by lie a virus — and the virus was passed exclusively through high-fives.
It was devilishly perfect, explained one of the characters to another, since “No one can resist a high five.”
That’s kind of become my mantra. One of my officemates and I have awesome high-five rapport, and it’s a thrill to just solidly connect whenever she puts a palm up. Damn right.
So I laughed a lot at this video. Sure, it’s funny, but it also speaks to me:
This one’s for you, A-listen.
I know how the hand thing works, though I do it a little differently. And I know the theory behind how this card trick works. But it’s still a darn impressive sight to see. And he does it through the whole deck!! when most people who do this trick do it just with the face cards.
Once again, I give props to people who are dedicated to doing things so I don’t have to!
I’ll add an interesting tidbit: this illusion is an example of anamorphosis, an object or picture that is distorted in such a way that the viewer has to be at a certain perspective in order to see it properly. A good example is the street art that makes it look as if, for example, there is a hole in the ground:
Very cool!
(via TDW)
Have you ever been at a concert and been so moved by the music that you just started dancing? Like no one was watching?
No? Me either.
Which is good, because as it turns out, people ARE watching. And they are recording you!
People Dancing at Concerts is the place where all those voyeurs have an acceptable outlet for their creepy video-taking. But in reality, if I saw this guy, I’d be taping it too:
I think my favourite form of concert dancing is at folk fests. There is always a space at either the front or the side of the stage for people to dance. There’s not often many people partaking (depending on band), but the braves ones are often, shall we say, emphatically enjoying the music.
Pioneering crude-imation show South Park is about to celebrate its 200th episode.
Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker talked to Boing Boing about it:
But what I really liked was this live-action re-enactment!
I can’t really explain it. Here’s a video:
It’s actually a game mod, and you can read all about it at GameInformer. Go to that link if the video doesn’t work, too.
UPDATE: Okay, the video doesn’t embed very well. go to the link. It’s …. oddly nostalgic.
Here’s a video you don’t see every day: a sea lion attacking and eating an octopus.
(From National Geographic.)
