Video sharing sites like YouTube, Google Video, and Metacafe are full of homemade sports highlight films. Many of these are “best ever” films, with soccer seeming particularly popular for this kind of analysis. The “Best Soccer Moments” and “Top Ten Goals” videos embedded below are just two of many, many examples.
Top of the Pops
I can’t tell who’s in charge of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, but he or she is definitely dedicated. Since late October, a blogger named “Xadai” has been counting down his or her favorite music videos, beginning with one of my personal favorites, #500, Boston’s “More Than A Feeling.” Each song gets itsContinue reading “Top of the Pops”
Dumb Dumb
When I first came across 2Spare.com’s Top 10 Dumbest Personal Names Ever, I assumed it wouldn’t qualify as found history. There are, after all, lots of Top 10 lists that have nothing to do with history (e.g. Top 10 Fonts Used by Churches or Top 10 People Most Affected by Election 2006). But when IContinue reading “Dumb Dumb”
Old friend
Variety has called it: VHS is dead at 30.
Silly Geeky
Another quick one for the weekend: Game Set Watch—an “alt.video game weblog”—gives us the Top 10 Silliest Computer Mag Covers in History. Note that this isn’t a casual effort. It is the product of a long term commitment to collecting and cultural history. “Game Mag Weaseling” columnist Kevin Gifford combed though his personal collection ofContinue reading “Silly Geeky”
More Movie Mosts
I don’t want to fall down on my first day on the job, but I’m also finding it hard to tear myself away from today’s big games. So with one eye on Michigan-OSU, I’ll quickly mention JoBlo’s Ten Spot, a collection of more than 40 movie top ten lists. Highlights include Top Ten Beach Moments,Continue reading “More Movie Mosts”
Best, Worst, Most, Least
I have never intended Found History as a place for serious or systematic research into popular historymaking, so it’s hard to talk about “findings,” “results” or “conclusions.” But over the course of nearly a year of anecdotal stumbling, some definite trends have emerged. One is the general public’s tendency to conceptualize history in terms ofContinue reading “Best, Worst, Most, Least”
All Time On-Screen Hackers
Check out Drivl’s “Daily Dose of Awesome” for the “Top 20 Hackers in Film History”—complete with quotes to support its findings.
Lunch Break
Most days, Ask Dave Taylor is a great place to go for Mac tips and support. Today it’s a great place to go for a spirited (bad, I know) history of gin. It’s really no substitute for a three-martini lunch, but maybe it can suffice for those of us stuck at our desks surfing theContinue reading “Lunch Break”
No Second Troy
Last night I stayed out a little too late for a Thursday, but that doesn’t mean I slacked off completely. I spent the evening at the Rock and Roll Hotel listening to No Second Troy, a local band whose guitarist is a friend of my wife. Their name is an allusion to the Yeats poemContinue reading “No Second Troy”
