Video Digest: June 8, 2007
Drawing the line between “music” and “videos”: the Polyphonic Spree; Green Day; Beyoncé and Jay-Z; Feist; Modest Mouse; the Fast Food Rockers
Sarah Hepola
Video Digest: June 1, 2007
An exploration of health: Beer for children; Michael Moore’s sick flick; baby goat massage; James Brown, Little Richard, Weird Al Yankovic, and… Lee Greenwood on Wheel of Fortune
Video Digest: May 11, 2007
In which Sarah waxes (nearly profane) for her lost ’80s loves: Hugh Laurie, Ricky Gervais, George Clooney, Patrick Dempsey, James Spader, and Patrick Downey, Jr.
Video Digest: April 27, 2007
Fulfilling your Friday leisure at work: Reactions to Rosie’s departure; cartoon titles; Jack Black sings Seal; Ross the intern starts a video blog; woman gets excited about fighting abortion rights; friends get excited when boy almost paralyzes himself; world gets excited when hamster eats broccoli.
Video Digest: April 20, 2007
Laughing babies, drunk babies: Will Ferrell grapples with his landlord; a hopped-up baby cackles; a cracked-out baby watches golf; a baby seems tanked; and yes, Baby Jesus.
My Apartment
Not enough square footage and too little privacy are the trademarks of New York dwelling. Learning new ways to be neighborly as the woman across the hall moans on her deathbed.
Video Digest: April 13, 2007
Videos compared to Patrick Swayze dancing: The worst CGI ever, Coldplay’s Chris Martin talking about the mental state of racism with Ricky Gervais, ultimate beer pong, Philip Graham in Lisbon, creepy “Heaven’s Gate.”
Video Digest: April 6, 2007
The bestest-ever cutest animal videos: Nora, the Piano-Playing Cat; Kissing Puppies; Otters Holding Hands; Hamster With Cookie; Monkey Skating; Talking Pug; The Sleepy Kittens; Skidboot, the Amazing Dog; Talking Cats; Knut the Baby Polar Bear
Video Digest: March 30, 2007
Instructional videos for the recreationally-minded: SinuCleanse; Old Man Crazy at Chrysler; hot bass licks and getting high with Steely Dan; Finns teach dancing; Boss Ross, the master.
Video Digest: March 23, 2007
Meltdowns on movie sets: Lily Tomlin, Klaus Kinski, Francis Ford Coppola, Terry Gilliam, Shelley Duvall, Bob Dylan.