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Mike’s 80s Dance Party

Friday, December 21, 2007

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So I’ve finished the umpteenth draft of this Lennon/Beatles novel, which will be going out to editors after the first of the year. Positive mental imaging is, as always, welcome. For reasons much too complicated to go into here, I found myself browsing YouTube for songs I first heard at Chicago’s late, lamented Medusa’s, an [...]

This just in: video games are art

Monday, December 10, 2007

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Jon turned me on to a new game called “Portal,” raving about how sharp and entertaining the main character (a malevolent passive-aggressive supercomputer) was. Here’s a YouTube video of the ending to give you a taste of how excellently it’s both written and performed. But that’s nothing compared to the song that plays over the [...]

Newsbreaks for Wednesday

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

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Audio version is here. People have asked, “Why aren’t Newsbreaks more popular?” Up ‘til now my answer has been, people are obviously watching them in large groups in front of their computers. So if YouTube says “4 views,” the real viewership is somewhere around 50,000 people. But now science has given me a whole new [...]

Newsbreaks for Thursday

Friday, May 25, 2007

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Audio version is here. Paul McCartney has unveiled the video for his latest song on YouTube. The song is called “Look What Happens When I Shove All These Mentos into a Pepsi Bottle.” Speaking at Cannes, director Martin Scorsese announced his next project: a film set in 17th Century Japan. “Two words,” Scorsese said. “DeNiro-san.” [...]

Newsbreaks for Thursday

Thursday, April 5, 2007

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Audio version is here. Text:The Thai government has blocked access to YouTube, after a user uploaded a video mocking that country’s monarch. Excuse me for a second, I have to go sing our national anthem. Apparently the final straw was when the video juxtaposed images of King Bhumibol Adulyadej with pictures of feet. You mean [...]

Newsbreaks for Wednesday

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

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Audio version is here. A Turkish court has blocked the popular video-sharing site YouTube from being accessed in Turkey…They didn’t mention Newsbreaks by name, but that’s just because they didn’t want me to get the free publicity. The Turks are angry over some videos posted by Greeks, saying that all Turks are homosexuals. You heard [...]

a sketch-fest over at Dennis’ place!

Friday, September 29, 2006

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Dennis Perrin, biographer of Michael O’Donoghue and all-around comedy head, has posted several of his favorite sketches from Mr. Show, Exit 57, and other YouTube-friendly shows. Check it out!

George Washington

Monday, July 17, 2006

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Thanks to the magic of YouTube, I just discovered this incredibly funny cartoon tribute to our first President, George Washington. Brad Neely, I salute you. BTW, like everything I really enjoy, it’s NSFW.

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Mike’s 80s Dance Party

This just in: video games are art

Newsbreaks for Wednesday

Newsbreaks for Thursday

Newsbreaks for Thursday

Newsbreaks for Wednesday

a sketch-fest over at Dennis’ place!

George Washington

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