TUTORIAL: How to Seduce a Girl

They should teach this in school.

Ethics of Eating Fish: Mark Bittman Interview

I've seen a lot more of Mark Bittman on TV since coming to Hong Kong and watching LOTS of Asian Food Channel. I thought he was annoying at first (and you may also) but am coming to respect him as a a talented journalist and food expert, as he is internationally known. I thought this was a good clip where he discusses some of his ethical views on the seafood he does and does NOT eat.

TRAILER: Soul Power

Documentary about the Zaire 74 concert held in tandem with the Ali-Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle", featuring James Brown, B.B. King, bill Withers and many more great African American artists.

Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn Try to Pitch a movie

But what if it wasn't?

You bet your ass, hobbit on hobbit.

I want you to stay with me on this one, Darryl, if I can call you Darryl.

NPR: Jazz Pianist Eric Lewis

Eric Lewis (or Elew as he is known o some) has some sick talent, and he demonstrates it in this performance of his original work "Thanksgiving".

LONELY PLANET: Venice Through My Eyes

My wife will be traveling through Italy with some friends toward the end of this month, stopping off in Rome, Florence and Venice.

This is a cool video by Tony Martin.

LETTERMAN: St. Vincent - Marrow

Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, knows how to rock, and she should, having cut her teeth with outfits like Polyphonic Spree and Sufjian Stevens.

Best of Wedding Crashers

Best Quotes:

Feel so good when he jokes...

Are they built for speed or for comfort?

That was my first Asian!

If I had any air in my lungs I'd scream at you.

Ma, The Meatloaf! Fuck!

KCRW: Theresa Andersson - Birds Fly Away

This is almost as awesome to watch as it is to listen to. Amazing voice and musical talent.

TRAILER: Extract (Sept 2009)

Directed by Mike Judge; Starring: Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Kristin Wiig and JK Simmons.

BLOOPERS: Step Brothers

I could watch this all day long.

'03 MTV Awards: Matrix Reloaded Spoof

I just happened across this - pretty good stuff. Wanda Sykes' cameo as the Oracle and Will Ferrell as The Architect are the best performances.

"C'mon man, no more arigato, Mr. Robot-O."

"Oooh, you hittin' the spot! How big is your fist?"

"Watch the sass, Captain Sassy Pants"

"Ergo!"

Commercial: Intel Star

Big Pimpin'.

BLOOMBERG: Lizzie O'Leary on How to Tell a Story with Numbers

I found this to be a very interesting clip where Lizzie O'Leary explains how she tells a story with numbers. Definitely useful for aspiring reporters, but it's certainly applicable to only one that works with data (sorry for sound cut-off in last few seconds).

Here's her advise in a nut-shell:

1.) Find a face that can be associated with the data

2.) Examine how that person's story can be applied/viewed on a much larger and/or Global scale.

3.) Look into other trends/behavior tied to the original data set you started with.

I like her quote at 2:10, that "economics, and telling stories about economics, is a collection of little data points of human behavior."

Melody Gardot - Worrisome Heart

Melody Gardot was born 1985 and raised in Philadelphia PA. She was disabled at 19 after being struck by a car while riding her bike, and she turned to musical therapy for her recovery. Check out her site here.

Shawshank in 3 Minutes

Fantastic musical summary of a fantastic movie.

TRAILER: Inglorious Basterds (Aug 2009)

Directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Brad Pitt, voice of Samuel L. Jackson, Mike Myers, BJ Novak, Julia Dreyfus.

I'm not typically a fan of his films outside of Pulp Fiction, but this looks excellent.

Ali G - Playoff Rings

TNT and the NBA were brilliant enough to have Ali G star in the adverts promoting the 2008 NBA Championships. Here are some of my favorites that I don't recall seeing at the time.

TED: Naturally 7 Beatbox

I want these guys to be my entourage wherever I go so I can have entrance music on command.

TIME: Michael Jackson's Songs and You

In the above click, Time interviews regular people on the street about their thoughts on MJ's songs and passing.

Nowhere did the news spread faster than in cyberspace; get a load of some of these stats from Yahoo! (borrowed from Silicon Alley Insider):

1. Y! News reached 16.4m UV's in a day, beating out the previous record of 15.1 from election day.
2. Hourly record of 4m visitors between 3 and 4pm Fri PST
3. Y!'s front page story on MJ's passing was highest clicking story in Y! history, generating 800k clicks within 10 minutes

Why all the buzz? Obviously the man was larger than life, not only because of his music but because of his numerous eccentricities. True, there was definitely a time when he went off the deep end a little bit and only a few peopl actually know what he may or may not be guilty of. But if you had the life that he had, it would be a rare thing to come out on the other end without needing some serious counseling, medication, and more likely both. Jackson went went from child to Megastar overnight and was forced to deal with all the pressure, attention and expectation that comes along with it. It's clear he made mistakes along the way, like we all do.

Still unsure how big a deal his career and music was to the world? Check out some of these facts:

• +300m records sold worldwide
• Thriller remains the biggest-selling album in history
• Jackson's is the third most frequent feature in Madame Tussauds museums, being beat out only by Elvis and Madonna (both of whom have six each)
• Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.