John Green's Blog, page 30
December 14, 2012
I Got Nothin…
Let's make the world better with the Project for Awesome though: http://www.projectforawesome.com
If you don't know what I'm talking about http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/nyr...
December 11, 2012
Economics and Dentistry: YOUTUBE’S FAVORITE TOPICS
Join the Kiva nerdfighters: http://www.kiva.org/invitedto/nerdfig...
In which John delivers the semi-annual-ish report on the Bank of Nerdfighteria's health and various projects, including both of its Charlie McDonnell-like arms, the lending arm and the giving arm. Also, John takes you on a trip in his new Chevy Volt (yay!) to the dentist (boo!).
Places to be a nerdfighter mentioned in this video include:
Our Pants: http://nerdfighteria.vanillaforums.com/
The Ning: http://www.nerdfighters.com
The Minecraft Server: http://mc.nerdfighteria.com
The Nerdfighter Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/nerdfighters
Effyeahnerdfighters: http://www.effyeahnerdfighters.com
Adult Nerdfighters facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/197523...
Vyou http://vyou.com/group/p/87
Location Specific Nerdfighter Facebook Groups: http://effyeahnerdfighters.com/localn...
December 7, 2012
Thoughts from Dead Animals
In which Hank visits the Philip L Wright Zoological Museum. Ze asked us to talk about what makes our places special...I couldn't think of a better way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05JCmu...
Emily's Tumblr: http://umzoology.tumblr.com
Support the Museum: http://zoologicalmuseum.dbs.umt.edu/s...
Hank talks about the New YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP4xrv...
Hank talks about the ethics of stuffed animals: http://youtu.be/RIIcjaM3bI0
December 4, 2012
Time for AWESOME
Description: Go to http://www.projectforawesome.com to sign up now.
The other video I made today is a Thoughts from Places about Kenyon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0s9B6...
Time Magazine really did name The Fault in Our Stars the best novel of
2012. Seriously:
http://entertainment.time.com/2012/12...
In which John Green introduces the (sixth annual!) Project for
Awesome, discusses privilege and the importance of expanding
opportunity, the decreasing of world suck, and some ridiculously good
news.
November 30, 2012
VidCon 2013!
In which Hank talks about VidCon and his trip to LA. LOTS OF LINKS BELOW!
VidCon! http://www.vidcon.com
Hank on My Drunk Kitchen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfnkPm...
VidCon FAQ http://vidcon.com/2013/faq-2
Who's Attending (so far) http://vidcon.com/2013/special-guests
Disney Day: http://vidcon.com/2013/disney-day-2
Hotels and Travel: http://vidcon.com/2013/hotels
Driftless Pony Club (The Music) http://www.driftlessponyclub.com/
November 27, 2012
Nerdfighter Book Recommendations: A Gift Giving Guide for Nerdfightastic Readers
In which John Green recommends some of his favorite books to some of his favorite people (Crash Course fans, Whovians, Sherlockians, Harry Potter fans, Swoodilypooper supporters, and nerdy readers of all kinds). Recommended books include:
The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Sula by Toni Morrison
Mansfield Park and Persuasion by Jane Austen
The Blood of the Lamb by Peter de Vries
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Matched by Ally Condie
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
Bossypants by Tina Fey
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Harry, a History by Melissa Anelli
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation by M. T. Anderson
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Everybody Sees the Ants by A. S. King
If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
November 23, 2012
Black Friday: An Accident of History
In which Hank answers the age old question "Why, on the day after we spend time being thankful for what we have, do we spend time wanting more?" It turns out it's just an accident of history, and we can thank Abraham Lincoln.
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HankGames: http://youtube.com/hankgames
mc.nerdfighteria.com for Minecraft
http://www.nerdfighteria.com for foruming.
Music at the end by Rob Scallon http://www.youtube.com/user/robs70986987
November 20, 2012
Great at Being Terrible: The Florence Foster Jenkins Story
See us at New York City's Carnegie Hall (really) for An Evening of Awesome: http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/...
In which John discusses the strange story of Florence Foster Jenkins, who gave the worst performance in the history of Carnegie Hall in 1944, and who is famous (and beloved) for being an absolutely fearless, and awful, singer. This video is a kind of response to Hank's brilliant video about creation and fear; also discussed is the importance of finding the places where your talents meet the world's needs and my limited physical flexibility.
The bit I sing at the end is from "Love, Love, Love" by--you'll never guess--The Mountain Goats.
November 16, 2012
We’re all Scared
In which Hank discusses why life is so terrifying, and why that's OK.
Oh, and also, we're playing Carnegie Hall: http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/...
So Charlie made this video
Which prompted these people to make these videos:
Michael Aranda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPsVQH...
Myles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0VYcJ...
Mickeleh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Fyao...
Wheezy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi04oC...
Which prompted me to make this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ph1Oe...
And then the comments on that video made me want to make the video above.
This is especially weird because this is very similar to a video I made on HanksChannel, though spruced up for Vlogbrothers. But the real point I want to make is that making things is terrifying, and making our selves is the most terrifying creation of all, and we have to do it every single time we meet new people, which is why that's scary. But it's OK for it to be scary, because that's how you know something's worthwhile.
Also, the other point is...we're all scared. I proved it...
November 13, 2012
I Was a Child Poet. And a Bad One.
In which John shares some of his early writing, including a poem called "Bio Poem" that is well and truly humiliating in its lack of quality. I also discover and share many items from my past, including my old report cards and some Brotherhood 2.0 memorabilia. Also, I celebrate some good news: The Fault in Our Stars has been named one of the ten best books of 2012 by the editors at Amazon: http://t.co/TaDb008x
Check out the de Grummond Collection on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/de-Grum...
(And yes, this means that any interested researchers will be able to go to the collection and look through dozens of different drafts of each of my novels, read the editorial correspondence between Julie and me, etc. The de Grummond Collection is an amazing resource, and I feel very lucky that my work will be part of it.)
