The China Disabled Persons Performing Arts Troupe

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Don't kid yourself; these folks got game: From their website: China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe was founded in 1987. With the support and cares of the whole society, the Performing Troupe bears the dreams of people with disabilities and creates a special art which delights audiences, purifies the soul with Truth, Honesty and Virtue, encourage people by strong will, … Read More

Last Week’s News Auto-tuned

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  The best part is the duet with Katie Couric….. Lyrics: You gotta do it like this. Shawty, ready, set, go!RM: This was a pretty remarkable week on the gay marriage frontFirst of all, to have a state like IowaMG: What you tryna say about IowaRM: Not the east coast stateMG: East coastRM: Not the left coast stateMG: Left coastRM: … Read More

What The Brits Are Getting All Viral About This Week

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47 year old Susan Boyle walked onto the stage of the TV talent show "Britain's Got Talent".  An unemployed frumpy middle-aged church volunteer from Scotland who admitted that she had "never been kissed", Ms. Boyle told Simon Cowell and the other judges that her dream was to be a singer.  The audience quietly snickered at the train wreck they expected … Read More

Guaranteed To Make You Smile

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Another public "event" in the style of ImprovEverywhere. This one took place in a central station in Antwerp, Belgium a few weeks ago: In fact, I'm digging it so much, I'm going to leave at the top of this blog for a few days.

Associated Press Isn’t Very Bright

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The Associated Press is sent a cease-and-desist letter to WTNQ-FM in Tennessee accusing the country music radio station of copyright violation. Now, there are a couple of things to keep in mind: WTNQ-FM is an AP affiliate; The so-called incident came about because the radio station embedded a video from AP's channel on Youtube. Apparently, the Associated Press doesn't seem to understand … Read More

And The Winner Goes To…

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Improv Everywhere. For those unfamiliar with the group, they stage a lot of real-world improv "events".  Like going into a mall pretending to be average mall shoppers, splitting up, meeting in the food court, and then suddenly breaking into a musical to the amazement of real mallrats. Yesterday, the improv group released the video of their latest improv which took place… … Read More

Study: Facebook, YouTube At Work Make Better Employees

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It's science.  Don't argue with it: Caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? It'll make you a better employee, according to an Australian study that shows surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity. The University of Melbourne study showed that people who use the Internet for personal reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive that … Read More

Before They Were Famous…

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Michael Emerson (Ben from Lost) did an educational film for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1992.  He comes in at the -12:00 mark.   That was for you, Emily. And for me… Evangeline Lilly (Kate from Lost) did a phone sex ad: Brad Pitt did a Pringles commercial: Paul Rudd did a French Nintendo commercial: A barely-recognizable Ben Affleck did … Read More