I can fix nearly anything with duct tape, paper clips, and baking soda.
By Peter Brauer
This is hands down the best Rube Goldberg machine I have ever seen. And the music is pretty good too. OkGo has another web hit on their hands. Check the youtube video after the jump. Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan
By Peter Brauer
Too bad MADTV beat them to the punch. Check out this sketch featuring the iPad Feminine Product.
By Peter Brauer
There is open revolt in Iran right now. I have seen it. For the last two days videos of the people asserting their freedom in the face of tyranny have appeared on youtube. The online video sharing site is a bastion for freedom. Iranians may not have the freedom of speech, but they speak. The government is… Read More
By Peter Brauer
Watch the popten exclusive real video story of Santa Claus. To keep with the times and provide the nicest toys, Santa was forced earn money by promoting everything from Coke-Cola to M&M’s. His unlimited supply of soda and sweets made him fatter and fatter. When his doctor told him he has type two diabetes, Santa couldn’t stop… Read More
By Peter Brauer
It is really hard to remember what life was like when 1999 turned into 2000. When I try to think back I realize that nearly everything thing in my life has changed. While I would like to take credit for all the changes, I cannot. Advances in technology allow me to do things today that I would have… Read More
By Peter Brauer
The Muppet Studio posted this amazing version of Bohemian Rhapsody 6 days ago. It is up to 7.8 million views as of today. I can’t remember any video that climbed at such a rate. The newly created Muppet Studio channel is the number one most viewed and subscribed channel of the week. Which basically means the… Read More
By Peter Brauer
One year ago today America changed forever. I was near Times Square when Obama was projected the winner. We decided to check out the scene. What I saw opened my heart and made it sing. The universal joy and sense of mutual accomplishment was astounding. This is a video I made with the highlights of the night. … Read More
By Peter Brauer
Have I got a new band or what. Robbie Guertin (Guitar and Vocals) and Tyler Sargent (Bass) of Clap You Hands Say Yeah have formed a new art collective and band called Uninhabitable Mansions. I just caught their show last Thursday at the Bell House at an event sponsored by the Gothamist in the CMJ festival. … Read More
By Peter Brauer
I just had the pleasure of watching The Guild seasons 1 and 2 on a sweet two-disc set. I remember watching season 1 on the internet when it came out a couple of years ago. But I must say this show is definitely best when packaged together on one DVD. While each season is… Read More
By Peter Brauer
Last week I stumbled on one of most revolutionary political parties in New York. It is called the Rent is too Damn High Party. One look at the web page, and I was sold. Jimmy McMillian (pictured above), a self avowed investigator and activist, is running for mayor of New York. He will be… Read More
Tomorrow marks 100 days since the BP oil spill in the gulf. I know they “successfully” capped it, but as long as that sucker is still leaking, I’m saying there is still an oil spill. But this disaster got me thinking a lot about the good old days of folk – when popular music regularly included anthems… Read More
Unless you have been living under a rock, you are quite familiar with the body (of work) of Isaiah Mustafa. Mustafa is a former wide-receiver in the NFL, and currently has a talent contract with NBC. He might be better known to you as The Old Spice Guy (heretofore known in this post as OSG). But just in… Read More