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07.15.08Multimedia Monday: MissedI missed multimedia Monday yesterday, so here are some things you may have missed. John Mayer had a TV show, appropriately titled "John Mayer has a TV Show." Watch John Mayer talk to his fans undercover in a bear suit, discuss country and hip-hop music, and talk about boobies. (while it is censored for cable, it's still on the PG-13 side) John Mayer Has A TV Show (VH1 )by Cehcw While you may know that actress Scarlett Johansson released a Tom Waits cover album, you may have missed the fact that it's actually pretty good. And that's coming from a trained vocalist (you ...
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07.07.08Multimedia Monday: PSA-WaterI've actually been meaning to write about the water crisis for several months, but have put it off repeatedly. Today I found this video on Virb°, it's a public service announcement from Charity:Water, that puts everyday Americans in the situation (to an extent, that is) that many in Africa face daily; it pushed me to make this Multimedia Monday's post on water. (If you're viewing this post in a feed reader, click over to see the video.) Other videos, photos, and media on the Charity:Water website are worth your time as well. One of the things that I wanted to post ...
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06.30.08Multimedia Monday: ParkourParkour or l'art du déplacement, translated as "the art of displacement" is an activity in which participants or "traceurs" perform daring moves to get from one place to another. They use a combination of gymnastics and martial arts in what often resembles the stunts in chase scenes of action movies. Now that description may make it hard to view parkour as a form of art, which is why you have to see it. There's something special about viewing these stunts as still images as opposed to live action; I think it adds a certain tranquility and really shows that it is ...
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06.23.08Multimedia Monday: You, Me, DancingWhere the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo. Watch this, then go to WheretheHellisMatt.com for more videos and to read the story behind them. (I must thank Joshua Longbrake for bringing Matt back to my attention.) I would love to do something like this. Come to think of it, I would do pretty much anything involving travel if someone paid my expenses. Anyone need an experienced writer to travel the world writing, photographing, and videographing her experiences? Now the song this makes me think of, Los Campesinos - You! Me! Dancing There's no way I could have a "dancing" post ...
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06.16.08Multimedia Monday: Be SmartNational Geographic takes an interactive look at how our PCs are harming our environment and our health after we "dispose" of them. If you've ever thrown away or even recycled a computer or plan on doing so (and who doesn't at some point), you need to take a look. Okay, this one's more fun. The New York Times does a side-by-side of the old "Get Smart" television series and the new movie. I may not have been thought of yet when the series was originally on air, but I watched it every night on Nick-at-Night when I was younger. Speaking ...
