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Brilliant! Already viral…
Brilliant! Already viral…
That reliable source of news for those of us tired with the war and subprime credit crunch, The Onion, has a bit on outsourcing childcare to India and other emerging nations.
This may be in jest but quite a few people I know (including my own extended family members) have been doing this for ages by sending their children to India to their grandparents and such.
[via Saja Forum]
When the book replaced the scroll…
Césaria Évora is the singer that comes to mind when people think of the Cape Verde islands. Now, after seeing her live late last year in Cape Verde, I believe Suzanna Lubrano can give Évora a run for her money. The music styles are very different. While Évora sings a type of music called morna (a type of blues), Lubrano sings a more upbeat type of music called zouk. The music is infectious and great to dance to and Lubrana has a distinctly sexy voice. Her smouldering looks don’t hurt either. I am proud to say that she calls The Netherlands home (she moved here with her parents when she was four).
Check out her music video of the part English song ‘Tudo Pa Bo’:
Like a lot of other Keralites I know, I grew up enjoying hard rock and heavy metal (especially during a phase in the late ’80s) and I still enjoy a good head-banging song. But apart from a band called 13 A.D. (which was semi-decent), I don’t know of any good Kerala rock bands. 13 A.D. sang in English. Then of course there’s Kim Thayil of Soundgarden but he doesn’t count as he was born in Seattle (to Keralite parents).
Now comes an interesting band tantalizingly named Avial. (Avial is a mixed vegetable curry that’s a specialty in Kerala.) They sing in Malayalam. Check out the stylish video of their debut song called “Nada Nada” (walk, walk):
[via occasional rantlust commenter Sanu]
Youtube is sooo passé especially after the acquisition. Let’s turn our attention to some of the alternatives. Especially the niche ones focusing on specific areas. We have mentioned the porn equivalent, pornotube.com (not safe at work) before. The Wall Street Journal today has an article on sites focusing on howto videos (similar to the text equivalents wikihow.com and ehow.com). The most prominent one is Video Jug. Among their most popular howto videos is “How to kiss passionately:”
There are many other interesting videos there for the clueless amongst us. Another howto video site is viewdo.com.
Some of the other (user generated) video sharing sites out there include Your Daily Media, Humping Frog (may not be safe at work), That Video Site, SmitHappens, and I-Am-Bored. If you know of any other cool sites, let us know.
This is a few months old but it’s quite cool. Since we don’t have TV anymore, I have to rely on the Internet to see commercials. This Pepsi commercial stars SNL great Jimmy Fallon and Indie superstar Parker Posey.
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