Twins bathroom mirror prank

This is really hilarious.   I can't believe the self-doubt that people go through so quickly.   Watch in full-screen if you can.

Smack the Pony sing off

One of my all-time fave sketches from British sketch TV show Smack the Pony.  No matter how many times I watch it, it still cracks me up.

Apple's New Tablet?

A prototype video of the kind of iPhone meets MacBook tablet that Apple is (supposedly) about to launch.  I use my iPhone primarily for email, messaging, and apps, and wondered what the advantage would be of a tablet. But I could see using this kind of device now - much better for web surfing, reading (a la Kindle), and obviously a much easier interface for typing emails and documents.   (watch in HQ)

Here are some more cool demos.   Again, this is only to show what's possible on a multi-touch tablet running OS X. We'll see what Apple actually announces in the next quarter (there is a special Apple event on Sept. 9th, but that is probably to announce 1) new iPod line with cameras, 2) iTunes 9 with social integration, and 3) the Beatles catalog finally added to iTunes.)

Awesome Michael Jackson medley

Web hits of James Franco

In addition to memorable roles in Milk, Spiderman, and the made-for-TV James Dean movie, James Franco has created one of the funniest web series around for FunnyorDie.  Franco isn't the only star of the family -- I recently met his mother Betsy, who is a successful children's book author, and his equally dreamy brother Tom, a talented sculptor who lives on an ashram in Oakland. Franco's other brother Dave, a funny actor from the series "Do Not Disturb" and "Privileged," also joins him on the Acting with James Franco videos below. 

Franco was scheduled to give the commencement speech at UCLA's graduation ceremony last month, but notoriously cancelled with 10 days' notice citing "scheduling conflicts" (thus the first video below).  His sleeping in class reference makes fun of a now famous photo taken by a fellow classmate of Franco asleep in class at Columbia.  

Check out all 4 videos below:

James Franco's Rejected UCLA Commencement Speech

Acting with James Franco Episode 1: "Sense Memory."

Acting with James Franco Episode 2: "Green Screen"

Acting with James Franco Episode 3: "Scene Work"

6 hours of wine tasting in 2 minutes

Took a quick trip last week with my sister Kelley to Sonoma on assignment for Passport.  Luckily this included a 6-hour trip on the Napa Wine Train, which begins with 10:30am wine tasting at the station, boarding the train for more wine and gourmet lunch as we travel through Napa and Sonoma, and then a stop at Raymond and ZD Wineries on the way home for tours and what?  More wine.  Great way to see a lot of wine country in a condensed amount of time.

Tips to keep in mind on a wine tour:

1. stay hydrated,
2. don't be afraid to spit,
3. towards the end of the tour, multi-syllabic words are no longer your friend.