These Bob Mould videos all have unexpected people turning up. You have to wait until the end for this one.
Lindy West:
“I wish I could still listen to those podcasts. I wish I could still follow Ricky Gervais on Twitter. I wish I could bring myself watch Derek (kind of). I mourn that loss. But if there’s one thing I took away from the Office and Extras, it’s the importance of never losing sight of people’s humanity. Even David Brent, the irredeemable, is redeemed, and I always took that as a clarion call for empathy, a challenge to see people more deeply. I hold the media I consume to a higher standard now, because of Ricky Gervais.
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It's a great article and pretty much sums up my feelings on Gervais.
People make terrible decisions and say awful things. I know I do, but I like to think I learn from them and apologise. When Gervais gets called out on these things (like the 'mong' business and the recent tweet about celebrity nudity referred to in the linked post) I think he knows he's messed up. He sees that he was wrong but like a child cannot admit it and ends up making him look even more like a dick.
I did not know that Streisand covered this in 1977.
Now updated with a not at all superfluous exchange about pizza at the end.
Top 80s 50s nostalgia nostalgia.
Note - Richard Pryor at the start and Christie Brinkley as the red haired girl in the Chev-er-ro-let.
I've been enjoying the debut album from The Both (Aimee Mann and Ted Leo) since release earlier this year.
It's not available from the normal UK stores, but I got my copy from Aimee Mann's site.
Oh my.
Claire Boucher:
It’s our take on Dante’s inferno. The circles of hell reflect more contemporary issues though. We shot a bunch at the salton sea which is basically an apocalyptic wasteland filled with dead fish because of human carelessness, the bullet hole hallway a la korn freak on a leash etc etc. If you look closely you can find clues. Haha, but in the usual fashion it is also abstract enough to just be a trippy visual accompaniment to the song.
This is the song she wrote with Blood Diamonds, intended originally for Rihanna.
The video was directed by Claire and her brother. She edited it too.
Outstanding. Bonkers. Brilliant.