John Green's Blog, page 12
June 20, 2014
Pre-History of Online Video
I'm headed to California to celebrate online video...for those of you who aren't able to come home, you get to celebrate it as well. Spend some time with the greatest internet videos ever made.
The Show with Ze Frank - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
For a while there it really felt like everyone on the internet was a Sports Racer. This listing of Ze's videos on YouTube is fantastic because a lot of them don't have many views so, if you want to, you can go through and experience them from the beginning with a lot of other Nerdfighters. Enjoy.
Homestar Runner - http://www.homestarrunner.com
I really believe this is one of the internet's greatest treasures. You could spend weeks rummaging around in here, and I encourage you to do that. There are not a lot of things that are simply as joyful and peculiar and deeply pleasing in my life as Homestar Runner. Just remember that, back in the day, my entire dorm would run to the nearest computer when we heard a new sbemail was out.
All Your Base - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fvTx...
The thing to remember about All Your Base Are Belong to Us is that it was a self-sustained project that involved the willing collaborations of hundreds of individuals. The promotion of the original meme, the photoshopping, the musicians who created the synthesized voices...people were creating it simply because they loved being a part of its creation.
The End of the World - http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash...
I don't know why this caught on so hard or who the creator was or where they are today, but it is a wonderful thing
June 17, 2014
Old.
Our World Cup fundraiser for sarcoma research: http://fightworldsuck.org/pickourteam...
The AFC Wimbledon Wimbly Womblys: http://youtube.com/hankgames
Watch the World Cup with me: http://twitter.com/sportswithjohn
In which John suffers an injury in the most humiliating manner possible.
June 13, 2014
How to Make Cinnamon Toast (two ways)
#TEAMSOGGY!
In which Hank demonstrates how to properly (AND IMPROPERLY) make cinnamon toast. Do it right, and it's the most delicious thing that ever happened. Do it wrong AND YOU WILL CALL FORTH A DEMON FROM THE PITS OF HADES TO DEVOUR THE FLESH OF ALL MANKIND!
Relevant Tumblr Post Here: http://edwardspoonhands.com/post/8855...
TOUR BECAUSE AWESOME - Sorry, just Western U.S.
http://edwardspoonhands.com/post/8848...
TANK TOPS UNTIL MONDAY!
http://www.dftba.com
June 10, 2014
Our Old Friend Complexity: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo:
http://www.randomhouse.com/book/16017...
In which John kicks off the Nerdfighter Book Club's discussion on Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers. He considers the role of luck, global capitalism, and the hierarchies of poverty. I look forward to hearing all your thoughts about the book and continuing the discussion in comments!
June 6, 2014
Thoughts from the TFiOS Premiere!
In which Hank over-analyzes things and New York is fancy and weird.
Pre-Order Tank Tops Now: http://dftba.com/category/31/Tank-Tops
TFiOS International Release Dates: http://tfios-movie.blogspot.com/2014/...
The Shades of Milk and Honey is Good: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765...
June 4, 2014
June 3, 2014
The Fault in Our Stars Movie Premiere
http://thefaultinourstarsmovie.com
In which John Green and Hank attend the premiere of The Fault in our Stars movie in New York City. Also featured are cast members Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, and more.
Thanks to everyone who has read the book and shared with me in the process of watching the movie get made. Sharing this with you has made it real for me, and I hope you love the movie as much as I do.
May 30, 2014
Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results!
Thanks to everyone for your participation! So fascinating! More in-depth analysis here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh5Re...
If you haven't taken the census you still can! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014NF...
The Night Before Our Stars: http://www.thefaultinourstarsmovie.com
Support projects on Subbable: http://www.subbable.com
Some shows we're working on:
Mental Floss: http://www.youtube.com/mentalflossvideo
SciShow Space: http://www.youtube.com/scishowspace
How to Adult: http://www.youtube.com/learnhowtoadult
Sexplanations: http://www.youtube.com/sexplanations
Animal Wonders: http://www.youtube.com/animalwonders
The Warehouse: http://www.youtube.com/dftbarecords
May 27, 2014
ALL THE SHIRTS (and some paths to community)
Buy my World Cup and FIGHT SARCOMA: http://fightworldsuck.org/pickourteam...
Join The Art Assignment community: https://www.youtube.com/user/theartas...
The AFC Wimbledon Wimbly Womblys: http://www.youtube.com/hankgames
Nerdcrafteria: http://www.planetminecraft.com/server...
Kiva: http://www.kiva.org/invitedto/nerdfig...
Scishow Space: https://www.youtube.com/user/scishows...
Nerdfighteria Events: http://nerdfighteria.com/events
Nerdfighteria Map: http://nerdfighteria.com/map
In which John wears 32 tops from 32 world cup nations while discussing his anti-sarcoma World Cup fundraiser, some of nerdfighteria's newest and most community-oriented projects, and the real life soccer club we sponsor.
May 23, 2014
My Freakish Talent
Nerdfighteria Census 2014! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014NF...
A bunch of intricately controlled sounds exit my mouth and you go "Oh, Hah! Yes, quite interesting! QUITE!" and, like, it's easy to go your whole life without ever noticing what a magical miracle that is.
For the Newsletter and Nerdfighter Event Calendar: http://www.nerdfighteria.com
Thanks to these two articles for being fascinating references with regards to autological words:
http://www.segerman.org/autological.html
http://mentalfloss.com/article/52927/...
