Parody of Rupert Murdoch from Fry and Laurie: still relevant

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie took on Rupert Murdoch as a target of satire on their show A Bit of Fry and Laurie. From Wikipedia:

"The show did not shy away from commenting on issues of the day. A sketch in the second series, in which a Conservative government minister is strangled while Stephen Fry screams at him "What are you doing to the television system? What are you doing to the country?", is an attack on the Broadcasting Act of 1990 and the perceived motivations of those who supported it. The pair would later attack what they saw as the Act's malign aftereffects in the sketch "It's A Soaraway Life", a parody of It's a Wonderful Life evoking a world in which Rupert Murdoch had not existed."

"Perform this way": Weird Al does Gaga

The parody

The original (which works just fine as a self-parody, if you ask me).
Yes, the lyrics are laughable in some spots, but have you listened to Beyoncé's new song "Rock the World (Girl)"? It's grotesque, but not it a good way.

"Bad Project" Lady Science and Zheng Lab

We return momentarily to the topic of "Bad Romance" parodies for this gem, "Bad Project." I post this for all of my friends and colleagues who are research scientists! You know who you are.


For those of us who have never worked in a lab, "Western Blot" refers to a lab technique for mapping proteins in a tissue sample (I think!).
Translations of the Chinese characters on the tubes (from the YouTube comments):

"The chinese part at 2:38 is:

Green spot: Liar

Blue spot: The experiment is suck

Red spot: I have no future

Purple spot: I want to graduate

3:58 I want a job (just in chinese)

3:59 I want freedom too

4:01 I want a job

4:04 But I got no degree"

The lab fashions are priceless!

Parody Thursday

via Bob Collins at MPR NewsQ, I learned of the existence of a multitude of parodies of the omnipresent, stupid, catchy-as-hell "California Gurls" song by Katy Perry (you can Google it). Of course, the most professional parody is by the gang at The Key of Awesome, but there will soon be one from every state (I've seen Iowa, Colorado, Wisconsin so far); the makers of the "Minnesota Gurls" parody have even made an interactive map on YouTube so you can find them!
Minnesota Gurls gets so many things right! How many times do you see the loon?

The boys want in on the action as well. Here are California Dorks:

Sing it, North Dakota Bois!

And finally, "California Gays" is the most fierce, fresh and fabulous!

It's gone international! Northern Irish girls get the deadpan award, Wolverhampton girls, haven't found a version in spanish yet, but I'm sure there is one out there, oh here.