Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog

I've been looking for an embeddable version of this for a while, and I found it so I thought I'd post a little something fun this week (it's a musical!). This was project that developed during the writer's strike last spring. This was done relatively cheap (by Hollywood standards) and wouldn't usually qualify for WWW inclusion except that A) it's from the mind of Joss Whedon, and B) it exists solely as a web exclusive video. Shows you how far the web has come in just the last two years. Anyway, enjoy! I'll embed the whole thing first and also include the chaptered version below that.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog (full version)






Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog (Chapter 1)



Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog (Chapter 2)



Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog (Chapter 3)

A Different Colbert Report...

Haven't done much artistic on Web Worth Watching but I recently ran across these languid pieces from still photographer/filmmaker Gregory Colbert. Embedded here are a couple of excerpts of his work. Can't decide how I feel about these. Either they are hauntingly beautiful or horribly pretentious. I think it all depends on how jaded you are when you watch them.

Ashes and Snow: Feather to Fire


Flying Elephants Presents (Parts 1 & 2)


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Is It Always Greener on the Other Side?

When I first got out of college I lived in southern New Jersey, which had a lot of sod farms. Having cut a lot of grass in my teenage years (8 acres...usually once a week...walk-behind mower...I had good calves) I could appreciate the acre upon acre of well manicured grassland. But it did seem a little extravagant to, in essence, adopt a lawn.

Now, living in the parched American southwest I have developed a new appreciation for grass-free living. Here xeriscaping is all the rage. Don't get me wrong, I still do miss the feel (and especially the smell) of a newly mown lawn. But this week's films, all three parts of Isaac Brown and Eric Flagg's film, "Gimme Green," call into question the environmental impact of this national obsession.

Gimme Green (Part 1)



Gimme Green (Part 2)



Gimme Green (Part 3)


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Tales of a Weather Paparazzi (taken down)

Update (9/30): Seems like Current took this set of videos down. I'll keep looking for it else where and re-post if I can find it.

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As I type this, Hurricane Season is in full bloom. With Gustav now taking a back seat to the very scary TBD that is Ike, I started looking for interesting video on hurricanes. That led me to this 5-part, first person series about self-described "Weather Paparazzi" Doug Kiesling and his experience in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Some might refer to this as "weather porn," but if you've never been in a hurricane this is some pretty intense footage.

Part 1: The Day Before

Part 2: New Orleans, From Dusk Until Dawn

Part 3: Katrina On Canal Street

Part 4: The Escape From New Orleans

Part 5: New Orleans, The Day After Katrina


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