Movie Trailer Parodies: Big YouTube Fun

By: MSmith Topics: Entertainment & Books Pop Culture

Need some humor in your life? Have I got some YouTube videos for you!

Recently during one of my regular YouTube forays, I uncovered a stockpile of entertaining movie trailer parodies, or recuts as they're sometimes called.  I happen to hate "Mary Poppins."  What's that got to do with movie trailer parodies?  Read on.

Tom Cruise On The Redemption Trail With Oprah

By: MSmith Topics: Entertainment & Books Media & Journalism Pop Culture

Everyone's buzzing about the Tom Cruise/Oprah Winfrey two part interview on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." So why shouldn't we at BlogHer do the same?

YouTube and Videotaped Violence

Should YouTube and other online video sites be held more accountable for the increase in fights being posted on their sites?

After that horrible incident in Florida a few weeks ago of several girls luring another girl to a house so they could beat her up, videotape the incident and then post it on YouTube, there have been many discussions about whether YouTube bears any responsibility for monitoring what's posted on their site more closely.

The Women Of "The Tudors"

By: MSmith Topics: Entertainment & Books Feminism & Gender Pop Culture

the tudorsThe second, intrigue filled season of the Showtime series "The Tudors" is in full swing and I thought it was a perfect time to talk about the women of "The Tudors" and the man who loved and beheaded them.

Tree Huggers, Greenies and Video Environmentalists On YouTube

By: MSmith Topics: Entertainment & Books Media & Journalism Green & Eco-conscious

When I was asked to write a post about environmentalists on YouTube and other online video sites, as part of Blogher's continuing "Every Day Is Earth Day" campaign, suddenly I had to think about the whole green movement.