from Ted Talks - For tens of thousands of years our ancestors understood the world through myths, and the pace of change was glacial. The rise of scientific understanding transformed the world within a few centuries.

Gets Turk of the Week for collecting signatures for Progressive Change Campaign Commitee.

Rachel interviews Jamie Leigh Jones, who was raped by her coworkers at KBR and is fighting to have her case heard in court, rather than through binding arbitration. 10/21/2009

Amazon.com has screwed this up very badly. Please check out the video and then go to amazon and click on help and click on contact and send them an email. Mirror this or make your own video to get this... more inside

Two minutes on how the media fails to cover important issues. If we were as empty headed as the media, we would be an abomination against life.

"Narrated by Academy Award® Winner Forest Whitaker, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES is an unsettling and inspiring look at today's popular music industry featuring interviews and performances by Erykah Badu, Eric... more inside

My favourite Steel Panther track, with lyrics and music as awesome as always!

From YT: When The Man murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, BLACK DYNAMITE is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked... more inside

Intriguing way of presenting the original samples on which Prodigy's "Smack my bitch up" was based on.

This viral video was posted just 2 days ago, attempting to convince Tracy Morgan to join Twitter (and likely promoting the site mentioned at the beginning). As of this afternoon, you can find Tracy tweeting under @RealTracyMorgan. Great success.

Upon the video's release, many internet bloggers noticed similarities between the choreography of "Single Ladies" and that of a June 1969 performance by Gwen Verdon on The Ed Sullivan Show entitled "Mexican... more inside

The Age of Stupid is a film by Franny Armstrong, director of McLibel & founder of 10:10, and John Battsek, producer of One Day in September. The film is a drama-documentary-animation hybrid which stars... more inside

For all those who enjoyed Alain de Botton's excellent TED talk on envy, equality, and career success, here is the full documentary on which is was based. Fascinating!

Tom Waits press conference highlights. Cool and cryptic as ever. Make sure to watch the whole thing for the full effect.

Quick pop an unopened bottle. Requires 2 bottles.

Speed peel a potato

From Wikipedia: "Soulive is a jazz trio that originated in Woodstock, New York, and is known for its ripping solos and catchy, upbeat songs. The band consists of Eric Krasno (guitar), Alan Evans (drums), and Neal Evans (Hammond B3 organ, bass keys, clavinet). "