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Review: Toronto's Soulpepper fills Stoppard classic with energy, flair Special

Toronto - “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” is a play in danger of becoming overly familiar, another “modern classic” ruined by time and too many revivals. It takes an energetic cast and vision to make Tom Stoppard's great tragicomedy seem new again.

Digital Journal Report by Jeff Cottrill

Video: Farm boys' Gangman Style parody goes viral

Assaria - If you thought all the parodies that could be done to Psy's "Gangman Style" had been done, think again and watch the latest video to go viral.

In the Media by Greta McClain - 4 comments

Worst video on Internet 'Spartan High School Style' goes viral

The video, "Spartan High School Style," that parodies Psy's "Gangnam Style," has been universally acclaimed the worst video ever in the history of the Internet after having received l million views and over 20,000 dislikes on YouTube.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 3 comments

Op-Ed: Will the 2012 debates be remembered as the 'meme debates'

The presidential debates have always provided a myriad of material for late night talk show hosts and comedians, fodder for opposing campaigns, and now social media memes, more than providing an insight into the plans a candidate has for the country.

In the Media by Greta McClain - 3 comments

Video: 'Legitimate rape' anti-Akin parody advert

This parody video explores the concept of 'legitimate rape', as quoted by U.S. Republican Congressman Todd Akin, as a method of birth control. It tells ladies how they can prevent pregnancy using the concept.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

'I'm A Romney Girl' Barbie parody video goes viral

Both candidates for US President are the subjects of duelling music videos released this past week as supporters for both camps step up the political rhetoric, while trying to capture the attention of voters.

In the Media by Darren Weir

Op-Ed: 'Obama that I used to know' parody going viral

Two college graduates have created a parody of a Gotye's song, "Somebody ThaT I Used To Know". Both had been Obama supporters, but seem to have left the dwindling crowd.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 9 comments

Anti-Obama video: 'The most arrogant man in the world'

The conservative group RightChange, released a video Tuesday set to the theme of the Dos Equis ad and uses satire to criticize Obama. In place of the beer ad's "The Most Interesting Man in the World," we have Obama, "The Most Arrogant Man in the World."

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 19 comments

Wrong anthem played for Kazakhstan’s shooting team — Borat parody

Anyone who has seen the movie Borat, might remember his parody version of the Kazakhstan national anthem. Well the Kazakhstan shooting team was rather taken by surprise when it played for them in Kuwait.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 4 comments

Is it Real or is it Photoshop? — The Next Revolution In Beauty

"Maybe you're born with it, Nah! I'm pretty sure is Fotoshop." That's just one of the lines from the video parody that's gone viral practically overnight on how magazines deceive readers into striving to achieve an image that does not exist in reality.

In the Media by Yukio Strachan

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