I’m an admitted grammar geek, you know, and — or rather & — I’m really getting a kick out of these quick little videos from leftside-rightside.com. This one contains a whole bunch of facts that I had no idea about! I love it when you can learn something cool when you’re not even trying!
Category Archives: Video
Wanda Sykes: Coming Out as Black
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me – Gay vs. Black (HBO) – YouTube.
Wanda may be the funniest woman on earth. The best two minutes and fifteen seconds of your day, I’ll bet!
DOMA Hurts Gay Military Couples [VIDEO]
DOMA Hurts Gay Military Couples After DADT Repeal, Says U.S. Marine Corps Captain Matthew Phelps.
On the heels of the one-year anniversary of the end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” U.S Marine Corps Captain Matthew Phelps made history when he became the first gay man to propose marriage to his boyfriend Ben Schock at the White House.
Now the newly engaged couple are featured in a new video that demonstrates how the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, counteracts many of the benefits same-sex military spouses should be receiving in the wake of the DADT repeal.
Meanwhile, the Obama Administration has urged the Supreme Court to strike down DOMA when it hears arguments next month.
The Obama administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense Of Marriage Act in a brief that calls the law unconstitutional because it violates “the fundamental guarantee of equal protection.” HuffPo
Eine Kleine Ukulele Muzik
Check this out, courtesy of my BFF, currently snowed-in in New York, who is a big cheese in the opera world. I just LOVE this! Königin der Nacht from Die Zauberflote. (The Queen of the Night aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, for all ya’ll ‘Mericans.)
By the way, this ukulele-wielding soprano is Laila Salome Fischer. Awesome!
MP’s Heartfelt Speech on Marriage Equality in the UK
Here’s a clip of Mike Freer, a Tory MP, in the House of Commons with a common sense, no nonsense defense of marriage equality. Americans should listen to Mr. Freer and contemplate his message. To me what it really all boils down to is “some in the church don’t like it, so we shouldn’t do it.” And I say to that, “Bloody bollocks!”
H/T Andrew Sullivan, on whose site I first saw this.
Grammar Geek Fun
I love these videos! The best part, though, are some of the chalked asides that appear for only a second or two. Very clever. Very clever, indeed.
P.S. — Savvy marketing disguised as fun! (The best kind!)
Congratulations to EastSiders
Here’s a screenshot of the EastSiders Kickstarter page. They raised more than $10,000 more than their target. That’s excellent for them — and excellent for those of us who enjoy this type of entertainment. You know, authentic, not co-opted by the studios, thus, well, better.
I’m proud to have been a supporter of this venture. I can’t wait to see the result either.
I tracked and wrote about this Kickstarter campaign HERE. Read it, please. I think it’s an excellent model to use when thinking about funding in this manner.
Jimmy Fallon & Brian Williams — Slow Jam the Debt Ceiling
Says commenter “netbird” on this post on YouTube: Jimmy Fallon (and The Roots, and the entire crew, truth be told) managed to bring a breath of fresh air into the arguably pasty late night scene. They changed the late night television panorama so much in these last couple of years — my hat’s off to all of them — and this clip is the perfect example of that.
I couldn’t agree more. I love Fallon, but I can’t help thinking how awesome Brian Williams is, too. I mean, can you imagine Chet Huntley or David Brinkley slow jamming the news? Yeah, me neither.
RAW Television — Refine Your Palette with This Treat
Are you familiar with RAW at all?
RAW is set in a restaurant of the same name in Dublin, Ireland and is broadcast on RTE (Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcaster – more or less – of Ireland). This clip is from the current series of six episodes now airing in Ireland.
The show is anchored by the truly astonishing Damon Gameau, an Aussie who plays bombastic and often egomaniacal head chef Geoff. In this clip, you see Geoff returning to RAW after a long absence and you see his lover, Pavel, dead in his arms in a brief flashback. Krystof Hadek gave an achingly beautiful portrayal of Pavel. He humanized Geoff and was a soft-spoken anchor for Geoff and the restaurant.
It’s the type of elegant, yet visceral, drama that is utterly lacking from American television. Especially network broadcast television.
Most Entertaining Grammar Lesson You’ll Have Today
This makes me smile. Yes, I am a geek, but still, this is terrific. Three minutes and forty-four seconds of nerdball delight. AND, you’ll learn something!
One Last Word 