It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood….

Teletubbies

I love you

Super Friends

Get Smart

Crockett’s Theme – Jan Hammer – Miami Vice

Miami Vice – In the Air Tonight

To Live and Die in LA

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

A wartime consigliere

“Listen I throw these ideas out there, because I recognize the country I live in. Living in Michigan now, the main topic of conversation this week was the last episode of the ‘Bachelorette,’ and why did Ashley pick J.P. over Ben. That’s the country I live in, and they all vote. And I’d like to communicate with them,” the “Bowling for Columbine” writer/director said.

- CNN

Regardless of your politics, that quote stings a little.

You are being played to keep you on the corporate teet and make sure you don’t rise up. You have been convinced to do what you are told at a level that you no longer even realize it. Yes. You.

There is no one “the man” that is keeping us down. It’s the entire empire. The one that tells the black man he has to argue with another black man about “whose parents were worse and whose childhood was worse.” (see original and “you ain’t never been on probation“)  The “man” that tells the country kids about the working man blues. The one that sings Narcocorrido to our youth on both sides of the border.

Humans are persuaded by a variety of means. This author gives us the six laws of persuasion. Reciprocation, Commitment, Social Proof, Liking, Authority and Scarcity.

Example: Most people are aware of the power of reciprocity, which is why they are so eager to give you a cookie when you go into a furniture store or buy you a free coke at the car dealership. Once we say yes, we owe them. The fact that we don’t OWE them enough to buy a 30k car is besides the point, there is nothing else we can give them to repay the favor when we are in their offices. So a free coke and a free cookie really do increase sales.

You, we, us – we are being played. NoLogo indeed.

US Soldiers cover “Hold It Against Me” by Britney Spears.

And proving she has a great sense of humor, this is what Ms. Spears said about it on twitter.

I am in LOVE with this… I always knew our soldiers were fierce! Thanks for everything you guys do… http://youtu.be/rCrG6TzG-nw -Britney

#awesome

“I just want to be your friend.” – Blinky

Blinky™ from Ruairi Robinson on Vimeo.

Soon every home will have a robot helper.

Don’t worry.

It’s perfectly safe.

Written, Directed & Edited by Ruairi Robinson

Starring Max Records from “Where The Wild Things Are”.

Cinematography by Macgregor

Music by Ólafur Arnalds courtesy of Erased Tapes

Funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann / Irish film Board

can’t relate to this. damn young people.

I blinked and I cured my brain. That’s how…

Can’t is the cancer of happen. Can’t is the cancer of happen.

I can’t do it.

The nike slogan doesn’t say “just try it” oh ok “just try it” no “just do it man”

but you love to party?

I mean, what’s not to love? Especially when you see how I party. It was epic. The run I was on made Sinatra, Flyn, Jagger, Richards, all of them just look like, you know, just droopy eyed armless children.

(source)

There is an entire generation growing up that believes what you see in hard core pornography is the way that you have sex.

More: http://makelovenotporn.com/ via brain pickings. I have talked about this before.

“Seahorses. I’m in love with them. They’re so beautiful and cute. I’m in love with the seahorses. … I love seahorses and I love looking at ‘em. And I love seashells. I love seashell things. I love things with seashells and seahorses on ‘em. Like blankets, and towels, and little bags. I love em. Seahorses forever!”

- Dan Deacon & Liam Lynch – Drinking Out of Cups (mildly NSFW)