remember back in the 80's and 90's when mtv had music videos? they decided to put them all online, including some newer ones. enjoy.
http://www.mtvmusic.com/

oh santa cruz...
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_10837899

shepard fairey did the now famous obama four-color "hope" poster and the classic "andre the giant"/obey sticker. here are some spoofs people have done, my favorites are the bob hope and luke skywalker ones.
http://www.posterpage.ch/exhib/ex216oba/ex216oba.htm

there's a "your momma's so fat" battle with presidential candidates as the subject on twitter. a few choice quotes:
Yo mama so fat, she authorized a $700 billion bailout of Dairy Queen.
Yo mama so fat, she thinks the G8 is a Value Meal.
Your mama so fat, when they asked which menus she reads, she said "You know, all of 'em."
You moms so fat ACORN registered her to vote *three* times.

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/21/playing-the-presiden.html

oh the cosby show. is there no domestic matter it can't solve with light humor?

i like the test where they explosively remove a blade from the engine. it's kind of reassuring to know that next time i'm flying i don't have to worry too much about a turbofan blade slicing through the cabin if the engine goes. they also throw a bird in and flood an engine with water.
http://www.oobject.com/category/jet-engine-test-videos/

an article in wired about arduino, the board i use for my electronics projects. they talk about similarities between open source hardware and open source software and how people can make money off it.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/magazine/16-11/ff_openmanufacturing?currentPage=all#

the british SAS used laundromats to find terrorists by secretly analyzing all the clothes for bomb residue.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/03/AR2008100301978.html

this guy's pumpkins are nuts.
http://www.villafanestudios.com/pumpkins.htm

in california the phrase "yeah right" is used to question the legitimacy of something. for example:
mckenzie: "level 5 vegans don't eat anything that casts a shadow."
dylan: "yeah right. you're full of it."

i found out in boston that "yeah right" is used to agree with something. for example:
larry: "i love the texas bbq ribs and cornbread at Red Bones."
frank: "yeah, right? they're wicked good."

yes, i heard "wicked" used. i was just as surprised as when i heard "eh?" used in canada. i thought both catch phrases had been used so often to make fun of the locals that they would have stopped using them. way to power through guys.

i'm currently in a parade. i'm the prettiest boy in the world!
but having so many people staring at me is kind of weird.

this is the most dedicated radio host i've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn-q4dakss0

thank you google for making the internet a safer place. their new feature asks if you're really sure you want to send that drunken email at 2am.
http://hackaday.com/2008/10/07/prevent-drunk-emails-with-the-mail-goggles-feature/

who's considered "essential" in a flu pandemic? health workers, grocery store employees, utility workers... and computer nerds too, right?
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/06/who-is-essential-dur.html

i joined twitter today against my will so that i could follow katie and jennipher's super secret posts. i still refuse to write any posts of my own though.

"pinball, it's a fever!"

i thought Tommy was one of those cultural literacy movies that everyone should watch, until i saw it. same goes for The Wall. which brings me a to a bigger question, did anything worthwhile happen in the 70's?