Salon.com > Eds. http://www.salon.com Wed, 30 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The dog is napping http://www.salon.com/2007/01/05/technical/ http://www.salon.com/2007/01/05/technical/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/comment/2007/01/05/technical Video Dog is down temporarily because of technical difficulties. Come back again soon.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2007/01/05/technical/feed/ 0 Exclusive: “Iraq for Sale” http://www.salon.com/2006/10/10/benjamin_4/ http://www.salon.com/2006/10/10/benjamin_4/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:40:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/documentary/2006/10/10/benjamin Robert Greenwald has our enduring admiration for his low-budget, high-impact documentaries on some of the nation's most-obsessed-over subjects, including Wal-Mart ("Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices") and Fox News ("Outfoxed"). While his movies enjoy theatrical releases, they really take off as timely DVD phenomena; his use of the medium is like that of a modern day pamphleteer. And his successes in the past have been huge; his 2003 "Uncovered: The War on Iraq," which exposed the deceptions that went into selling the invasion of Iraq to the public, sold well over 100,000 copies.

His latest, "Iraq for Sale," exposes the great extent to which corporations are profiteering -- with government help -- from the war. Brave New Films is sponsoring local house screenings of the film, which you can learn more about here. You can also purchase the film for $12.95 here. Greenwald and Brave New Films has kindly offered us this exclusive bonus clip that features Salon's own Mark Benjamin, who appears in the film.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/10/10/benjamin_4/feed/ 0 On vacation. . . http://www.salon.com/2006/09/29/vacay/ http://www.salon.com/2006/09/29/vacay/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/comment/2006/09/29/vacay Video Dog will be on hiatus until Oct. 9, as we take a long-planned break. In the meantime, watch these 10 great pet videos over and over and over again. They'll make you a much better person.

A wacky cat compilation, complete with laugh-track:

This puppy's tired, and he will not perform for your amusement!

Sleeping Kitty:

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/09/29/vacay/feed/ 9 My Back Garden http://www.salon.com/2006/09/08/my_back_garden/ http://www.salon.com/2006/09/08/my_back_garden/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/rooftop/2006/09/08/my_back_garden The inimitable Lee Kern, director of "The Nyuggle," returns with a charming home movie about his dog's mission to discover the long-buried contents hidden in a typical British backyard.

Kern will attend a very special show featuring many of his works Friday night at Rooftop Films' "Twinklebum" show in Williamsburg.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/09/08/my_back_garden/feed/ 3 Pursesnatcher http://www.salon.com/2006/08/11/pursesnatcher/ http://www.salon.com/2006/08/11/pursesnatcher/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:20:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/rooftop/2006/08/11/pursesnatcher Jonny Kaye catches up with a fleeing robber with his one-chip camera, and captures a brief glimpse into the mind of a not terribly successful, but hungry, man of the street.

"Pursesnatcher" is playing in Rooftop Films Best of New York Non-Fiction on Sat. August 26, on the roof of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/08/11/pursesnatcher/feed/ 1 Raze Mel! Win $500! http://www.salon.com/2006/07/31/mel_3/ http://www.salon.com/2006/07/31/mel_3/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/comment/2006/07/31/mel We're so excited about all those great Mel Gibson parodies in the works, we can't stand the anticipation. So we're urging you amateur Stephen Colberts and armchair Trey Parkers to sit down and work your magic. Just think of all the material you have to draw from! We're going to be running the best Mel Gibson parodies all week long, and if you submit your own to us (follow our guidelines) and we screen it first, at the end of the week, you could win $500 and your very own copy of "The Man Without a Face." We'll pick the very best submission by 5 p.m. (EST) Friday. So get your submissions in pronto!

For a little inspiration, here's the greatest (so far) Gibson parody of them all, from "South Park":

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/07/31/mel_3/feed/ 2 The Nyuggle http://www.salon.com/2006/07/22/nyuggle/ http://www.salon.com/2006/07/22/nyuggle/#comments Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/rooftop/2006/07/21/nyuggle In "Tales of the Creepy Crooked," Lee Kern has created a series of shorts investigating the myths and mysteries of the British Isles. Here, he considers the horrifying tale of the Nyuggle.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/07/22/nyuggle/feed/ 4 Crazy Dolphins vs. the Mad Cows http://www.salon.com/2006/07/07/dolphinvsmadcows/ http://www.salon.com/2006/07/07/dolphinvsmadcows/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2006 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animation/2006/07/07/dolphinvsmadcows We're extremely proud to present "Crazy Dolphins vs. the Mad Cows," by Ian Stewart, an animated exposé about how mad cow disease is now killing dolphins. Via karate.

We have no idea how they came up with this stuff, but we could listen to these kids spin their yarns all day long.

