Friday Fun: Scooby Doo Theme + Ska Band

Nerdworld Soundtrack: Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro"

It's what I have playing right now, and it's fantastic, no?  Before you start thinking that I'm all fancy and sophisticated and cultured and whatever, let me tell you that I had completely forgotten about this piece until I heard it in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation that I was watching earlier (excellent flick, by the way, and how The Marriage of Figaro shows up in it is absolutely in keeping with my irreverent sense of humor!).

Awesome: Star Wars on Spanish Guitar

Merry Christmas!

Enjoy this traditional Latin Christmas carol sung by a great tenor who happens to be a Franciscan friar.  He's Italian, because of course.

Monday Therapy: The Bluesy Prince of Bel-Air

St. Crispin's Day 6 Centuries After Agincourt

It is the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt that was immortalized in Shakespeare's Henry V.  Here's that famous speech delivered by Kenneth Branagh:

A Contrarian's View on Star Wars Hype

I guess it does take some nerve to come right out and say this smack in the middle of the hype over the latest Star Wars trailer:

"... allow me the heresy of suggesting that all this craziness is over a movie. A movie that no one has yet seen. A movie based on another movie that was a great deal of fun 38 years ago and certainly stands as a major event in modern pop history, with or without the sequels, but that was — you may now ready the rocks for stoning — hardly a great work of cinema."

The writer then posits "the Footie Pajama Theory," which even though it does make sense, can't help but seem a little ... what's the word? ah, yes, condescending ... because of its very name.

Well, everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion about Star Wars and everything else.  I'm going to allow myself the hope that the new movie is better than the abominable prequels and their most egregious error.  I'm hoping that when the new movie premieres we can all have a little fun along the way.  I'll leave you with this:

Monday Therapy: A Cappella "Jurassic Park"

In honor of Jurassic World's new release (and overwhelming dominance at the box office - RAWR!), here's a cool video to tide you over until I can write a movie review:


Lest we forget, John Williams is the man!

Friday Fun Video: Doctor Who Does the Time Warp Again

Friday Fun Video: Peter Dinklage Sings About Tyrion's Survivability

I'll say this much: Tyrion Lannister's outlasted many another character on Game of Thrones so far.  Furthermore, Peter Dinklage is absolutely fabulous.

Friday Fun Video: Ultron Funk

I owe La Parisienne a big movie review for Avengers: Age of Ultron, but while I'm working on that, enjoy this as a placeholder:

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Today we're all Irish, my dears!  Have fun, be safe, and take a listen to an old favorite:

Here Are the Best 3 Minutes of Your Day. Guaranteed.

Is this Swedish sign language interpreter the new Numa Numa?

Your Hanukkah Earworm Is Here

Awesomeness: Epic Christmas Caroling

LOL: Weird Al at the Emmys

Highlight of the evening last night (OK, aside from Breaking Bad absolutely crushing its competition in 4 categories).

Friday Fun: Never Old To Be Happy in New Zealand

Take a look at this excellently charming video by the residents and staff of the Diana Isaac Retirement Village in Christchurch, New Zealand: 

Faith, Hope, Love, and FLAMENCO

Check out Spain's dancing priest Father Pepe.

Awesome Friday Fun Video: Low Brass Game of Thrones Theme

Friday Fun: OK Go and 28 Optical Illusions

Simply wonderful.