Following up on yesterday’s post on how Jabba the Hutt deserves more respect, here’s an interesting real-life discussion between a father and his five-year-old daughter about the outfit Jabba bought Princess Leia when they were dating. (It’s a recorded conversation … Continue reading
A few years ago I went into a comic books store to buy a book of reprints of Marvel comics from my remote youth (back when comics were printed in Latin on cheap papyrus) and happened to notice something in … Continue reading
In case you missed it, here’s the opening bit from the last episode of Saturday Night Live, worth watching especially for Larry David (co-creator of Seinfeld, star of Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc.), who does a perfect impression of Bernie Sanders. … Continue reading
As I’ve made pretty clear by now, I really admire John Oliver and his staff for their intelligent political commentary and investigative reporting. Here’s his take on the Canadian election taking place today, supported by a musical beaver, a moose … Continue reading
From Bill Maher, how regular people hear Bernie Sanders and how some Republicans hear him. Reasonably funny: Link: https://youtu.be/LATqcoGOsxE by … Continue reading
About ten years ago I saw a doctor for a sinus infection and he prescribed antibiotics, even saying I wouldn’t get over it without them. That struck me as a bit implausible at the time. Did people really never recover … Continue reading
One of the new movie genres invented on YouTube consists of people babbling as they recover from general anesthesia or sedation after major dental work. Below is another in that vein from earlier this month. I am not at all … Continue reading
Hank Green very briefly (in about 2 1/2 minutes) talks about whether we crazy humans could destroy the Earth several times over with nuclear weapons: Link: https://youtu.be/3CerozsNjgw I think Hank is probably right in his conclusion that no, we probably … Continue reading
Here’s an eight-minute video essay on what’s wrong with a lot of film comedy and how it can be improved by making better use of visual storytelling: Link: https://youtu.be/3FOzD4Sfgag The YouTube page (which you can reach by clicking above) has … Continue reading
Allegedly never broadcast for (fairly tame) naughtiness, but reasonably amusing: Link: https://youtu.be/IQvtLUCr29g by … Continue reading