Video of the day

Buster Keaton in another mad chase scene. This time he's chased by a group of women and boulders-- paper mache, fortunately, because he's hit by an enormous one.

You sure that wasn't Monty Python?

We do lots more than Monty bloody Python. That was Fry and Laurie, they're just part of a long tradition of surreal British humour that goes back to the Goons and beyond.

Pete and Dud were far better than Python anyway.



This is more recent and features the late Rik Mayall.

mark

Speaking of optical illusions, I always liked this one.

Also this one.
Which way is the lady spinning?

I've told this story before. I once was at a meeting with about 16 other people. I had everyone stand up, and watch this. Then I asked everyone to spin in the same direction as the lady.

Lots of fun to watch some people spinning one way, some the other, and getting confused.

See if you can get her to change direction.

Some of them I understand. Others, not.

She changes directions for me.

Charlie Chaplin
Steamboat Bill Jr.--windstorm sequence.

You can't help but laugh at this one. Wait for it.

Survivorman self-parody...

Wrapped Reichstag
Christo and Jeanne-Claude

After a struggle spanning the seventies, eighties and nineties, the wrapping of the Reichstag was completed on June 24, 1995 by a work force of 90 professional climbers and 120 installation workers. The Reichstag remained wrapped for 14 days and all materials were recycled.

The work of art was entirely financed by the artists, as in all previous projects, through the sale of preparatory studies, drawings, collages, scale models as well as early works and original lithographs. The artists do not accept sponsorship of any kind.

Wrapped Reichstag - quickmotion - Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Wrapped Reichstag
Christo and Jeanne-Claude

After a struggle spanning the seventies, eighties and nineties, the wrapping of the Reichstag was completed on June 24, 1995 by a work force of 90 professional climbers and 120 installation workers. The Reichstag remained wrapped for 14 days and all materials were recycled.

The work of art was entirely financed by the artists, as in all previous projects, through the sale of preparatory studies, drawings, collages, scale models as well as early works and original lithographs. The artists do not accept sponsorship of any kind.

Wrapped Reichstag- 5 days - quickmotion - Christo and Jeanne-Claude