Some inspired public pranks to comment on the security state and consumer culture, while promoting public hugs. Aaaaaaaah! The compilation below has been put together from these videos.
Poet Taylor Mali speaks out against the “aggressively inarticulate generation” (for just under 3 minutes). Ronnie Bruce accompanies the audio with delightful animated typography. The result is eloquent, absorbing and diverting.
86-year-old WWII veteran Philip Spooner has become an instant national hero in the states for his contribution to a debate on gay marriage in Maine. Worth viewing in a week when hateful politics have been much in the news. (via MetaFilter and BoingBoing)
We don’t normally advertise products here on KDnC, but when I saw the trouble this poor woman was having, I was glad there is now a convenient solution. Original: