Tag: videos

  • Trippy Sesame Street: part 2

    This is the second part in my look back at exceptionally trippy Sesame Street animated segments. As always, if you have a suggestion for this series feel free to contact me.See part 1 here. On to the videos!  A Loaf of Bread, A Container of Milk, and a Stick of ButterHere’s a video that shouldn’t…

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  • Trippy Sesame Street: part 1

    Sesame Street was created in the late 60’s and takes place in a zero-crime urban area where giant birds and talking monsters are normal. Even by those standards, some of the animated segments shown on Sesame Street in those early days are mind-bogglingly trippy. Let’s explore, shall we? Lost Boy Remembers His Way HomeHow this…

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  • How to survive a nuclear blast

    In the mid-20th century, Americans were concerned with surviving a new threat: nuclear weapons. Unlike previous types of bombs, nukes could wipe out entire cities in a single blast, burn the surrounding area, and give survivors cancer and other serious health problems. Thankfully, American scientists invented two foolproof methods of surviving a nuclear blast: hiding…

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  • Bookmark: Auto-Tune the News

    Auto-tune is the latest pop music novelty. Thanks to auto-tune, singers like T-Pain sound like a robot designed to output R&B hits. Michael Gregory (no relation, afaik) has taken auto-tune to a new extreme: singing along with the news. And it’s amazing. But you don’t have to take my word for it. I’ll stop typing…

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