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3 Shocking Videos You Have to See

28 Feb

These are three videos that I spotted today. They are all unbelievable, you should watch them.

1) Car Runs Down Bicyclists: These guys in Brazil were participating in a Critical Mass event. At some point, a crazy driver decides to run them down. The entire incident was caught on video. Miraculously, no one was killed. The driver claims self defense (huh?).

2) Skier Falls Down Mountain, Appears Uninjured: Another one of those scenes were you ask, “how is that person still alive after that?” This skier was on top of a mountain and about to ski down, when suddenly he lost his footing. His camera rolls as he falls down the mountain.

3) Soccer Player Kicks Owl During a Game: In this case, the other team’s mascot lands on the field during the game. Another player kicks the ball and it strikes the owl. Play is immediately stopped. After a brief stoppage, another player walks over and kicks the owl. Miraculously, the owl suffered no broken bones in the attack.

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Highly Popular, Rated-R Music Scene

27 Feb

In case you don’t follow the music world as closely as I do, I’d like to draw your attention to two songs that made it into the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 10 this week. Somehow I don’t think either of these songs would have been so successful, even 10 years ago.

1) Cee Lo Green— “Fuck You” or “F*** You” or “Forget You”

Now it probably won’t rise next week, but Green’s song has the chance to become the first-ever chart-topper with such an explicit word in it’s title. This song has had incredible staying power. Time Magazine named it the number one song of 2010, but it just reached its peak position on the charts last week. Helped by a Grammy Performance, it hit number 2 on last week’s chart, blocked from the top position by Lady Gaga. Green first released a graphic video for the song, which went viral last summer. Even cynics of pop music have to admit, “this is a big f***ing song.”

2) Rihanna— “S&M”

Yep, this song about particularly kinky sex has been dominating the radio over the past couple of weeks. Just last week it hit number 7 on the chart, and it could be poised for greater heights this week. The music video has been banned by 11 countries because of its explicit content, and features Perez Hilton being walked by Rihanna. Many feared that Rihanna was done, but this sounds like her pop best. Just don’t let people hear you singing the chorus:

‘Cause I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it
Sex in the air, I don’t care, I love the smell of it
Sticks and stones may break my bones,
But chains and whips excite me.

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Bizarre Scene

27 Feb

Geese

This is a pretty unusual site for anyone to see. It’s a flock of geese running through a neighborhood. Wings all broken?

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One Truly Exceptional CEO

26 Feb

Things are really different over in Japan. Well, at least at Japan Airlines. Company CEO Haruka Nishimatsu has taken some rather unusual steps in the wake of the recession, hoping to keep the world’s tenth largest airline profitable and operating.

He takes the bus to work, eliminated his office so that anyone can walk in, waits in line at the cafeteria to pay for his food in line, doesn’t have any private transportation, and slashed his salary three years running to the equivalent of $90,000. Why the brash moves? He wants to show everyone at the company that everyone must bear the weight of the recession. Since many people of his age were forced into early retirement during a wave of job cuts at the company, he thought it was only fair that his salary would decrease as well.

His is a rare example of leadership in today’s world. More CEOs should look to Mr. Nishimatsu for models to follow.

Mr. Nishimatsu

 

Uganda’s President Drops Huge Rap Hit

26 Feb

Just weeks after saying “Today these young people taught me about this ‘rap.’ I was not following what they were saying. Well, I can even give you some rap myself,” the president of Uganda’s words were transformed into a smash hit in the country’s nightclubs and radio stations. Here’s the finished product:

Immediately after making the comments about not understanding today’s musical trend, Yoweri Museveni chanted “Naatema akati” (I cut a stick) and “Mp’enkoni” (Give me the stick) before thousands at an election rally in Western Uganda. He also shouted “you want another rap?” which became the title for the song. Record producers added the hip-hop beats, and mixed in audio from rallies across the country.

Released along with heavily doctored photos of President Museveni, the track exploded and became a huge hit. Word is that Museveni may record a full album of “rap hits” (traditional chants, etc.) after the election. I, for one, can’t wait.

Yoweri Museveni

 

 

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