Happy Halloween! Well, almost. Anyway, here's a Halloween classic: It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! Watch it streaming for free right here on Web Diversions.
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Dude, the U.N. totally rocks. Fer serious.
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The flu is kicking my butt so please excuse the lack of eloquence. This is a clip from the new NBC show "Community" which, from my Hulu browsing, is proving to be surprisingly funny. Enjoy! (And please send me some soup).
I just applied to volunteer for the New York branch of the amazing institution 826. So I thought this would be a good time to spread the word a little. The video tells the story of the organization better than I could so I'll let it do the talking.
In case you live under a literary rock, Dave Eggars, besides being the founder of 826 is also the man behind McSweeney's, "The Best American Non-Required Reading" series, and a few novels including his first and most well-known: A Heart Breaking Work of Staggering Genius.
The British comedy duo French and Saunders bring you a hilarious look at what the British think of us Yanks.
I love NPR and especially my local station in New York, WNYC. Like all public radio stations they're always asking for money but they also always make it funny and interesting. Check out this hilarious fundraising video. It even features one of my favorite public radio hosts, Jad Abumrad from the awesome show Radio Lab.
For all the Oscar buzz that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has been getting, I've been hearing some pretty bad reviews from people I know who've seen it. One big complaint? It's just Forrest Gump without any funny parts. Here's a little video that explores that very issue:
I promise, Web Diversions isn't dead! It's just really, really busy! But I have to give you guys a little something so you don't forget about me completely.
Check out all the News Years Eve action all over the globe with Earthcam's New Years Cams. Not too shabby.
Naral Pro-Choice America has launched a new website, Free.Will.Power, to get younger audiences involved in the issue of reproductive rights. It features 3 videos of spoken-word artists with awesome soundtracks by DJ Spooky. Here's one that launched today:
(Side note: as of today, YouTube now supports larger video dimensions. Jams.)
They also have a t-shirt design contest. The winner gets $1,000 and their design will become the official T-shirt of Free.Will.Power. Comment with a link to your entry so we'll know to vote for you!
We're packing up shop here in New York and relocating to Chicago. Posts may be scarce (or non-existent) for a little while until we get ourselves settled in. But don't worry: we promise we'll come back. And we'll miss you the whole damn time.
This isn't much in the way of a video post, but it is a good farewell to home post. See you in Chicago...
Face it: puppies are cute. So why not sit back and watch the live streaming feed of a whole pack of them rolling around and sleeping and being fluffy. I know Becky K. over at Meals for Moderns and On Style for Moderns has been glued to it for days.
Free TV Show from Ustream
This week, instead of one video, you get 25!
Head over to People in the Middle for Obama to see video testimonials of republicans, libertarians, independents, and right-leaning Democrats who are voting for Obama this election. The site and the videos have a great, clean design that, along with the music, brings to mind a Mac ad.
Here's something to wet your whistle with.
CNNBC video has a great, personalized video to help you guilt your friends into voting on Tuesday. Use it wisely. See you at the polls!
Banksy has created an insane installation in the West Village (that's NYC, of course): an animatronic leopard, fish sticks swimming in a fish bowl, chicken nuggets that peck at a dish of dipping sauce... Crazy. Amazing. It's open from 10am - Midnight until halloween. 89 7th ave, between West 4th and Bleeker I'll be there tonight at some point. See you there?
These were so funny that I had to post 'em all. #4 is my fav.
I don't know why the New York Times gave the new Coen brothers' movie, Burn After Reading, such a lackluster review. I saw it last Friday and it was so hilarious and awesome. It could have used a little bit of an epilogue at the end. But the whole cast was fantastic (John Malkovich is brilliant, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand are hilarious and George Clooney continues to pull off the loveable asshole). Check out the preview and then go see the film. You won't regret it.
