Salon.com > J.d. http://www.salon.com Mon, 28 May 2012 16:33:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Handy talent http://www.salon.com/2006/04/27/manualism/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/27/manualism/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:23:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/27/manualism Only through the Internet could we really introduce you to R.A. Wilson, master of manualism  that is, the making of music by squeezing air through one's hands. And no, we're not sure that's really an endorsement of the Internet. Fans of the show "Hawaii-Five-O," prepare to be delighted or appalled. (If you like this one, there are a few more here)

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/27/manualism/feed/ 0 Jack wants a snack, damn it! http://www.salon.com/2006/04/26/24_8/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/26/24_8/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/26/24 If you've ever felt the intense pressure of preparing tasty snacks during the commercial breaks of "24," you'll relate to this nail-biter starring Danny Rouhier, Jared Stern, Chris White, and Jeff King. Unfortunately, this crew is not quite as efficient as Jack and friends. We vote for less potty talk, and more putting each other in strangle holds.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/26/24_8/feed/ 1 Zombies chasing Beatles! http://www.salon.com/2006/04/26/hard_days/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/26/hard_days/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:07:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/25/hard_days Here's how the movie parody genre works: You start with two classic titles that share the same word, then mash together footage from each film. This particular gem brings the countless charms of zombie movies to a happy-go-lucky pop landscape.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/26/hard_days/feed/ 1 Air ball http://www.salon.com/2006/04/19/tornado_2/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/19/tornado_2/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:12:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/19/tornado It's that time again. That's right: amateur tornado video season, and we're already a little bored with the tired fare that CNN is looping over and over. But this video of the dirt devil that takes over a Japanese soccer game? We could watch it again and again. And we have.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/19/tornado_2/feed/ 2 Spammers beware! http://www.salon.com/2006/04/13/spam_8/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/13/spam_8/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:39:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/13/spam Props to the good folks at Trailervision for bringing us this "preview" of a film on a very serious subject (as well as many more on their website).

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/13/spam_8/feed/ 1 Red-State, Blue-State Blues http://www.salon.com/2006/04/13/conservative_males/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/13/conservative_males/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/13/conservative_males This video, created and animated by Rebekkah Schaubach, has as its soundtrack the song "Conservative Christian, Right-Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males," by Todd Snider. It's simple tune has been stuck in our heads for weeks, so now we're passing it along to you.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/13/conservative_males/feed/ 1 Jack’s Back! http://www.salon.com/2006/04/07/titanic_two/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/07/titanic_two/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2006 18:29:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/07/titanic_two Mad high-fives to Derek Johnson for this preview of a sequel to the highest-grossing film of all time. "Titanic Two: The Surface" opens this summer. We can't wait!

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/07/titanic_two/feed/ 10 Thank you, Easter Bunny! http://www.salon.com/2006/04/07/easter_bunny/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/07/easter_bunny/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/07/easter_bunny We're in a bit of a people-in-animal-costumes mood, surely, but we couldn't help wondering -- what does the Easter Bunny do all year? Now we know.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/07/easter_bunny/feed/ 2 28 Day Slater http://www.salon.com/2006/04/05/slater_3/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/05/slater_3/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/05/slater Team Tiger Awesome returns, this time with a short dedicated to Mario Lopez, (aka "Saved by the Bell's" A.C. Slater).

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/05/slater_3/feed/ 0 High-stakes snakes! http://www.salon.com/2006/04/05/snakes_on_a_plane/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/05/snakes_on_a_plane/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:49:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/05/snakes_on_a_plane We're anxious to see "Snakes on a Plane" and apparently a lot of other people are, too. The film, starring Samuel L. Jackson and titled "Pacific Air Flight 121" until Jackson insisted on retuning to its working title, won't be out until August, but already fans like Alexander Kieft have gone so far as to make fan films dedicated to the ridiculousness of its plot. The real trailer can be found here.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/05/snakes_on_a_plane/feed/ 0 Pinky and the brain http://www.salon.com/2006/04/03/pinky_the_cat/ http://www.salon.com/2006/04/03/pinky_the_cat/#comments Mon, 03 Apr 2006 18:51:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/04/03/pinky_the_cat Aw! Doesn't this clip make you want to give Pinky the Cat a good home? (Be sure to watch until the very end.)

