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Before They Were Stars: 11-Year Old Jet Li Meets Richard Nixon
Wow, talk about uncovering obscure footage! Jet Li spent much of his childhood on the Beijing Wushu Team, performing martial arts exhibitions throughout the world. In 1974, when Jet was 11 years old, the team was invited to perform at … Continue reading
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Redd-what?
Oh god, this is so true. I waste so much time on Reddit. Damnit, I’m even looking at it right now!
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The iPhone is a Remix
https://vimeo.com/81745843 Kirby Ferguson is back with an Everything is a Remix case study examining the iPhone, and how maybe it isn’t as groundbreaking as everyone seems to think it is. Ferguson is also working on a documentary series called This … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 7-Year Old Henry Cavill in a School Production
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwJ4tcCHQHg I always love it when old handheld footage of future celebrities performing in stage productions is uploaded to Youtube. Here’s the seven-year old Man of Steel himself, Henry Cavill, acting in the St. Michael’s Preparatory School production of The Christmas … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jennifer Aniston as a Nutrisystem Spokesmodel on “The Howard Stern Show”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxrO_4onEKY Well, just call this one a rare audio-themed entry of “Before They Were Stars”. In 1989, Jennifer Aniston was still a struggling actress (and still a year away from her infamous role on the Ferris Bueller sitcom), so she … Continue reading
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The Beauty of Logarithms
The Back Row focuses on media culture, games, movies, and stuff like that, but every now and then we like to get a little intellectual. At those times, we often turn to the beautiful brain of Vi Hart to give … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Rene Russo in a Modern Bride Magazine Promotional Film
While recently watching Rene Russo portray Frigga in Thor: The Dark World, it occurred to me that the Thor films are literally the only acting she’s done during the past decade or so. Of course, Russo had a very successful … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch Perform Improv at Second City
A ton of Saturday Night Live cast members and famous comedians in general got their starts doing improv at the Second City Theatre in Chicago and right before they were hired by SNL, that’s exactly what Rachel Dratch and a … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Kat Dennings Hosts an Instructional Video on Bed Wetting
Yes, you read that right! In 1999, a young Kat Dennings gave the “scoop on bed wetting” when she co-hosted Sleeping Drier with DDAVP Tablets, an instructional video produced by a pharmaceutical company to promote their anti-bed wetting tablets. Now, I … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Liam Neeson in an Educational Film (with a Handlebar Moustache!)
If you want to watch some rare footage of Liam Neeson when he is the absolute polar opposite of a badass, here it is. Back when he appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show last year, Neeson was surprised with this … Continue reading
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