Irish comedian Dara O’Briain takes on quack medicine: (For those concerned about such things, be warned that he uses the occasional naughty word.) At the end O’Briain makes passing mention of Noddy, a children’s character familiar in the UK … Continue reading
As an aid to morale, U.S. Army infantry troops in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, put together their version of a music video based on the song “Call Me Maybe,” sung by Carly Rae Jepson and written by her and Tavish Crowe. … Continue reading
Another segment from British comic and musician Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra, this one illustrating the difference between the dramatic NBC News theme by John Williams versus the weirdly cheerful British ITN news theme used in the 1960s … Continue reading
In its filings in a current lawsuit, the state of Pennsylvania stipulates that it has no evidence of in-person voter fraud, the only type of election tampering that would be addressed by voter ID laws. (Here’s a link to a … Continue reading
This isn’t his best effort by a long shot, but it makes some valid points: The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook by … Continue reading
Stephen Colbert reacts to the news that providing health insurance to its employees may force Papa John’s Pizza to raise its prices in 2014 by as much as 14 cents. “Fourteen cents!” exclaimed Colbert. “Fourteen cents! That’s three times the … Continue reading
Yesterday we had the Doctor Who theme as Belgian jazz. Here it is done country and western on an electric Hawaiian guitar (if I have my instruments right): by … Continue reading
There’s nothing wrong with expressing disagreement. But if you have to make up a completely bogus position to assign to your opponent, that looks to me a lot like desperation. For example, a lot of Republicans are falsely claiming that … Continue reading
British comic and musician Bill Bailey performs the theme from Doctor Who in the style of Belgian jazz as part of his Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra. Recorded in 2008 at Royal Albert Hall. by … Continue reading
This starts off moderately interesting, then gets quite a bit more interesting about a minute and 14 seconds into the clip, when you see why this is not just snazzy technology: Google says its self-driving cars have never been involved … Continue reading