I Have a Dream

I mentioned in an earlier post a thing called "auto tune the news." In my opinion it's a fascinating mixture of fun and playfulness with legitimate satire, and musically there are actually some really good moments. The artists who produce those short videos (the Gregory Brothers) also produced an interesting tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. They auto tune his famous "I have a dream" speech and produce a sort of postmodern anthem. Whether or not you like it, I think it's incredibly relevant given events in the last few years, as well as the current political climate. Should this replace the original speech? Obviously not. Does the original speech even need help to reach people today? I doubt it. It's incredibly powerful on its own. But does this take on it present an enjoyable and compelling tribute to the man? Absolutely.

Youtube

So, I attend BYU, and recently there was a huge change that happened: BYU unblocked Youtube from their servers, citing the educational content that could be accessed. For the last week, I've basically become a Youtube junkie as I try to catch up on all the things that I've missed. In case you've missed anything in the last several years, I have a few of my favorites from the last week:

Tranquilized bear and trampoline
Gay referee
Treadmill dance from ok go
George Lucas in Love
Matrix ping pong
Katana sword infomercial
Butterfly lovers dance
Best man trips
Look at that horse
The Nothing Box
Take on me "literal version"
Gay mount everest
Auto tune the news
Mentos and diet coke
Pet of the week
Grape stomp
Boom goes the dynamite
Maze prank
Brian Regan

I'm sure all of this has been very educational. That is all.