I have trouble keeping up with the big political news on television. So I use the clips on crooksandliars.com as a way of staying on top of what the current political stories are and how they are being discussed. What I don't like is the editorializing. It's not that I disagree with all their takes, I just find that the way they push their agenda distracts from what I am trying to get from the site. Is there another blog that can keep me up to date with the current television news cycle that is a bit more unbiased? Specifically one that includes video clips of the pundit discussions?
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 13 answers

If I am looking to play videos off a USB key at presentations, what software should I load onto it for maximum compatibility? [more inside]
posted on Jan 15, 2008 - 6 answers

It's over! Finished! All done!! And I need the audio clips to prove it..... [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 24 answers

How do I rip just parts of a DVD to a format suitable for YouTube, and not the entire DVD? [more inside]
posted on Jun 29, 2007 - 9 answers

What's the cheapest way for me to buy 20-40 bulldog clips, probably in various sizes? I'm in Montreal. [more inside]
posted on Jun 28, 2007 - 2 answers

I need hairbands, and hopefully barrettes to help tame the wild animal attacking my head. [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2007 - 34 answers

Tin-foil Sunday: What's the deal with this infamous web-video of a strange creature in a Spanish/South-American forest? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2007 - 9 answers

Dear kind folks Ask Metafilter: I am Desperately seeking public domain/creative commons footage of knights fighting. [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2007 - 4 answers

Examples of poor customer service/angry customers in movies. [more inside]
posted on Nov 9, 2006 - 49 answers

What movies or documentaries have good scenes that could help me demonstrate important topics surrounding the American Revolution? I teach 8th grade. [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2006 - 16 answers

Remember my request for sci-fi music? Six months later, I'm finally ready to make my CD mix. Almost. Last night I figured out how to record mp3 audio from DVD on my Mac, and now I want to rip key dialogue snippets from classic sci-fi films. I went for Khan spitting at Kirk from his grave, but there's too much incidental music. I think maybe I can get Ripley signing off. What other short, iconic soundclips from sci-fi films should I look for? The intro to the old Battlestar Galactica? Something from Logan's Run? Blade Runner bits? Eerie, ethereal, otherworldly, outer-space stuff is best. (Bonus points if you can direct me to a source that's already done the work for me; right now I'm looking at a several-week Netflix slog.)
posted on Sep 19, 2006 - 67 answers

Freelancers, how do you store the original copies of your clips? [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2006 - 7 answers

I need a "Swiss Army Knife" information tool. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2006 - 12 answers

I can't seem to play video clips (e.g., CNN, Youtube, IFilm, etc.) in Firefox, but they play in Explorer. Why?
posted on Feb 12, 2006 - 10 answers

What are some of your all-time favorite Internet media clips? Examples: Star Wars Gangsta Rap, the rendered Neil Peart YYZ clip, etc. Looking for eye candy to burn onto DVD for snowy-day living room entertainment.
posted on Nov 6, 2005 - 25 answers

I'm trying to find a brief video clip from the movie Cabin Fever. The clip is of a young, mullet-haired boy (named Dennis) shouting out "Pancakes! Pancakes!" while doing some martial arts moves. I've found the clip on the web before (over a year ago), but haven't been able to locate it recently. I've tried Google searches with no luck. Any help would be much appreciated.
posted on Aug 30, 2005 - 10 answers

MaryJaneFilter: I'm looking for audio clips (mp3, wav, whatever) relating specifically to the drug prohibition / war on drugs debate in the US. [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2005 - 6 answers

Recommended political video clips from the past 4 years? [MI]
posted on Oct 25, 2004 - 2 answers

VERY easy question for this gang. What's the weblog that collects unusual (i.e., Shatnerian) music clips and comments on each one. It's run by a woman whose father was somebody famous.
posted on Oct 23, 2004 - 10 answers

A friend is preparing a film course. Does anybody know where I can find clips of the very first films, like "The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station" by Louis Lumière for example, or even some of the pre-lumiere "films", such as those shown at penny arcades?
posted on Jan 23, 2004 - 14 answers