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Eclectic Method: Fly on Your Head

Eclectic Method: Fly on Your Head

We try to avoid politics here on, but we think most people agree that the winner of the 2020 U.S. Vice Presidential debate was the fly that parked it on Mike Pence’s head. Remixer Eclectic Method got to work quickly recapping the most notable event of the night with this amusing little ditty, vocalized by Kamala Harris herself.

President for One Day

President for One Day

The U.S. has had 45 presidents, most of whom served for at least a full term in office. But back in 1849, David Rice Atchison was the de facto president of our country for roughly a day. Half as Interesting explains how this happened, and why it’s still debated to this day.

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Run Tom Run

Run Tom Run

Filmmaker Stephen Vitale and actor Miles Fisher poke fun at the political landscape by declaring none other than Tom Cruise as a candidate for the 2020 US Presidential election. He certainly has more experience saving the world than most people, so why not? Now about that scientology thing…

Killer Ratings (Trailer)

Killer Ratings (Trailer)

Netflix’s documentary is about a wildly popular Brazilian TV show host. Wallace Souza claimed he started an anti-crime show to help people. He would go on to parlay his show’s popularity to become a politician. But investigations allege that he was more criminal than savior.

LWT: Astroturfing

LWT: Astroturfing

(PG-13: Language) John Oliver tackles the very real and very dangerous idea of corporations and their intermediaries that set up supposed “grassroots” movements to defend flawed products and ram their agendas down the throats of an often unknowing public.

Zuckerberg: A Bad Lip Reading

Zuckerberg: A Bad Lip Reading

“So when I have The Facebook, do I also have the Internet?” Bad Lip Reading pokes fun at the congressional hearings of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, replacing the often uncomfortable and uninformed interrogation with an similarly awkward series of questions and answers.

Return to High Chaparral

Return to High Chaparral

About a year ago, MEL Films visited a Syrian refugee camp set up at a Wild West theme park in Sweden. While most documentarians would have left the story there, they decided to go back to see what happened in the wake of the changing political climate.

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Triumph at Trump’s Inauguration

Triumph at Trump’s Inauguration

(PG-13, Crude humor) “The sun – just one more of the many big stars that refused to show up to this event.” Aaaand that’s about the only thing we can safely quote about Triumph the Insult Comic Dog’s recent trip to Washington.

The Oldest Cocktail Bar in Paris

The Oldest Cocktail Bar in Paris

Harry’s New York Bar isn’t located in the Big Apple – it’s in Paris, France. In business since 1911, it’s not just a wonderful little speakeasy, it’s also held a straw poll every year since 1924, accurately predicting all but two U.S. elections since it started the tradition.

Adam Ruins the Border Wall

Adam Ruins the Border Wall

Adam Conover looks at Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico from a completely practical standpoint. This monstrosity would cost us tens of billions, assuming it could actually be built and staffed, and not solve the problem it’s intended to fix.

Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

When the President’s mother is killed by a supernatural creature, it fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers in Timur Bekmambetov’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

The Canada Party

The Canada Party

(NSFW: Language) It’s a big bowl of politically incorrect, but Chris Cannon’s video declaring The Canada Party as a potential presidential candidate pokes as much fun at them as us. (Thanks Kevin!)

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Last Dictator Standing

Last Dictator Standing

Chicken x politics: Dean Blumberg’s ad for South African restaurant chain Nando’s parodies the remaining dictators left in the world; it entertains and leaves you thinking too. (Thanks Ange!)

Obama Owns a Computer

Obama Owns a Computer

Non-partisan amusement: here’s the President’s snappy response when asked if he owns a computer on Spanish television. It’s official: he doesn’t have to borrow one. (Thanks Steve!)

Rent is Too Damn High: The Song

Rent is Too Damn High: The Song

The Gregory Brothers finally got their hands on New York gubernatorial candidate Jimmy McMillan’s classic “Rent is Too Damn High!” debate speech, and turned it into a catchy tune. Sing along!

2011 Death and Taxes Poster

2011 Death and Taxes Poster
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Regardless of whether you applaud or puke over how the government is spending the discretionary budget, there are fascinating details to review in Jess Bachman’s 2011 Death and Taxes poster.

Video: The Power Gap

Video: The Power Gap

Historical power structures and distributions aren’t exactly casual conversation, but The Power Gap succinctly distills these topics into an animated infographic a-la The Crisis of Credit.

World Leader Photographs

World Leader Photographs

Literally the most powerful pictures ever, Michael Platon’s World Leader Photographs were a semi-impromptu project taken over the course of five days at the United Nations.

Funny: Zombie Reagan

Funny: Zombie Reagan

Eat this, Pelosi: anyone with half a brain would steer clear of partisan politics, but Zombie Reagan is the ultimate answer to breathing undead life into a party on its last limbs.

Art: Invaded Space

Art: Invaded Space

Adam Richardson uses humor and irony to address a politically sensitive topic with Invaded Space; taken at face value, it blends Boston.com’s war photography with 8-bit retro goodness.

Movie Trailer: Invictus

Movie Trailer: Invictus

A potent mix of sports and history, Invictus is the true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) and a rugby team captain (Matt Damon) bring political change to South Africa.

Layar x Recovery.gov

Layar x Recovery.gov

Augmented reality goes political with Sunlight Labs’ Recovery.gov and Layar mashup; it gives us a tangible idea of where the $787 billion in Uncle Sam’s pocket change has gone.

Short Film: Duelity

Short Film: Duelity

Kudos to VFS students Marcos Ceravolo and Ryan Uhrich for tackling an emotionally charged topic with wit and irony: Duelity puts creationism and evolution in each other’s shoes.

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