"Crazy Dolphins" comes to you through our new partnership with Rooftop Films. (The first film, "South Central Farmers," debuted Wednesday.) Read more about Rooftop Films here. And check out its summer festival schedule here.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/07/07/dolphinvsmadcows/feed/ 5 South Central Farmers http://www.salon.com/2006/07/05/southcentralfarmers/ http://www.salon.com/2006/07/05/southcentralfarmers/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2006 21:47:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/documentary/2006/07/05/southcentralfarmers Salon and Video Dog are very excited about a new partnership with Rooftop Films, a terrific Brooklyn, N.Y., group celebrating the 10th year of its film series, which appears on rooftops in and around New York City all summer long. We'll be screening at least one film a week, on Friday afternoons, from Rooftop's summer series. We know you'll enjoy them.

First up is "South Central Farmers," by Ross Guidici, about 14 acres of farmland in Los Angeles that helps feed 350 low-income families, and the farmers' battle with a wealthy land developer who has acquired the land and threatens to kick them off. [Spoiler alert: After the film was finished, the farmers lost their last appeal, and just today the land was bulldozed.]

Read more about Rooftop Films here. And check out its summer festival schedule here.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/07/05/southcentralfarmers/feed/ 4 Aw http://www.salon.com/2006/04/14/dobey/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/14/dobey/#comments Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:11:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animals/2006/04/14/dobey Coley Lehman sends in this photo of Doby, her goggle-loving doggy. You can see more pictures of Doby (here.)

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/14/dobey/feed/ 3 Aw http://www.salon.com/2006/04/06/andy_4/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/06/andy_4/#comments Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animals/2006/04/06/andy Kari and John Hatfield submit this picture of Andy waking up.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/06/andy_4/feed/ 1 Aw http://www.salon.com/2006/04/05/monkey_3/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/05/monkey_3/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animals/2006/04/05/monkey Jason Takata sends in this photo, and writes: "I took this picture while I was in Nkata Bay Malawi. These two are named Mango & Chutney. The monkey loves the cat, but the cat is indifferent towards the monkey." (Which makes us wonder: Is monkey/kitty love becoming the cool new thing to do?)

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/05/monkey_3/feed/ 0 Aw http://www.salon.com/2006/03/31/big_boi/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/31/big_boi/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:52:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animals/2006/03/31/big_boi Debra Cauble submits this photo of Buster (aka "Big Boi) wearing his Easter bonnet.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/31/big_boi/feed/ 1 Aw http://www.salon.com/2006/03/29/aussie_kitties/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/29/aussie_kitties/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animals/2006/03/29/aussie_kitties Colin Kennedy sends in this shot of Holly and Spot from their home in Australia. That's right mates, Australian kitties are a lot like their human counterparts: They look like they could be American, but are clearly a lot more fun and much more easy-going!

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/28/bunny_mouse/feed/ 1 Aw http://www.salon.com/2006/03/27/speck/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/27/speck/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:42:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animals/2006/03/27/speck James Pecht submits this shot of a contemplative Speck.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/27/speck/feed/ 0 Aw http://www.salon.com/2006/03/22/prozacat/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/22/prozacat/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:32:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animals/2006/03/22/prozacat Robert Avila writes: "This is my cat Phillip. If he appears to be blissed-out, its because hes on Prozac. Phillip suffers from Pica, a strange disorder that induces him to eat non-organic things like . . . my jeans, the sofa slip covers, bathroom towels, bed sheets, area rugsthe list goes on. If its made of fabric, hell eat it. This picture was taken three months after he had surgery to remove a clump of ultrasuede and dental floss that got tangled up in his intestines. He is the 'Luckiest Cat in the World' because I am willing to support his Prozac habit and pay for the expensive surgeries."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/22/prozacat/feed/ 2 Aw http://www.salon.com/2006/03/20/zach/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/20/zach/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animals/2006/03/20/zach Sara Johnson sends in this photo of Yeager, the Lab, and Winston, an eight-week old Boxer.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/20/zach/feed/ 0 Aw http://www.salon.com/2006/03/16/musee/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/16/musee/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animals/2006/03/16/musee Why is Musee staring at her feet, her eyes (and clearly, her heart) so downcast? Because her owner, Melissa Hinson, is in England and she is in Chicago staying with a friend, her efforts to join Melissa thwarted for another month by the UK's evil pet importation laws.The sadness of it all.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/16/musee/feed/ 1 Aw http://www.salon.com/2006/03/15/dog_kitty/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/15/dog_kitty/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:20:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/animals/2006/03/15/dog_kitty Barbara Brown sends in this photo of ZuZu the cat cleaning up Wishbone the dog.

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