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7,000 Pairs of Unfilled Shoes Honor Children Lost to Gun Violence & Samantha Bee’s Prayers Are Answered | Video Worth Watching

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There have been 7,000 children lost to gun violence since the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut. The activist group AVAAZ made the impact of that statistic materially visible last Monday, March 12th, by arranging 7,000 pairs of empty shoes on a lawn near the Capitol Building, hoping to move the legislators inside to pass meaningful gun reform legislation.

Samantha Bee’s prayers are answered. A generation is coming that won’t repeat our mistakes.   [Read more…]

Stephen Hawking in Space & Time | Videos Worth Watching

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Stephen Hawking died early Wednesday morning, March 14th, (π Day), in Cambridge, England. He was 76 years old. Although he suffered from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) he was able to participate in civic life by virtue of the many devices designed to permit him to communicate and move around.

Here Stephen was a guest star in an episode of Star Trek : The Next Generation as a poker player along with Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein in a holodeck experience of Lieutenant Commander Data.

And this video captures him experiencing zero gravity, courtesy of a reduced-gravity aircraft in 2007. He obviously thoroughly enjoyed the experience. His last words in this video now oddly resonate with new meaning: “Space, here I come”.   [Read more…]

The Kids Are Marching Today | Videos Worth Watching

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Randy Rainbow refashions a mock “interview” with Dana Loesch into a mocking musical parody of “Kids”, the musical number performed by Paul Lynde from the play “Bye Bye Birdie”. Instead of posing the original’s question of “What’s the Matter With Kids Today?”, he showcases so much of what’s right with kids today.

Lewis Black is known for his impassioned, but crude, diatribes. Here in a February 24th, 2018 monologue he reflects on the surge of passionate activity of today’s kids and notes the similarity with the Vietnam era, and a crucial difference. [NSFW – language]

Analogies are never perfect (or in this case “purr-fect”), but there’s still merit in framing gun reform issues with this approach using cats.   [Read more…]

Top 10 Cool Inventions by Women That Changed the World | Video Worth Watching

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Time for a Top Ten list. Here’s one from Ms MoJo that’s light-hearted but revealing.   [Read more…]

Tiffany Haddish – Becoming “The Last Black Unicorn” – Extended Interview: The Daily Show | Video Worth Watching

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Here’s someone who’s name has been in the news quite a bit lately. If you’re not familiar with the comedy of Tiffany Haddish here’s an introduction by way of Trevor Noah’s The Daily Show. Some of Tiffany’s material can be crude, but in this recording has been bleeped for safety.   [Read more…]

HMT Rostock Folk-Quartett – Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy (Leadbelly) | Video Worth Watching

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This is “Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy” by Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly), arr. Moira Smiley. The body percussion is adapted from choreography of Evie Ladin. Performed by the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock Folk-Quartett.   [Read more…]

From Madagascar, the Valiha, a Sort of Bamboo Zither | Video Worth Watching

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The Valiha is a traditional instrument of Madagascar made from a local bamboo. It’s often characterized as the country’s national instrument. Here it is played by Linda Volahasiniaina, a Malagasy musician and composer.   [Read more…]

How International Women’s Day was celebrated around the world | Video Worth Watching

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How International Women’s Day was celebrated around the world: The Guardian provides glimpses of events in Paris, London, Madrid, Jerusalem, Kosovo, New Delhi, Karachi, and Rio de Janeiro.   [Read more…]

International Women’s Day 2018 : The Time Is Now | Another Video Worth Watching

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Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day 2018. Here’s a brief video from UN Women celebrating this year’s theme: The Time Is Now.   [Read more…]

Why The Rich Love Destroying Unions (‘Janus v. AFSCME’ case edition) | Video Worth Watching

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So what’s up with the U.S. Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME, a.k.a. Right-to-work (for less), case? NewsBroke’s Francesca Fiorentini provides some history, context and speculation on outcomes in her irreverent, witty and acerbic style.   [Read more…]

New Generation Joins Barrio Logan’s Long Fight | Video Worth Watching

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Here’s a vision for the future; a video by Adriana Heldiz for the Voice of San Diego introduces us to four individuals engaged in their Barrio Logan community and shaping its development.

Some readers may recognize the last person featured, Joaquín Junco, as a San Diego Free Press contributor. While a Southwestern College student, he provided many cartoons and illustrations for the San Diego Free Press as Junco Canché.   [Read more…]

Civil Rights Leader Who Desegregated U. of Georgia Reflects on Student-Led Movements of Today | Video Worth Watching

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Civil rights leader Charlayne Hunter-Gault, interviewed by Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman, reflects on her experiences desegregating the University of Georgia and on the contemporary student-led movements for gun reform.   [Read more…]

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