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Damn That Rapture

May 22, 2011 | Comment

Today is the day after the day that was supposed to be The Day. Reviewing the coverage of what didn’t happen, the following things came to mind.

NPR/Associated Press:

The hour of the apocalypse came quietly and went the same way — leaving those who believed that Saturday evening would mark the world’s end confused, or more faithful, or just philosophical.

Some had given away earthly belongings, [and] others drained their savings accounts.

“I had some skepticism but I was trying to push the skepticism away because I believe in God,” said Keith Bauer — who hopped in his minivan in Maryland and drove his family 3,000 miles to California for the Rapture.

“I was hoping for it because I think heaven would be a lot better than this earth,” said Bauer…

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What Would Jesus Anything

May 3, 2010 | Permalink

My friend Julie and her cohorts at LKG Productions are at it again. Their music video (embedded below) is in some kind of “who can get the most views” competition on atom.com. I hope I’m not posting it here too late to help them, because it’s funny and they deserve to win stuff. Even if I am too late, at least they still have an inside track to making my eventual “Best Web Videos of 2010″ list (which I’m sure means the world to them).1

Here are Julie Wittner, Ryan Smith, and Johnny Markoudakis in WWJD a Music Video, directed by Kim Evey.

WWJD a Music Video

Ms. Wittner and Ms. Evey may already be on your radar screen if you have notched any of the 25 million plus views of their giggle-inducing YouTube series 2 Hot Girls in the Shower. Yes, it does sound like pØ®n, but it doesn’t stray beyond PG-13 range. It will shortly take up residence here in the C&B blogroll.


Top Ten Videos of 2009: 4. “Sarah Silverman Solves World Hunger”

December 19, 2009 | Permalink

Are there things that cannot be joked about? It’s the question at the center of a debate that has been going on for quite awhile. In fact, I personally hope it never stops being debated. It goes to one of the best things about comedy—its ability to help us understand one another. I say that at least in theory, there is nothing that cannot be joked about. It’s all about context and intent.

Case in point: the video that comes in at number four on my list of the top ten videos of 2009. It was made as in interlude for Real Time with Bill Maher, and features Sarah Silverman with a solution for global hunger. Read the rest of this entry »


Top Ten Videos of 2009: 7. Old Jews Telling Jokes, “Larry Donsky: Hospital”

December 16, 2009 | Permalink

No top ten list of my favorite 2009 videos could possibly be complete without a representative from the delightful, beautifully simple oldjewstellingjokes.com. Due credit once again to my friend and blogroll-ee Michael Fox, and his original post at The Moving Target. Read the rest of this entry »


2009′s Top Ten Videos: 10. “Shofar Demonstration”

December 13, 2009 | Permalink

I’ll be darned if it isn’t End-of-the-Year Recap List Season again. Sounds like a good opportunity to rest, reflect, and scheme to drive some traffic to my blog. Like everyone else on the web, I like both top ten lists and funny video clips—so I think we all know what needs to happen: a countdown of my ten favorite web videos of the year, one each day for ten days, with a recap of the entire list at the end. Let’s do this thing.

Kicking it off at number 10 is this little clip I’m calling “Shofar Demonstration.” Read the rest of this entry »


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