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Pilobolus at the Oscars
Pilobolus is an internationally well-known dance company that began in a dance class at Dartmouth College in 1971 actually adopted the name from a sun-loving fungus found in pastures and barnyards. The group soon became an independent organization and was acclaimed for its strong element of physical contact between performers and contortions of human forms.
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Beauty without Brains?
Looks like even Miss South Carolina herself doesn’t know exactly where United States is on the map. In Miss Teen USA 2007, Miss South Carolina answers the question and explains why one out of five American young people cannot locate their own country on a map. Are we lacking in good education? I […]
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Chocolate Rain by Tay Zonday
Posted on YouTube on April 22, 2007, “Chocolate Rain” has rapidly become an extremely popular internet meme with a banging 24 million views and over 186,000 comments as of June 15, 2008. This song and music video written and performed by the YouTube award-winning singer Tay Zonday is currently the topic of several parodies, remixes, […]
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YouTube’s Project Direct Winner
Just recently, the YouTube website conducted a competition for those who are considered amateurs in the film making industry. Three winners will be chosen who will be granted a scholarship at the Vancouver Film School. Participants where asked to submit an original 6-minute film as an entry for the competition. After a few months, […]
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Teen Pranksters Posted an Apology on YouTube
The two teens, ages 15 and 16, from central Florida who posted a prank on YouTube have finally found their match when a judge commanded them to post a video apology that shows the boys handcuffed and faced down on top of a car.
The lads yelled “Fire in the hole!” as they threw a cup […]
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Inmates Dancing Thriller
Do you know what makes prisoners busy in jails? I always have this impression that prisoners are either wrestling with their fellow brawny inmates or just doing basically nothing. Well, that’s what I’ve noticed from movies or television shows.
But, that is not the case for these 1,500 inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation […]
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10Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
The Simpsons Makes Fun of Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell, the most notorious and firm judge of American Idol, has finally found his match. This very funny clip from The Simpsons making fun of Simon Cowell was featured last year in American Idol. Seems like Simon didn’t get mad after watching the parody at all, he merely posed his famous grin.
The caricature […]
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9Jun2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued
Monkey Uses Brain to Control Robotic Arm
A monkey who wants to eat marshmallows could hold the answer to how paraplegics and handicapped people may soon be able to control robotic hands and limbs using the brain.
Researchers have implanted microelectrodes into the monkey’s brain which allows the signals to be translated into commands that move the robotic arm to grab the marshmallow […]
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An Elephant Turns Picasso
I remember having field trips in the zoo when I was young and seeing elephants which amaze me especially when they raise their trunks and splash water all over their body.
I have witnessed some trained animals doing incredible tricks and stunts such as dogs rolling over, dolphins performing acrobatic figures, and parrots playing basketball. […]
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Love Hurts by SCADshorts
SCADshorts is a creative project developed by a group of alumni from Savannah College of Art and Design. Basically, they conceptualize short videos every month and post them in YouTube to represent the level and diversity of talents that the school has to offer.
Recently, I came upon their short video with the title “Love Hurts”. […]
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28May2008 | vdr | 0 comments | Continued