Archive for the ‘From the web’ Category
Interviews with Star Trek actors on Shuttlepod
Shuttlepod Show is hosted by Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating, Trip and Malcolm on Enterprise. They have outstanding interviews with people like Walter Koenig, Andrew Robinson, Nicole de Boer, and Nana Visitor. They’ve also talked to a small number of behind-the-scenes people, like Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. In addition to talking about Star Trek […]
China exhibiting control over Hollywood
All Hollywood studios want to release their movies in China, because of the large market. But the Chinese government won’t allow you to say certain things — they won’t allow you to say Taiwan is a country, and they won’t allow you to say the Dalai Lama is a great guy. Richard Gere found out […]
Short animated films
There are lots of short animated films — here are the best ones I’ve found. They’re all on a channel called CGMeetup. Funniest film “Darrel” by Marc Briones & Alan Carabantes Most romantic film “Extinguished” by Ashley Anderson and Jacob Mann Film with the nicest message “Mr Indifferent” by Aryasb Feiz Best science fiction film […]
A very nice, but fake, Batgirl trailer
Warner Brothers filmed a Batgirl movie for $90 million and then threw it in the garbage for mysterious reasons. Not only were we denied a potentially great movie, but we were denied the astonishing return of Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne. Now the folks at Collider have created their own Batgirl trailer — they did […]
7 Questions with Emmy
Emmy Eaton is an 8-year-old kid who’s been interviewing people, either people from her home town or famous people. She does a great job, and is very charming and funny. Here are some interviews that I enjoyed: Comedian Ryan Stiles from ‘Whose Line Is it Anyway?’ answers 7 Questions with Emmy Jeff Foxworthy answers 7 […]
Ontario voters need to vote strategically
Most people in Ontario don’t want Doug Ford to be premier again (CBC News says he has 36% whereas the combination of Liberal, NDP, Green, and Other has 64%). And rightly so — he will do very horrible things. But because of how our election system works (first past the post) he is likely to […]
The problem with museums
Amber Ruffin explains why museums can be problematic in this terrific segment from her show. Pieces in museums were often stolen — possibly by governments rather than individuals. In particular, “90 to 95% of sub-Saharan cultural artifacts are housed outside of Africa.” Some museums are now giving things back to their rightful owners, but more […]
What Biden has done as president
Joe Biden is at risk of being able to do less after the midterm elections this year. It’s useful to remember all the great things he’s done as president, along with fellow Democrats. Thom Hartmann gives the run down: Here’s What The Dems Have Done – Did You Know?
An eruption of possibility
Eddie Glaude, from Princeton, calls this moment when Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed for the Supreme Court “an eruption of possibility… What we think is possible expands.” Fellow guest Joe Lockhart, former White House Press Secretary, points out no Republicans stood up to condemn their colleagues’ sickening behaviour during the hearings. This is […]
Junk food
It’s time to fight back against companies who are producing addictive junk food, advertising them during kid’s shows, and lobbying against efforts to require nutritional information on packaging. This funny-but-serious video from Cracked tells you what the deal is: If Junk Food Commercials Were Honest – Honest Ads