by Mike Krumboltz

We saw this on Boing Boing and had to pass it along. A visitor at the Philadelphia Zoo captured footage of several penguins giving chase to a lone butterfly. Butterfly goes left, penguins waddle left. Butterfly goes right, penguins do their best to reverse course. We know the Internet is full of videos of cute kittens and playful puppies, but dang if this doesn't top 'em all.

Check out the clip below...

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Posté le lundi 16 août à 15h32

by Mike Krumboltz

Walk a mile in these jeans, baby. Actually, make that around 3,000 miles. A viral video of a guy "walking" across America has become the Web's latest must-see clip.

The video, which was sponsored by Levi's and combines stop-motion with time-lapse photography, features a man (wearing denim, natch) walking from New York to San Francisco. ABC News explains that "the video is not conventional moving pictures. It pieces together still photos taken on an actual, 14-day cross country trip no green screens involved." When all was said and done, it took over 2,700 images to complete.

Of course, the man isn't really walking the entire way. Such feats are best left to Forrest Gump. Instead, the crew, which consisted of director, producer, photographer, and actor, traveled via RV for two weeks. Every so often, they'd hop out and capture some footage.

In the video, the camera follows actor Michael Johnson as he passes through different American landmarks like Washington, D.C., Chicago, Mt. Rushmore, and Las Vegas. The camera had to always remain the same distance from Mr. Johnson in order to give the video its seamless feel. You can watch the crew discuss the creative process on this video from ABC.

Though uploaded to the Web just a few days ago, the clip has already generated hundreds of thousands of views. And it's not hard to see why. The video is amazingly polished, the result of hard work and careful planning on the part of the filmmakers. Take a look at some behind the scene footage here.

By the way, that catchy tune that plays over the video is called "Home," by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.

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Posté le mardi 27 juillet à 19h39

by Mike Krumboltz

We haven't heard much from singer Jewel lately. Or maybe she's just been in disguise. The incredibly popular folk singer and part-time yodeler went undercover at a Los Angeles karaoke bar to sing some of her best-known songs to a confused and delighted audience.

With a crew in tow from Funny Or Die, the singer played the part of a mild-mannered business woman named "Karen," who had to be egged on to take the stage and sing. Many of Karen's "friends" were actually actors from the comedic website. Sporting a fake nose, a boring business suit, and a dark wig, the singer acted shy, took the stage, and then promptly rocked the bar with her signature tunes.

Watching the clips, you can see the audience begin to realize that something is definitely up. Unsuspecting gawkers comment that "she sounds like Jewel," but few, if any, realize that the singer sounds like Jewel for a reason. She is Jewel.

Watch below for the prep, the performance, and the aftermath of the light-hearted prank. Beware that there is some saucy language...

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Posté le mercredi 14 juillet à 11h47

by Mike Krumboltz

So you like rainbows, huh? Heck, we all do. But not even Kermit the Frog or Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" can match YouTube's Hungrybear9562 (real name: Paul Vasquez) for over-the-top ROYGBIV enthusiasm.

In a video that's taken the Web by storm, Mr. Vasquez captured footage of the elusive double rainbow. Wait, scratch that. It's not just a double rainbow  it's a "full" double rainbow. That means two complete arches, one on top of the other.

Even the most cynical city slicker would have to admit that the sight of the two rainbows is pretty impressive. However, while watching Mr. Vasquez's video, the visual wonder is quickly eclipsed by the videographer's voiceover.

For three minutes, he expounds on the beauty of the rainbows and the rarity of their appearance, and even begins to wonder if it's some sort of cosmic sign ("What does this mean?"). And then, at various points, Vasquez weeps. It's awkward. It's awesome. It has to be seen (and heard) to be believed. (It also contains a naughty word or two, so don't play it for your kindergartner.)

CBS tracked down the man behind the footage and talked to him about how his modest video has racked up millions of online views. Mr. Vasquez explained that he uploaded the video in January, but it wasn't until Jimmy Kimmel tweeted the clip in early July that the views started pouring in. You can watch the interview and clips from the original here...

Not surprisingly, the original video spurred tremendous search interest, as well as a slew of parodies. There's even an Auto-Tune version featuring some of Hungrybear9562's most memorable lines. Watch below and have your mind blown!

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Posté le jeudi 8 juillet à 14h59

Gaga has never addressed gay issues as directly or politically in a video as she does in this seven-minute statement piece.

Posté le mardi 8 juin à 19h58

Steve Moore's drumstrick-twirling, headbanging, face-pulling antics have received almost 2 million views on YouTube.

Posté le mardi 8 juin à 1h34

As the teacher emceeing Greyson's recital says, this talented kid could even "teach Lady Gaga a lesson."

Posté le mercredi 12 mai à 3h17

by Claudine Zap

If the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is any guide, then this video of a bear cub caught in a tree is just a part of the story. Could the little bear have climbed a lower trunk and decided it was too small? Clearly, the little guy caught at the top of a spindly branch is in a tree that is way too tall.

