Deep in Vogue

These were pretty good videos shown after the Deep in Vogue documentary.

Dark Matter - House of Ghetto

"Dark Matter" (Watch on Vimeo)

Video title: Dark Matter
Posted by: Amy Watson
Date posted: 2017-04-10



Allow Me - Crazy P

Watch on Vimeo

Video title: Allow Me- Crazy P
Posted by: Amy Watson
Date posted: 2018-07-31



NOWNESS - House of Decay

"House of Decay - NOWNESS" (Watch on Vimeo)

Video title: House of Decay - NOWNESS
Posted by: NOWNESS
Date posted: 2019-01-31



The documentary title is based on this song:
Malcolm McLaren - Deep In Vogue ( With Willie Ninja )

mobile justice app

ACLU app for recording police incidents, uploading video to cloud:
https://www.aclu.org/issues/criminal-law-reform/reforming-police/mobile-justice

In the past there were separate apps for several states; the Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACLU_Mobile_Justice) mentions 16 states. But the Google Play site currently only has one, which it seems is now for all states:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/31/us/aclu-mobile-justice-police-misconduct-app/index.html
(from May 2020) says "In the upcoming months, the app -- which is currently available in 17 states and the District of Columbia -- will be accessible to everyone in all 50 states while respecting each state's laws, Benigno said."

I searched for more info on how it works, and this page has the most details I was able to find: https://www.imore.com/how-use-aclu-mobile-justice-app

But I still wish it were explained more. What happens after you submit the video; is it also saved to your phone? Can you access it online after the upload, or not? One of the comments on the Google Play page said that if you don't enter report data right after the upload, you can't do it later, and if you don't enter the data the video won't be reviewed by anyone. Is that true, and if so then how good is it if the cop takes away your phone before you can enter any report details?

The app has a lot of one-star reviews that say the app crashes all the time. I wondered if police departments or others might be posting some of the bad reviews, to discourage people from installing it.

(I haven't installed it or tried it out yet.)

Other more general info:

https://www.consumerreports.org/audio-video/how-to-record-video-during-a-protest/

https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/protect-phone-privacy-security-during-a-protest/

Tết Tết Tết Fireworks!

I like this Vietnamese song, it's rather catchy:

Video title: Liên Khúc Nhạc Xuân 2021 Remix KHÔNG QUẢNG CÁO - TẾT TẾT TẾT ĐẾN RỒI Mừng Năm Mới Phát Tài Phát Lộc
Posted by: Kho Nhạc Xuân Remix
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVEmLZpsuUM
Date posted: Jan 11, 2021


The above video is simple but oddly mesmerizing A young woman smiles a lot and walks through some flower beds and blossoming trees, in slow motion. There are fireworks effects overlayed. I wondered if those fireworks are meant to reflect how the woman feels (bursting with happiness about something/someone), or how someone else feels about her.

Not until watching the next video with another version of the same song, and translating the song name (Tet Tet Tet is coming), did I remember that Tet is the word for the Vietnamese New Year's celebration.

These are the BEST fireworks I've ever seen in a video. If you missed seeing ones in person this year, this may be worth watching in full screen:

Video title: Liên khúc nhạc xuân: Tết tết tết đến rồi + Xuân xuân ơi xuân đã về
Posted by: Trung Bui Thanh
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaN85BSLnMU
Date posted: Jan 28, 2019

(Did that firework display really go on for 32 whole minutes?!!)


The laser light effects in the beginning of the next video are spectacular (and the fireworks are nice too though they don't show up nearly as clearly as the prior video).
Based on the comments, they told people there wouldn't be a display this year to avoid crowds from gathering, but then did this after all and broadcast it live!

Video title: London's 2021 fireworks 🎆 Happy New Year Live! 🔴 BBC
Posted by: BBC
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpJIg_3DnLk
Date posted: Streamed live on Dec 31, 2020