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The Long Descent: The Musical Parody
by Michael Yessis | 08.29.08 | 11:47 AM ET
Indeed, the tales of airline woe and aggravation have reached the point where they're the subject of musical comedy.
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Yahoo! BuzzNYT on Matt Harding’s Dance Across the World: ‘Almost Perfect’
by Julia Ross | 07.08.08 | 11:20 AM ET
We've written before about the internet phenomenon that is Matt Harding's dancing video.
Louis Vuitton Channels ‘Babel’ in ‘Journey’ Spot
by Jim Benning | 02.21.08 | 12:45 PM ET
At least that's my take on the 90-second commercial popping up on TV these days celebrating travel -- and, yes, at the very end, designer handbags (the company got its start making travel trunks more than a century ago). The haunting music is by composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who's behind the soundtracks for "Amores Perros," "Babel," "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Motorcycle Diaries." (I confess to having a "Gustavo" playlist on my iPod; I love his stuff.) According to The New York Times, the spot was shot in Japan, France, Spain and India. It's not exactly "Babel," which I loved, but it's pretty mesmerizing. Here it is:
Paul Theroux, Bill Bryson, Jon Krakauer on Charlie Rose/YouTube
by Jim Benning | 09.13.07 | 2:55 PM ET
Photo of Paul Theroux via YouTube video. A slew of interviews from the "Charlie Rose" show archives were recently added to YouTube, including, I learned from a bit of poking around, a number of travel writers' appearances. Among the highlights, posted below: Paul Theroux -- wearing a lovely salmon turtleneck -- discusses The Pillars of Hercules: A Grand Tour of the Mediterranean in 1995; Jon Krakauer talks up "Into the Wild" in 1996; Bill Bryson promotes "A Walk in the Woods" in 1998; and Peter Mayle holds forth on "Encore Provence."
Rolf Potts at Authors@Google on Video
by Jim Benning | 08.23.07 | 3:47 PM ET
World Hum columnist Rolf Potts recently spoke for an hour at Google's New York office about travel and his book Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel. He fielded audience questions about anti-Americanism abroad, dangers facing women travelers and the places he's yet to visit. Rolf's never been to Madagascar. Who knew? The talk was captured on video and posted on YouTube.
The Wild Story Behind YouTube’s ‘Battle at Kruger’
by Jim Benning | 08.10.07 | 10:16 AM ET
The eight-minute amateur video of an extraordinary showdown between buffalo and lions at South Africa's Kruger National Park has become a YouTube phenomenon.
‘Airworld’: As Seen Via Cellphone Video
by Michael Yessis | 12.21.06 | 6:25 AM ET
YouTube's medford has put together a video composed entirely of cellphone footage taken at European airports and on airplanes. It really captures the spirit of Airworld. The Postal Service soundtrack sure helps, too.
A Cross-Country Road Trip Captured in Time Lapse
by Michael Yessis | 08.22.06 | 7:29 AM ET
YouTube user vw86gti drove his convertible across the country and captured the journey on time-lapse video -- the trip from Los Angeles to New York City takes just four minutes.
Dancing Machine*
by Michael Yessis | 02.19.05 | 12:58 AM ET
The video of Matt Harding dancing "very badly" in various locations around the world has become an Internet phenomenon. Once you see it, it's easy to understand why.
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