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/04/03/pinky_the_cat/feed/ 3 Gene Hackman, Cold Warrior http://www.salon.com/2006/03/30/hackman/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/30/hackman/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:33:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/03/30/hackman This snippet from a 22-minute video entitled "Community Shelter Planning" stars two-time Academy Award winner Gene Hackman as Civil Defense Regional Officer Donald Ross. The video was created in 1966 by the Office of Civil Defense, a precursor to FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security. We'd take Gene over Brownie any day! (For more info on the "Golden Age of Homeland Security," and Mr. Hackman's role in its propaganda, go here.)

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/30/hackman/feed/ 2 Scarface  the short version http://www.salon.com/2006/03/30/scarface_3/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/30/scarface_3/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/03/29/scarface It's not fair to boil down this Brian De Palma classic to one heavily repeated, very naughty word. But really, what else do you really remember about "Scarface"?

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/30/scarface_3/feed/ 1 An STD fantasia http://www.salon.com/2006/03/29/vd/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/29/vd/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:54:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/03/28/vd This 1973 video about venereal disease was produced by Disney to educate young persons on the pitfalls of unprotected sex. Told from the point of view of a germ itself in a military setting it's actually somewhat progressive for its time, with open discussion of same-sex activity and the importance of condoms, as A/V Geeks curator Skip Elsheimer explains in this thoughtful article. (Elsheimer also gives us key trivia, such as the fact that the Sergeant of the "Contagion Corps" is played by Keenan Wynn, probably best known for his role as Colonel Bat Guano in "Dr. Strangelove.") Still, the anthropomorphized syphilis and gonorrhea viruses are easily the best part. [Note: Pop some popcorn for this one, it's 16 minutes long.]

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/29/vd/feed/ 5 Pure Bliss, take 2 http://www.salon.com/2006/03/28/bliss_2/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/28/bliss_2/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/03/28/bliss_2 You remember the remarkable Chris Bliss juggling performance, right? Well Jason Garfield sets out here to top him, using five balls instead of three, and what he lacks in originality (you really only need to watch balls bounce to "Carry That Weight" once in your life) he makes up for in style.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/28/bliss_2/feed/ 11 Chasing love http://www.salon.com/2006/03/27/tom_jerry/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/27/tom_jerry/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:51:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/03/27/tom_jerry We know we promised: No more "Brokeback" parodies. But too bad -- one more. What's appealing about this one is that it isn't a joke; it's revelatory. Any young "Tom and Jerry" fan always suspected that there was a lot of subtext, as our grade-school pals would say, in that cartoon. With a little editing and different music, this clip really only reveals what we already understood to be true. (Thanks to Richard W. Edwards for the tip.)

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/27/tom_jerry/feed/ 0 Lepre-con! http://www.salon.com/2006/03/23/leprechaun/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/23/leprechaun/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/03/23/leprechaun We're not sure which is better about this news story, the artist's rendering of the creature in question, or the speculation that "it could be a crackhead."

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/23/leprechaun/feed/ 2 The Ballad of John McClane http://www.salon.com/2006/03/22/die_hard_2/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/22/die_hard_2/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:43:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/03/22/die_hard Props to Team Tiger Awesome for transforming this classic '80s cheese into silent cinematic genius. We can only hope there are more of these on the way!

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/22/die_hard_2/feed/ 2 Invade Italy! http://www.salon.com/2006/03/22/invade_2/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/22/invade_2/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:27:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/03/22/invade CNNNN  CNN's mischievous twin  created this segment, in which an "Australian newscaster" asks Americans which country the U.S. should invade next in the war on terror. Let's just say our geography is only a little better than our Commander-in-Chief's.

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]]> http://www.salon.com/2006/03/22/invade_2/feed/ 6 Little Jacko http://www.salon.com/2006/03/20/midget_michael/ http://www.salon.com/2006/03/20/midget_michael/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:41:00 +0000 http://www.salon.com/entertainment/video_dog/elsewhere/2006/03/20/midget_michael This video requires no introduction. (If anyone can identify the mystery dancer, let us know.)

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