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Veracifier, 29 April 2008
In this clip from a presidential news conference, President Bush describes increasing energy prices as "a tax on working people," condemning Congress for blocking his proposals to expand domestic energy production. He claims that environmentally sound drilling in Alaska's wildlife reserve could produce an extra million barrels of oil a day, a 20 percent rise in US production that would reduce gas prices and lessen America's reliance on foreign oil. The clip appears to be edited down, but five minutes is still a lengthy address to make a fairly straightforward point.
Posted 9:30, 5 May 2008
This abstract was written by
John Lister
and edited by Brijit.
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zooyorkmedia, 24 April 2008
Manhattan-based skateboarding brand Zoo York held a contest: Film how you spread their logo. If original enough, your clip will end up on the brand's YouTube channel. The latest addition, added April 24, filmed MTV-style, shows a crew spray painting the brand's logo onto the backs of hundreds of cockroaches. They then released them (riding boards and bikes, of course) on Manhattan sidewalks, right between the horrified public. The real treat is at the end, as one of Zoo York's meat-eating maestro's has a cockroach for a snack, washed down with a beer. A decent distraction, if unappetizing.
Posted 10:30, 28 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Guido van den Anker
and edited by Brijit.
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NewYorkerDotCom, 14 April 2008
On October 15, 1999, Nicholas White was working late in the McGraw-Hill Building in New York City. On his way upstairs after a cigarette break, the elevator stopped between floors, trapping White for 41 hours. Set to a somber piano tune, this video is the elapsed time security camera footage of White trying to escape. This strange footage raises many questions and accompanies a New Yorker report linked in the sidebar about White's story and elevator safety in general.
Posted 3:16, 24 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Francis Merlie
and edited by Brijit.
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VancouverFilmSchool, 17 April 2008
This earnest testimonial for Gorilla Food, a raw food restaurant in Vancouver, mirrors the West Coast vibe for all things organic and environmentally friendly. One customer says the vegan chef makes "nutritious delicious," and a nutritionist even goes so far as to say "you can taste the love." As a stand-alone piece produced by a Vancouver Film School student it's somewhat lacking in standard conventions (such as including the restaurant's address), but it does raise hopes for more alternatives to fast food.
Posted 2:03, 24 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Adrienne Jenkins
and edited by Brijit.
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BarackObamadotcom, 17 April 2008
Forget the bowling alley -- Barack Obama is a hoops maven. In this segment, he demonstrates his ability on the hardwood against some US troops at Fort Bragg. His former college coach gives him props, but one has to wonder if his opponents took it a little easy on him, wary of injuring the possible next Commander-in-Chief. Humorously, host Bryant Gumbel describes Obama's play in terms of team leadership, as if that will translate well to the Oval Office come November.
Posted 11:41, 24 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Ron Kaplan
and edited by Brijit.
Germany has a new tourist attraction: the cuddly white Wilbaer. ITN provides a glimpse of the recently debuted polar bear cub, one of several German polar bears born in captivity. The video features close-up shots of the adorable cub swimming and walking the enclosure with his attentive mother. Zoo handlers initially kept Wilbaer's December birth secret for fear of a visitor glut. Now German newscasters predict that, like Knut, Wilbaer will soon become a commercial sensation. You know what you're getting into with this clip: one-and-a-half minutes of adorable.
Posted 11:39, 24 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Bethany Stotts
and edited by Brijit.
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BattingStances, 12 April 2008
A pair of fans ably ape batting stances from a long list of current and former Boston Red Sox: David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Jason Varitek, Kevin Youkilis, Nomar Garciaparra, Mo Vaughn, and Ted Williams. Like caricature, the impressions emphasize what's inherently funny in the famous stances. This is most interesting to Red Sox fans, of course. Fans of Boston's division rivals have probably seen these swings more than they'd like to already, but most casual baseball fans probably will find something to laugh at here.
Posted 11:06, 24 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Bryan Fagan
and edited by Brijit.
in YouTube
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StuckinVermont, 16 April 2008
This isn't the cafeteria food we grew up on -- chipotle squash chili with apple quesadillas and root vegetable tater tots are just some of the culinary innovations whipped up at the Iron Chef-style competition for Vermont students. Skip the last two minutes, which are a collage set to music by a local band. But the first half is inspiration for parents and schools wanting to integrate healthy, local food into their lunch programs. For budding chefs, on the other hand, this clip will feature too little actual cooking.
Posted 10:50, 24 April 2008
This abstract was written by
Adrienne Jenkins
and edited by Brijit.
in YouTube
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karinmoveon, 17 April 2008
The political pressure group MoveOn.org, which aims to bring ordinary voters back into the political process, presents two minutes of edited highlights of the ABC-hosted Democratic primary debate, designed to show the network's obsession with personal bickering rather than meaningful policy. All the usual suspects are here: the Bosnian snipers, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and William Ayres. But it's an ineffective piece because there's no way to know how representative the clips are of the entire debate -- and given the group's philosophy, it's odd that YouTube's comments feature is disabled for this video.
Posted 4:36, 18 April 2008
This abstract was written by
John Lister
and edited by Brijit.
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BarackObamadotcom, 17 April 2008
Apparently still seething from the recent debate on ABC, Obama’s team presents a clip of him addressing supporters the following day. He condemns the tactics of engaging in personal politics rather than debating issues (which he claims Hillary Clinton learned from Republicans), concluding by symbolically brushing his shoulders as if to ignore such attacks. The irony is that in this entire four-minute clip -- which supposedly represents his views free of media spin -- Obama doesn’t put forward a single specific policy proposal.
Posted 4:34, 18 April 2008
This abstract was written by
John Lister
and edited by Brijit.