Archive for the 'Videos' Category

Saving the Whales? Or Leftover WWII Resentment?

Friday, November 7th, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYpfXNov2kw

The Discovery channel has been airing this commercial (actually, a little bit longer version) to the annoyance of me and my mother (and hopefully other Asians?)  Notice trigger words such as “the Japanese” and um, “it’s up to US to stop THEM.”
Let’s get something straight.  Whaling is bad.  No doubt about it.  But when you […]

Music: The Unfortunate Twist by Time Machine

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCyuEQKNyvA

A cute video with sleek design and animation.

All Asians Have Beef With Other Asians

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoFamDZkb-0

Above is a clip of Dave Chapelle’s stand-up talking about Asians (contains some swearing, probably NSFW.)
In it, he points out that Asians “have beef with other Asians,” and uses the example of mistaking a Korean person for a Chinese person. I have to say that this is an unfortunate truth in many cases, especially […]

Disney Offers No Dental Plan for Fireflies

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLliH_XiQqA

OK, so we all know that Disney, or the pathetic shell of what used to be Disney, had to go back to the drawing board in order to come up with a less-offensive version of 2009’s animated The Princess and The Frog.
Watch the trailer and you’ll see an adorable Princess (albeit with straightened hair) avoiding […]

If Only My 5th Grade Teacher Was This Cool

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfUPeVfrvlg

An awesome animated short about owls that a 5th grade teacher made for his students.  If teachers did this sort of thing for every subject they were passionate about, the world would be a lot smarter.
Source: Drawn!

Font Conference

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

A hilarious look at what fonts would be like as people.

A lot of people outside of the design world might not realize how much personality fonts actually have, and by changing a number of variables (spacing, boldness, positioning, color) you can express limitless ideas. I was once asked to change the font of someone’s […]

It’s Been a Crazy Two Months

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

…And all I have to offer is this music video inspired by Bollywood movies sung in Spanish featuring Natalie Portman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPU1dtqrtho

I came back to America at the beginning of June and I have to say that I still feel like I’m adjusting to being back home. I am not sure why I have been absent […]

Japanese Version of the Office

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Despite having never seen the show (I know, just shoot me now), I found this clip extremely funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bDQl9ueNfg

Here are my attempts at translating the mangled Japanese:
“Hello.  This is Pam.”
“Pam.  Pam, Pam, Pam, Pam…..-san.” (-san is the equivalent to “Mr./Mrs./Miss”)
“?? What is it?”
“(couldn’t understand)”
“I am Japan’s most interesting boss.” (holds up mug that says the same […]

Algorithm March…with Ninja!

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDSGmx8c2AM

Hopefully this video will make up for my lack of posting lately–school is coming to an end and of course all papers are magically due at the same time.
Anyway, this is the Algorithm March, which is featured as part of children’s programming in the morning on Japanese TV.  Basically they show you how to […]

Women’s Only Okonomiyaki Eating Contest

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

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I am so glad I was able to find a video of this ridiculous competition, in which four women competed to see who could eat the most okonomiyaki. I saw this on TV and was completely mesmerized.
For those unfamiliar, okonomiyaki is a Kansai dish […]