Anti Communist Rhetoric

I thought this was noteworthy because YOUTUBE is precisely the perfect place for this type of speechmaking. Because YOUTUBE is such a wacky place, I think that venting is not just accepted but expected. People who go to this site might be a little more open minded about such wild arguments or maybe just more open to enjoying them.

29 Oscar Speeches in Two Minutes

This is not terribly important academically, but it has some relevance due to the academy awards being broadcast soon. Also, it is sociallty relevant because of homophobia being what it still is--a problem in our society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muRtutFrwwE

Lewis Black: Leave Mike Huckabee Alone!

This is a parody of the "Leave Brittany Alone" vlog. It's funny and yet a little creepy.

Closed Captioning Brought to You By... YouTube?

All videos uploaded to YouTube are now getting closed captioning, thanks to Google's voice recognition software. It isn't perfect, which should make for some hilarious mistakes. More here

http://gizmodo.com/5485777/youtube-gets-automatic-captioning-for-all-videos

~JV

Lewis Black on Video Games

Lewis Black is one of my favorite comedians. He's one of the angriest, cynical, sarcastic curmudgeons alive and he's funny, too.

Mecca Pilgrimage

I round a really interesting article on CNN today that I wanted to share. It's about the world's largest annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabi. Three million people take part in this event, that's huge! The article and video are from the perspective of Suroosh Alvi, who went with his family on this pilgrimage. Videos are not allowed, so he had to literally sneak his camera in and film everything at his waist side with a tiny video camera. It makes your wonder, would you be able to do the same thing? I know I would be scared to get caught and end up in an episode of Locked Up Abroad! It's interesting though to see the massive amounts of people who take part in this pilgrimage. I also feel that Suroosh is bringing new media to the small holy city of Mecca by filming and posting it online for all of the world to see.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/02/vbs.mecca.diaries/index.html?hpt=Mid

Flags of the World- SNL digital short