Fortunately, mama bear comes to the rescue of her baby bear. She tries to shake the bear down. But that doesn't work. Then she tries to get Junior to jump, but that definitely doesn't work. But this mom on a mission doesn't give up and finally puts all four paws into the job.

The video that caputres the scene is just unbearably cute. (Pun intended.) Watch to the end: We promise it's worth it. So altogether now: Awwwww.

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Posté le mardi 11 mai à 17h35

by Mike Krumboltz

A few days ago, an ornery octopus stole a diver's video camera off the coast of New Zealand. What followed was a harrowing and hilarious adventure that resulted in some incredibly awesome video.  

We first spotted the story at Very Short List. The video, which you can watch below, begins innocently enough. Local diver Victor Huang is shooting video with his new underwater camera. (Cue the "Jaws" music.)

Suddenly, a mischievous octopus appears out of nowhere, and clings to the $700 camera. Mr. Huang holds on for as long as he can, but the mighty mollusk wins the tug of war and swims off with Huang's new toy.

Most folks would chalk this up to incredibly bad luck and let the octopus win, but Mr. Huang pursued the creature. After a five minute chase, he managed to wrestle his camera back, with the help of his spear gun. Huang used the gun to wedge the camera away from the eight-armed thief.

But it wasn't over yet. The octopus liked playing with the spear gun and refused to let go. According an article from New Zealand Stuff, "Mr. Huang then swam around with the octopus on his speargun, saying the tentacled sea creature seemed to enjoy the ride."

Amazingly, the robbery, chase, and recovery were all captured on video. Mr. Huang never got a chance to turn off his gadget before the octopus "borrowed it." And Huang holds no grudge. He feels the octopus never intended to hurt him. "I honestly believe that it saw the bright blue digital camera and went oh I need that, you know?"

Huang posted the three minute clip on the Web and the video has quickly gone viral. In just a few days, the clip has garnered close to a million views on YouTube. It's easy to see why. The struggle, vivid colors, and knowledge that it all turned out OK (even the camera survived), make this a must-see.

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Posté le lundi 19 avril à 16h22

by Mike Krumboltz

The recently released iPad is, in the words of Apple cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs, a "magical and revolutionary product." That may be true from the human perspective, but how does the feline species feel about the touch-screen device?

One cat owner aimed to find out. He placed his iPad in front his cat, Iggy, to see just how user-friendly the device really is. Watch below for the results...

As you can see, Iggy finds the device quite user-friendly. Not shy about diving in with paws first, the curious cat especially enjoys creating music on the iPad's piano.  If only it came with a yarn app...

Cats dig it, but what about their arch rivals: dogs? Here's a video that shows Chloe the canine's experience with the tablet. Chloe, after some initial paw-padding, backs away and barks at Steve Jobs' wonder-product. She must be more of a PC pooch.

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Posté le vendredi 16 avril à 15h04

STRATHAM, NH--(Marketwire - 09/02/10) - Building on a rich history of environmental action and innovation that includes planting one million trees in China's Horqin Desert, developing the Earthkeepers line of environmentally-forward products and launching an online "Earthkeepers movement" to motivate environmental behavior change, The Timberland Company (NYSE: TBL - News ) today announced its ...

Posté le jeudi 2 septembre à 15h00

Will it be another painful year for Julius Jones and the Seahawks' rushing attack? (Seattle Times photo by Dean Rutz)

Posté le mardi 31 août à 18h13

Democratic efforts to pass the Disclose Act in Congress failed earlier this year--but the party and President Obama aren't giving up their fight to revamp campaign finance rules anytime soon. President Obama on Saturday made this issue the topic of his weekly address: "We cannot allow a corporate takeover of our democracy so we're going [... ]

Posté le lundi 23 août à 16h08

The first trailer for Wes Cravens latest film has been released and no its not Scream 4, its called My Soul To Take. The film was written and directed by Craven who takes a note from his older horror movies with the films premise that deals with a serial killer who goes after children. Does [...]

Posté le mardi 17 août à 19h00

The Newsroom - Saturdayâs crash at the California 200 off-road race took the lives of eight spectators. Several more were seriously injured when a truck lost control and barreled into the crowd.

Posté le mardi 17 août à 17h15

You might have read about Torringtons Willie Lovallo in this space last Nov. 11. That column was about baseball and the 45-year career carpenters two-year stint in the 50s with the famous House of Davids bearded, barnstorming baseball team.

Posté le mardi 17 août à 2h12

ComScore's July online-video rankings reveal that, as expected, Google's YouTube reigns supreme as a destination among online-video consumers. It is followed by Yahoo and Facebook, respectively.

Posté le lundi 16 août à 18h17

"How Do You Know" features Owen Wilson as a Nationals pitcher. OwenWilson - Pitcher - Woody Allen - United States - Theology

Posté le samedi 14 août à 13h13

Is President Obama the "worst president in history?" That's what former Vice President Dan Quayle's son claims in a new TV ad aimed at boosting his congressional bid in Arizona. Ben Quayle, running for the GOP nomination in the state's third U.S. House district, speaks directly to the camera in the spot, which began airing [... ]

Posté le jeudi 12 août à 14h37