Okay, prisoners are a protected group, but THIS IS SO AWESOME

One of the things we’ve discussed in my Fieldwork class is the clinical basis of a lot of the human subjects testing regulations used even in the humanities. Thus, while children are rightfully considered a protected group requiring special handling, other groups you might not think about, such as pregnant women and prisoners, are as well. So when I saw a video of a huge room full of Filipino prisoners dancing, those issues were the first thing I thought about. But honestly, this is better than that, and ultimately, it looks like these guys are having a lot of fun. Without further ado, Soulja Boy’s “Crank Dat” (segues into MC Hammer):

And “Hare Hare Yukai,” the ending theme from the Haruhi anime:

Leave a comment : April 3rd, 2008 : Music, Humor, Current Events

Indian movies: the source of constant entertainment

So, some of y’all might be familiar with Chiru/Megastar, a mostly Telegu-language actor, who did this interpretation of Thriller:

Although the next clip is old, it’s new to me, and while it doesn’t have the MJ homage factor, it’s pretty awesome:

Leave a comment : April 3rd, 2008 : Music, Humor, India