Several years ago, before Obamacare went into effect, I heard an interview with a woman whose brother had a serious medical condition and whose medical insurance had been canceled, though he had faithfully paid every premium and done nothing wrong. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Video clips
This is the Plan 9 From Outer Space of rap songs, and it’s for real. Stephen Colbert introduces it. Only in Utah… Link: https://youtu.be/tqiQCNDc0Bk by … Continue reading
From a classic episode of SNL, John Belushi explains how March weather is described in other countries. John Belushi died 36 years ago tomorrow. Link: https://youtu.be/znFY7PYomEA by … Continue reading
Caroline Herschel, sister of William Herschel, was the first female astronomer to be paid for her work and in 1828 was the first woman to win the gold award of the Royal Astronomical Society, where the following video was shot … Continue reading
From Jimmy Kimmel, under two minutes of strangeness: Link: https://youtu.be/-trYf_W8AIQ by … Continue reading
The following short video from best-selling novelist and popular vlogger John Green was posted last December 12 and points out that while 2017 had been marred by a continuing opioid crisis in the United States a famine in South Sudan … Continue reading
Current funding for the federal government runs out at midnight, March 23, three weeks away, setting up another potential shutdown. Who’s to blame for this? According to Donald Trump, shutdowns and the lack of a budget are always the fault … Continue reading
Presidents Trump and Obama both had occasion to respond to major school shootings. The Washington Post‘s opinion section assembled a video contrasting their actions day by day. Link: https://youtu.be/uHrvODeA8-E I personally find the music annoying and heavy-handed. The two presidents’ … Continue reading
Yet another drive-thru prank video from Rahat: Link: https://youtu.be/rcBzHgCuEfA It’s clear a lot of drive-thru employees are getting used to these pranks end enjoy them. On the other hand, I can see why some of them would be shocked. After … Continue reading
Here in under eight minutes are highlights of the big movies of 2017 from the Screen Junkies YouTube channel. So if you didn’t get out to movie theaters last year, here’s your chance to catch up: Link: https://youtu.be/fdONd-JVpsk I prefer … Continue reading