Rube Goldberg, Anyone?
I really do enjoy these displays of gadgetry. Quite clever. I just wish I could read the little notes at the end of each episode--I assume I'm missing a good joke. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6AJcUIx0So[/youtube]
I really do enjoy these displays of gadgetry. Quite clever. I just wish I could read the little notes at the end of each episode--I assume I'm missing a good joke. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6AJcUIx0So[/youtube]
This video is making the rounds on Stumbleupon.com. If you're into wacky and clever gadgetry, this will be heavenly for you.
In this startling video, Cheney concludes that getting Saddam Hussein wouldn't have been worth many American lives. He is speaking fluidly and confidently, like an unpatriotic liberal, throughout the video. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YENbElb5-xY[/youtube]
In this short video, Max Blumenthal shows that there is no better way to find out what people are really like (really like) than to show up and watch them in action and listen to them. This video is called “The Unauthorized Christians United for Israel Tour." The subject of…
I don’t know anything about bodybuilding, or I didn’t until I watched Raising the Bar 2, a brand-new documentary by Mike Pulcinella (Mike wrote it, shot and edited it). Mike often submits comments to this site, and we have corresponded by e-mail a number of times. A couple weeks ago, Mike asked me whether I’d be interested in watching his new documentary, and I jumped at the chance. Based upon Mike’s many comments to this site, I know him to be a thoughtful guy. I knew that he must’ve found something worthy of his time in this freakish-seeming endeavor of “bodybuilding.”
In this documentary, Mike follows his brother Dave Pulcinella (and Dave’s significant other, Jenn Emig) as Dave trains for and competes in high-level bodybuilding competitions. Before you jump to the conclusion that this is just some guy following his brother around with the camera, take a look at the trailer for “Raising the Bar 2,” available at Mike’s site. As you will see, Mike is a skilled filmmaker and storyteller and he is careful to make sure that this story retains real-life texture. Mike’s edits are crisp and the soundtrack works well. As for the storytelling, this kind of video could only have been accomplished by a filmmaker who had gained the complete trust of the participants. In sum, this documentary is not always a glowing endorsement of Dave.
The documentary was compelling on several levels. First of all, viewers will have an opportunity to see what is …