First Ever Jerusalem Hanukkah Flash Mob

Hanukkah Hey Ya! by Smooth-E (aka Eric Schwartz) went flash mob on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem on November 20, 2009, organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh. Catch the video:

Dancing with DeLay

In case you missed the Monday night season premiere of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, former Texas Congressman Tom Delay is back on the scene, and he still has better moves than most of his former colleagues in Washington DC! Watch this video and judge for yourself what that says about the current crop of [...]

Thousand Hand Bodhisattva (Guan Yin) (千手观音)

A friend from France sent me this fascinating and inspiring video. She has never given me a bum steer, so I took a look before attempting to translate the forwarded message from French into English. It said [and I don't vouch for the spelling or grammar], in part : Il y a en Chine une [...]

Flatpack: An IKEA Opera

The opera “Flatpack” sets Swedish furniture names to song while it poses the musical question, “What is domestic harmony?” It “explores issues encountered in everyday modern life and how our consumer decisions and domestic interaction with others are indicators of more profound life choices and personalities.” Performed live by Mammoth Music Theater at IKEA Wembley [...]

A Little Do-Re-Mi on Tax Day

A friend sent along this YouTube video today. It should put a smile on your face. (Turn up the volume!) Centraal Station Antwerpen gaat uit zijn dak!

The Godfather of “Yes We Can”

The autobiography of Sammy Davis Jr., entitled Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr. was released in 1965, four years after the birth of Barack Obama. On December 8, 1925, Sammy Davis Jr. was born in Harlem into a vaudeville family. His father, Sammy Davis Sr., was a dancer, and his mother, Elvera [...]

Dancing Like There’s No Tomorrow

Someone sent me an email that said the woman Salsa dancing in this video is 87 years old. About a minute and 45 seconds into the dance, she really kicks into high gear. Her performance is an inspiration! (Can anyone identify her?)

Barack Obama: Air and Simple Gifts

Just before Barack H. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced musicians Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Anthony McGill (clarinet), Gabriela Montero (piano) and Itzhak Perlman (violin). This illustrious quartet performed a new piece, Air and Simple Gifts, written by American composer John Williams. Mr. Williams is [...]