Probably a geeks-only taste, this, but I quite enjoy it: a play-through of Half-Life with a narration of Gordon Freeman’s thoughts. Silly, but fun. I think it’s worth going through from the beginning, but the episode I watched first, and which drew me in, was 29:

(The people I was out with today might enjoy Episode 11, too.)

You’ve probably seen this already, as it’s gotten a fair amount of publicity, but just in case:

I love the closing shot, and the overall idea is pretty good, but… there’s something unnerving about it. I know it’s The Simpsons, but still, they go so over the top with it that it undermines serious critique. Is that the point? Is it supposed to undermine that critique? Or is it supposed to power it? Should we be happy because it got on television, or sad because it’s unlikely to make any difference whatsoever? Happier because this particular apparent scathing attack on global capitalism was brought to me by the United Mileage Visa Signature card?

I played Team Fortress 2 for a while and had a lot of fun with it, which may be why I really like this video:

It’s way too short, but there’s quite a lot going on—it’s worth going through a few times paying attention to each character.

I thought this was hilarious:

Tangentially related, I can’t believe that Roger Ebert actually gave Signs a positive review.

I watched the film version of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead this evening, first time I’ve seen it in years. It’s a good movie; while it’s probably a better play, I haven’t seen it on the stage. Language play is a significant part of it, as the titular duo attempt to tease out their situation in ways that generally end up confusing them. I hadn’t realized before that they’ve been the subject of more plays (outside of Hamlet): there’s a W. S. Gilbert play called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and there’s also a film called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead, which I absolutely have to watch[1].

For whatever reason, watching it this time reminded me of the classic “Who’s on First” sketch, my favorite version of which is presented below:

In case you missed it, Roger Federer did this again at the US Open last week:

Here’s last year’s version, which was more impressive in my opinion:

I like this, although I have to admit that might just be the music.

BLADE RUNNER revisited >3.6 gigapixels from françois vautier on Vimeo.

I haven’t seen the movie or read the comics, but I’m still impressed by this:

Not safe for work:

Pretty fun idea; how long before Lucas (or ThinkGeek) turns this into a real product?

AT-AT day afternoon from Patrick Boivin on Vimeo.

Twitter: The Criterion Collection from sween on Vimeo.

My favorite is about 01:30 in (this should make clear why if it’s not already).

The latter video has been going around recently, but I prefer the first one.

This is old but good: a five-part animated tragedy set in the Mushroom Kingdom.

This animated excerpt from a lecture by Dan Pink on the nature of motivation is absolutely worth watching:

Dammit, now I feel like I have to watch the whole thing again.

(Spoilers, so you probably shouldn’t play these unless you’ve seen all five seasons.)

I’ve always hated the Death Wish movies, partly because they’re terrible but more because of my suspicion that a significant section of American thinks that it was an accurate portrayal of 1970s and 1980s American cities.

Despite this, I was amused by Charles Bronson Death Wish Bodycount, which is just what it sounds like—a compilation of all the killing Paul Kersey does in the series.

“A Heavy’s 2fort Adventure”: Choose Your Own Adventure crossed with Team Fortress 2 crossed with YouTube.

The voiceover is terrible, but even so, I can’t resist posting this footage of a shark and an octopus fighting.

Update: the embed code was showing the wrong video; this is the link to the right one: Giant Octopus Battles Shark.