December 2008
5 posts
Guitar Hero on Bikes and Other YouTube Stunts →
If you worry your kid’s video game habit is sapping his ambition, take heart in these YouTube creations from gamers who’ve turned their obsession into art. I play video games like a girl-by which I…
Dec 16th
Buzz Board Pick - Theater/Opera/Ballet →
I am a secret Broadway musical junkie. I own hundreds, if not thousands of Broadway’s finest (and not so finest) moments. In tough times, I can always find solace in the original cast recordings of…
Dec 11th
Dance Your Way to a Ph.D. →
You can’t fully understand how hemoglobin molecules interact until you’ve seen them depicted through a classical pas de deux. Ever asked an academic about their research only to be subjected to 20…
Dec 4th
Buzz Board Pick - Online Video →
Complete with big musical numbers and a star-studded cast, this short music video was posted on Funny or Die in response to the continuing battle over gay marriage in California. No matter your…
Dec 4th
Buzz Board Pick - Theater/Opera/Ballet →
I am a secret Broadway musical junkie. I own hundreds, if not thousands of Broadway’s finest (and not so finest) moments. In tough times, I can always find solace in the original cast recordings of…
Dec 2nd
November 2008
5 posts
My Top 5 Videos of Turkey Gone Wrong →
There are many ways to prepare a turkey. Here are some of the most inappropriate. What are you thankful for? How about a turkey stuffed with several other kinds of meat? Or an entire Thanksgiving…
Nov 27th
Online, Reality TV Gets Even More Absurd →
Has reality television run its course? Online, it’s just warming up. I am truly obsessed with reality TV. Whether it’s about fashion, cooking, impersonating Britney Spears, finding the love of your…
Nov 18th
Spoofing the Spy →
As Quantum of Solace hits theaters, Bond parodies are flooding YouTube. Randi Zuckerberg picks her top 5-and asks: Would Tom Hanks make a better Bond? Before I met my husband, I couldn’t care less…
Nov 12th
The Best Places To Spend Election Night Online →
Forget Anderson Cooper. The place to be on election night is the web. For those of us who need the over-stimulation of a TV and a computer-or for those who think the TV is just so yesterday — here…
Nov 4th
Buzz Board Pick - Online Video →
I like seeing campaigns venture beyond the traditional PSA. The No on Prop 8 campaign has created a series of viral videos based on the well-known Mac vs. PC ads. Yes, that campaign is way…
Nov 3rd
October 2008
1 post
The Hipster Lip Dub Craze Must Be Stopped →
In case there was any doubt that the chief purpose of the internet is to perpetuate narcissism, lip dub videos put that to rest. The origin of the lip dub is a mystery. Nobody really knows who…
Oct 29th