jpg | 3gp | mov | wmv | m4v Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld work at College Humor and run a one-of-a-kind serial web show called Jake and Amir. The show runs twice a week and has seen enormous traction on Vimeo and College Humor, however, they have yet to syndicate it to other video hosting sites. In short, these guys are a riot! I look forward to watching their shows and seeing what wacky and fun ideas they come up with.
During a recent stop in Washington, John McCain talked about his his strategies for a more environmentally-sound America. Cory Midgarden with MTV's Choose or Lose Street Team '08 reports. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: choose or lose street team '08: mccain environment Added: May 16, 2008
Tina Meier, the mother of a teenage girl who committed suicide two years ago when she was the target of an alleged online hoax, said the accused neighbor should face maximum prison time. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: internet suicide myspace mom applauds indictment Added: May 16, 2008
Here's the latest news for Friday, May 16th: Bush suspends deliveries to oil reserve; Survivors found in earthquake region; Myanmar's death toll doubles; Amputee sprinter allowed to run. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: minuteworld ap Added: May 16, 2008
AP is told Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi to wed; Jolie and Pitt at Cannes 'Kung Fu Panda' launch party; Harrison Ford arrives in Cannes; Dennis Rodman charged with domestic violence. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: entertainmentminute showbiz minute: degeneres cannes rodman Added: May 16, 2008
Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: bin laden laden: al-qaida continue holy war Added: May 16, 2008
What's Eva Longoria wearing at the Cannes Film Festival? And what does she like to wear at home? Eva spills all in an interview with The AP. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: longoria fashion eva cannes Added: May 16, 2008
A possible tornado crosses Bogalusa, Louisiana, bringing down trees and tearing through homes. One resident has a tree branch coming through his living room ceiling. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: strong la_winds winds whip louisiana sending trees crashing Added: May 16, 2008
Three adults and an infant are hospitalized after fire broke out at an apartment complex in Burnsville early today. Fire and police officials had to rescue several residents who were stranded on third-floor balconies. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: minnesota fire dramatic rescues consumes apartments Added: May 16, 2008
Barack Obama criticized Republican rival John McCain and President Bush for 'dishonest and divisive' attacks in hinting that the Democratic presidential candidate would appease terrorists. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: obama bush criticizes mccain attacks Added: May 16, 2008
A company rooted in bringing the Internet to the masses, AOL is shifting its focus toward serving niche audiences with the launch of dozens of specialty Web sites. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: aol unbranding drops branding on sites Added: May 16, 2008
Chinese President tried to calm the community and encourage rescue workers, as he visited the earthquake devastated region of Beichuan. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: china earthquake china's president tours disaster Added: May 16, 2008
Responding to congressional pressure, the Bush administration on Friday said it is suspending oil deliveries into the government's Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the remainder of the year. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: oil reserve shipments government halted Added: May 16, 2008
Ellen DeGeneres announces on her talk show that she will marry her longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi now that the California Supreme Court has declared the state's ban on gay marriages illegal. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: people ellen degeneres de rossi engaged Added: May 16, 2008
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said that financial markets are "considerably calmer" now than they were two months ago and predicted the economy will be rebounding by the second half of this year. (April 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: economy paulson minute: encouraging numbers Added: May 16, 2008
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee makes a quip about an offstage noise at the NRA convention in Kentucky, suggesting presidential hopeful Barack Obama was diving for the floor because someone was aiming a gun at him. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: huckabee obama_gun quips obama gun Added: May 16, 2008
An analysis of last year's fatal furniture store fire that claimed the lives of 9 South Carolina, firefighters has been released. The report says inadequate training, outdated tactics and aging equipment helped lead to the firefighters' deaths. (May 15) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: bc charleston fire report: poor training led s.c. deaths Added: May 15, 2008
A man who was arrested for allegedly distributing marijuana says he and his wife are members of a cannabis ministry and have a religious right to use pot. But, police aren't buying it. (May 15) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: religious pot idaho claims Added: May 15, 2008
Spurs beat Hornets to force game seven; Flyers top Penguins to avoid sweep; Ryan Dempster strikes out 12 in win over Padres; Rays win for seventh time in eight games, down Yankees. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: sportsbrief sports friday: spurs win Added: May 15, 2008
A Red Cross official says a road-grader accidentally tore open a fuel pipeline and sent an inferno raging over houses and a school, setting off a stampede of terrified children and killing about 100 people and injuring 20. (May 15) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: bc nigeria-pipeline nigerian pipeline fire 100 Added: May 15, 2008
Highlights of this day in history: President Andrew Johnson survives a key vote at his Senate trial after his impeachment; First Oscars are presented; Actor Henry Fonda born; Singer Sammy Davis, Jr. and Muppets creator Jim Henson die. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: today history friday 16th Added: May 15, 2008
Several students in China were rescued some 80 hours after Monday's massive earthquake. The earthquake registered 7.9 magnitude, and killed at least 19,000 people. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: rescued students 80 hours after earthquake Added: May 16, 2008
The Washington region celebrated a milestone in the $2.5 billion Woodrow Wilson Bridge project with a big ceremony that inadvertently created a massive traffic jam. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: wilson bridge ceremony snarls traffic angers drivers Added: May 16, 2008
Hundreds of cars clogged streets near the Las Vegas strip Thursday after a local phone company offered 10,000 bucks worth of free gas. Cars were lined up for miles to tank-up. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: gas giveaway clogs las vegas roads Added: May 16, 2008
The U.N. says only a small fraction of the supplies needed by hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims in Myanmar have arrived in the country. The official death toll rose by 5,000 during the past day to 43,000. (May 15) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: myanmar cyclone un: aid reaching survivors Added: May 16, 2008
Police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are searching for a man wearing a bandana, with his face covered, who boarded a city bus and brazenly attacked the driver, causing the bus to crash. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: wi bus-beating raw video: attacks bus driver Added: May 16, 2008
President Bush sits down with a group of Israeli students to discuss the peace process in the Middle East. The president said his hope is that everyone will one day be able to co-exist, no matter their religion. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: bush discussion president discusses peace israeli students Added: May 16, 2008
Some people in San Antonio are finding a new way to pay for the rising cost of gasoline, by donating blood. More people are donating plasma from their blood, to get extra cash, which will in turned be used for fuel. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: blood for_gas donating fill gas tank Added: May 16, 2008
Rescue workers continue digging for survivors Friday in towns devastated by this week's earthquake, still finding live victims buried in rubble for 96 hours. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: china earthquake survivors pulled from quake ruins after 96 hours Added: May 16, 2008
In Wisconsin, there is a growing population of people who are looking to save gas money by searching on the internet for someone to share the ride to work. (May 16) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: online carpooling save gas Added: May 16, 2008
