Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” as performed by 331 different movies, cut together by Ross John Fearnley.
How the US Crushed the Iraqi Army In Only 100 Hours of Combat
The Daily Mail explains the overwhelming victory of Operation Desert Storm.
“When Saddam Hussein ordered the Iraqi army to invade Kuwait in 1990, America vowed to lead a global coalition to push him back. What followed was one of the most comprehensive victories in military history, where age-old tactics and modern technology combined to crush Saddam’s army in just 100 hours of combat. In doing so, America established itself as the world’s lone superpower and helped define how modern wars would be fought.”
Coffee Break
- Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College: ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project. [NY Mag]
- Why Some Young People Are “Quitting” Music: From no-buy years to dumb phones and social media detoxes, people are rethinking their consumption. Now, some are questioning their relationship with music – is tuning out the next step in a wider movement of self-reclamation? [Dazed]
- Man Bitten by 200 Snakes Helps Scientists Create a Super Antivenom [Gizmodo]
- Lena Dunham – Why I Broke Up With New York [The New Yorker]
How Live Nation Is Devouring the Live Music Industry
The Wall Street Journal looks into the gigantic assholes ruining live music.
Jon on Trump’s First 100 Days
“Jon Stewart takes a look at Trump’s first 100 days: from plummeting approval ratings to unfulfilled promises on immigration, health, and the economy, to destroying his reputation as a shrewd negotiator with China and Ukraine.”
Pub Choir Covers “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Pub Choir is a pretty neat Australian music project where people go and learn to sing popular songs in three-part harmony as part of a large crowd. At every Pub Choir show over the last 2.5 years, each audience sang one line from Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” as a group until the whole song was complete.
The final product, featuring 102,974 singers, has finally been released.
Matt Berry Reads a Letter from South Park Creators to the MPAA
English actor, comedian, musician, and writer Matt Berry reads an amazing letter from Matt Stone to the MPAA at Royal Albert Hall.
“Prior to the release of South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut in 1999, the movie’s creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, were asked repeatedly by the MPAA to alter the film in order for it to gain an R rating rather than an NC-17. Matt Stone responded to this request with this memo.”