More than 5000 Getty photographs were used to create this short and touching cradle-to-the-grave video, which moves along a similar trajectory as the Oscar-winning film The Tree of Life — but shaves 138 minutes off the running time.
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Video of the Day: Murdoch on the dance floor — the Leveson remix
Put on your dancing shoes, folks, because it’s the Leveson inquiry as you’ve never seen it before, or will ever see it again: in musical remix form.
Video of the Day: Video of the Day: a time lapse of the ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse
On Sunday millions gathered in Yokohama, Japan, to watch the annual solar eclipse.
Video of the Day: Mike Myers croons for the Obamas
It’s not every day you get to hear Mike Myers perform a rousing rendition of What’s New Pussycat — and Barack and Michelle Obama, seated front row centre, certainly appeared to enjoy it.
Video of the Day: Sorkin’s commencement speech at Syracuse University
If there’s one thing you can rely on, it’s West Wing and The Social Network scribe Aaron Sorkin’s ability to write a good speech.
Video of the Day: A peek inside the NYT ‘morgue’
In the digital age, paper records at news outlets are considered relics from the past. The New York Times staff take you inside their print archive, the “Lively Morgue”, which has endured despite numerous attempts to close it. object width=”500” height=”281”>
Video of the Day: Solitary Forever, sings Hawkie
At Wednesday night’s ACTU Congress dinner, former prime minister-cum-one-man-cover-band Bob Hawke gave a rousing rendition of Solidarity Forever.
Video of the Day: QC announces charges against Rebekah Brooks
“There is sufficient evidence for there to be a realistic prospect of conviction,” said Alison Levitt, QC, announcing that Rebekah Brooks has been charged with perverting the course of justice.
Video of the Day: Yes Men prank US trade ambassador
At a corporate event to garner support for secretive copyright treaty the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Yes Men arrived and tried to present a fake award to US trade ambassador Ron Kirk.
Video of the Day: Craig Thomson on Today: ‘it was not me’
The politician whose name is now synonymous with “embattled,” Craig Thomson, was interviewed by Laurie Oakes on the Today show yesterday, remaining adamant he is the victim of a set-up.
Video of the Day: Charles reads the weather
In a visit to BBC studios, Princes Charles had a crack at reading the weather. And he did a pretty stellar job of it too, laughing at some scripted jokes about royal residences and performing it all in perfect plummy tones. If the monarchy gets overthrown any time soon, old Chuck might have another career waiting […]
Video of the Day: Obama says ‘I do’ on same-sex marriage
“I’ve been going through an evolution on this issue,” Barack Obama told the ABC’s Robin Roberts, before going on to become the first US president to officially endorse same-s-x marriage.
Video of the Day: Why the NDIS matters
Why a National Disability Insurance Scheme — which will receive $1 billion in funding in this year’s federal budget — is so important.
Video of the Day: Clarke’s and Dawe’s budget balancing masterclass
Want a sneak peak at the juiciest bits of tonight’s federal budget announcements? You won’t find them in this characteristically duckspeak-driven round of verbal volleyball featuring John Clarke (as Wayne Swan) and Bryan Dawe.
Video of the Day: Republicans, get in my vagina!
Actresses Kate Beckinsale, Judy Greer and Andrea Savage “spread” the message that the one thing women really want is the government getting involved in their nether regions. Republicans, Get In My Vagina! from Kate Beckinsale
Video of the Day: ‘Politics is weird and creepy’ — bald truth from Shep Smith
In what one YouTube commenter dubbed ”the truest thing ever said on Fox News,” anchor Shepard Smith reacts to Mitt Romney reacting to New Gingrich bowing out of the GOP nomination campaign.
Video of the Day: A West Wing walk-and-talk reunion
Once more, with feeling. The West Wing team reunites for another meeting with President Bartlett — this time to put their patented walk-and-talk to good use. Walk & Talk - The West Wing Reunion from Martin Sheen
Video of the Day: NYC’s new tallest building
This week the One World Trade Center, built on the site of the Twin Towers, became the tallest building in New York at 381 metres. It’s still being completed and is due to reach 541 metres next year, but this time-lapse movie showcases the construction progress to date.
Video of the Day: Video of the Day: Obama ribs journos, GOP, himself at DC dinner
US President Barack Obama works the crowd at the 2012 White House correspondents dinner, cracking jokes about eating dog, being a socialist and the Republican nominee campaign.
Video of the Day: NMA.tv on Habro’s Nerf gun scandal
Responding to a story Crikey broke on Tuesday about a damaging internet scandal surrounding Nerf gun manufacturer Hasbro, infamous Taiwanese animation studio NMA.tv picked up the yarn and ran with it — all the way into the arms of Mr Potato Head.
Video of the Day: Farewell Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich admitted overnight that Mitt Romney was the clear winner of the Republican nominee race and his campaign team have confirmed that he’ll be bowing out of the campaign next week. Let’s take a look back at one of our favourite Newt videos, starring bad lip reading — a recurring meme in this campaign.
Video of the Day: Who really runs the Greens
Do you know the name of the new Greens leader? Sure, you might think it’s Christine Milne, but this in-depth dissection of her identity (and face) reveals a shocking twist…
Video of the Day: Slipper is a solid Speaker
MP Peter Slipper is in hot water right now but most concede he’s run a pretty tight house in his role as Speaker. Just check out how in his very first question time he kicked out four Liberal MPs in quick succession …
Video of the Day: Absurd things in ultra slow-mo
Who explodes a birthday cake with fireworks? Filmmakers with apparently too much time, apparently.
Video of the Day: Swedish minister’s black torso cake controversy
Swedish minister of culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth became, perhaps unsurprisingly, embroiled in controversy after cutting a slice from a rather unconventional cake designed to draw attention to female genital mutilation in Africa. In terms of disturbing cakes, this one takes the, well, cake.
