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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…