Dude Films Some Shit in a Snowstorm

Found via Neatorama, this video was filmed Saturday, edited at (seemingly) the speed of light, and uploaded Sunday.  

The subject is New York City during the recent blizzard.  This piece is eerie, moving, and strangely inspirational by the end.  Roger Ebert had this to say:

"This film deserves to win the Academy Award for best live-action short subject.
(1) Because of its wonderful quality. (2) Because of its role as homage. It is directly inspired by Dziga Vertov's 1929 silent classic 'Man With a Movie Camera.' (3) Because it represents an almost unbelievable technical proficiency. It was filmed during the New York blizzard of Dec. 26, and Jamie Stuart e-mailed it to me with this time stamp: December 27, 2010 4:18:18 PM CST.
 
"You can tell from the cinematography he knew exactly what he was doing and how to do it. He held the Vertov film in memory. Stuart must already been thinking of how he would do the edit and sound. Any professional will tell you the talent exhibited here is extraordinary."

I watched this twice, and I'm glad to have stumbled across it.  I normally have a particularly hard time, emotionally, during the holidays.  This video gave me some things to think about in reference to human spirit, the inevitability of our environment, and hope at the dying of the year.  Hmmm.  

"Man in a Blizzard," also known as "Idiot With A Tripod":

Rep. Tom Coburn, (R) OK: All Americans Will Have to Sacrifice! Lower Class Americans: You Mean Us, Right?

Here's a hint to dumbasses calling for Americans to tighten their belts: don't do it during the holiday season.  It's a sensitive subject for many of us.

Please sir, can I have some more?  Uh, money? 

In discussing the incoming Congress and the balance of power shifting due to an increased Republican presence on the Hill, this CNN article had an interesting quote (thanks to Shakesville for pointing this out):

"However, Republicans have made clear that cutting spending is their top priority. Incoming House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is promising weekly votes on spending cuts, and conservative Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma warned of a national catastrophe if the deficit doesn't get reduced.

"'There will not be one American that will not be called to sacrifice' under the needed spending cuts to deal with the deficit, Coburn said on 'FOX News Sunday.'"

I would like to point out:  Mr. Coburn voted to extend the infamous "Bush Era" tax cuts for the rich.  I can think of SOME Americans that he doesn't want to call to sacrifice.

Mother.  Fucker.

Don't call ME to sacrifice, Mr. Coburn.  I've sacrificed enough.  I wasn't able to give my fucking mother a Christmas present this year, sir.  Were you?

You dare ask for Americans to give MORE to our tanking economy-- while preserving the wealth of the financial top percentile of the nation?  What kind of GD sense does that make?  This is not a sacrifice Coburn and his slimy ilk is asking America to make, it's a sacrifice he's asking poor America to make.

From another CNN article:

"The richest 1% of U.S. households had a net worth 225 times greater than that of the average American household in 2009, according to analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal think tank. That's up from the previous record of 190 times greater, which was set in 2004."

The gap between rich and poor is widening, dude, and I'm not interested in covering the asses of the rich and powerful.  I'd like my family to have a happy Christmas next year, and we're not going to be able to do so under your plan, Mr. Coburn.  Get a clue!  During a time where poor kids in New York have to send pleas for gifts to Chelsea gay Santas in order to have a holiday, you come up with this fuckery?

 I could just spit. 

 Tom Coburn at open mic night.

Oh WAIT!  I'm taking this too seriously.  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  Silly me!  He's JOKING.  I'm going to name him Comedian of the Week!  Clever man.

Because he HAS to be joking.  Right?

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This Made Me Bawl Like a Bitch

This gay couple in Chelsea, for reasons they don't understand, got hundreds of letters to Santa.

What is there to do but play Santa?

Voguing: Not Just For Aging Queens

Watch this video, and see how silly gay dances solve everything! 

Really though, it's cool how these guys are taking voguing and turning it into something to bring homeless youths together.