Archive for the ‘From the web’ Category
Reading for the future
Here’s a post David Brin wrote on his blog about a concept he has about passing the love of science fiction literature on to the next generation: Reach out to teachers and give them good reasons why they should teach science fiction in their classroom. He points out that it was very successful in the […]
Informative videos from AMNH
The American Museum of Natural History has some great videos on their channel. Here are a couple I was particularly interested in. See hominins evolve over millions of years, from bipedalism to controlling fire: Seven Million Years of Human Evolution See human population grow faster and faster over hundreds of years: Human Population Through Time […]
Cosplay as a serious person
I like turns of phrases that put 45 in his place. Brian Tyler Cohen has been reporting the truth about US politics on his channel for a long time, and he is very articulate. Here’s what he says today: “He can cosplay as a serious person with serious reports and press conferences until he’s blue […]
Trumpist realizes “I’m the mark” live on air
Here is a stunning video of a Trumpist named Steve Deace who repeated Trump’s lies on his podcast for years, only to find out now after all this time that they were lies. He realizes that it was a cult. The video is from Meidas Touch: Trump Podcaster REALIZES HE’S IN A CULT during LIVE […]
Unique versions of songs, part 3: classical
Here’s the final list of superb videos, this time showing unique presentations of classical songs. Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Air on the G String” played by 2 cellos 2CELLOS Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” played by one person playing all the parts on cello That Cello Guy Ludwig van Beethoven’s 4th movement from Symphony No. 5 […]
Unique versions of songs, part 2: soundtracks
Here are some more great videos of songs — this time it’s soundtrack music. I previously linked to the amazing Vinheteiro and the astonishing Ohio State University Marching Band. Klaus Badelt’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” performed by 2 cellos 2CELLOS Dick Burnett’s “Man of Constant Sorrow” (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) sung a cappella Home […]
Unique versions of songs, part 1: pop
Here are some videos of unique versions of songs — for this 1st post, it’s pop (and folk) songs. I already posted about a couple of others here. ABBA’s “Mamma Mia” sung by a group recording all their parts from home “Mamma Mia!” London cast a-ha’s “Take On Me” played by a small orchestra Brooklyn […]
Ending homelessness
They have essentially ended homelessness in Finland. How did they do it? It’s pretty straightforward. They gave them a home. They have a “housing first” policy, which means that people get a house without any caveats — and later they can make use of whatever services they need. Here it is explained by Second Thought: […]
Stopping oligarghs from interfering in politics
How do you stop oligarghs from interfering in politics? It’s actually quite simple. You pass a law against it — like Ukraine did. And if you think they couldn’t do it in the US, they certainly could — they used to have a law against it too. Thom Hartmann explains: America’s Rich Don’t Want You […]
Shatner and Nimoy at a convention
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy sometimes appeared together at conventions, talking and answering questions from the audience. They are very funny together. This particular video is from 2009. One of the funny parts is that, since the J. J. Abrams Star Trek movie had just come out, Nimoy asks Shatner “Have you seen any good […]