Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Wishing everyone a joyous and very merry Christmas! May the nativity of our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ fill our hearts, minds, and souls with joy and His Divine Love.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Hallelujah Chorus
Tonight's musical interlude, Alaskan grade school edition - Hallelujah Chorus - with kids from the Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat 5th Grade school, and villagers from Quinhagak, Alaska:
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
performs Panis Angelicus:Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Hallelujah Chorus, Silent Monk edition
Tonight's musical interlude - the Hallelujah Chorus, by the Silent Monks:
Monday, December 19, 2011
Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Tonight's (bonus) musical interlude -- the beautiful Advent hymn Veni, Veni Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel) rendered in the beautiful Latin:
This performance by L'Accorche-Choeur, Ensemble vocal Fribourg, conducted by Zoltán Kodály:
This more contempory performance by Mannheim Steamroller:
This performance by L'Accorche-Choeur, Ensemble vocal Fribourg, conducted by Zoltán Kodály:
This more contempory performance by Mannheim Steamroller:
Sunday, December 18, 2011
A hub of activity
Tonight's Internet infrastructure video:
From the video's description:
From the video's description:
Lower Manhattan’s 60 Hudson Street is one of the world’s most concentrated hubs of Internet connectivity. This short documentary peeks inside, offering a glimpse of the massive material infrastructure that makes the Internet possible. ...
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
Musical interlude
Tonight's musical interlude - the North Point Community Church's iBand makes music using iPads and iPhones:
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Special effects
Tonight's special effects video collage, showing the use of blue and green screens in movies and TV shows:
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Showtime
Tonight's department store Christmas display - Saks Fifth Avenue 3D video projection show at their flagship store in New York City:
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Musical interlude
Tonight's musical interlude - Anna Burden (I think that's the singer's name) performs Lulu and the Lampshades' You're Gonna Miss Me:
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Earth time lapse from ISS
Tonight's time lapse video - Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 on board the International Space Station from August to October,
2011:
2011:
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Musical interlude
Tonight's musical interlude, a repost - from an October 2010 performance:
From the video's description:
From the video's description:
... [T]he Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 choristers from 28 participating organizations to perform one of the Knight Foundation's "Random Acts of Culture" at Macy's in Center City Philadelphia. Accompanied by the Wanamaker Organ - the world's largest pipe organ - the OCP Chorus and throngs of singers from the community infiltrated the store as shoppers, and burst into a pop-up rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah" at 12 noon, to the delight of surprised shoppers. ...
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Happy Hannukkah
Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish visitors! Tonight's Hannukkah rap -- Candlelight, by the Maccabeats:
Friday, December 2, 2011
Musical interlude
Tonight's musical interlude - actor and comedian Michael Winslow, billed as the "Man of 10,000 sound effects" for his ability to make sound effects using only his voice, performs Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love on a Norwegian TV show: