If you think you’ve seen all the wackiness possible on YouTube, brace yourself. All I can say is a certain Thorn2200 has created stop motion animation with Legos that enact the jokes of comedian Eddie Izzard.
So, for those of you who are freezing in the colder parts of the globe this winter, this is definitely the nerdy comedy to keep your spirits up. Behold, the animation of Eddie Izzard’s ‘death star canteen’:
The Balloon Project started with the idea to send a video camera over the city of San Francisco, no strings attached: just the wind, gravity and chasing it down wherever it lands. As they explain on the website,
In 2005, Ira Mowen and Luca Antonucci had an idea to capture an aerial vie of San Francisco. After only a few days of planning, they strapped a video camera to 30 red, helium-filled balloons and let it go from the highest point in the city, Twin Peaks. As this Eye-in-the-Sky slowly lingered over the city, the co-conspirators stood spell-bound. Quite suddenly, a gust of wind blew the camera south and the adventure started.
Here is a balloon’s eye view from above Paris. It was created by Parisian artist ydl with music by in broken english.
And this is a unique video dedicated to the Balloon Project that was created with the use of a projector:
Caution: this is an official girl crush moment. Step outta my way while I fawn all over Florence of Florence And The Machines in her first video, “Kiss With A Fist”. It was brought to my attention by the illustrious Andrea Fjeld (who also rocks). The video was directed by Price James for Black Dog Films.
No matter where you learned about “the birds and the bees”, there may be things you don’t know about your reproductive rights here in America. For example, did you know that insurance companies in about half of our states aren’t required to cover the cost of birth control? Yeah, it’s true.
NARAL Pro-Choice just released this funny video as part of their free.will.power. initiative. Take a look, some of the facts may shock you.
From the YouTube description:
So what does American know about reproductive rights? We sent lady liberty to find out! Take the free.will.power. quiz to test your IQ on topics like birth control, sex education and health. Take the quiz at myfreewillpower.