YouTube is one of the greatest Internet inventions of all time. Everyone (some more than others) has spent an afternoon or two perusing the millions of videos it features. If you haven’t, let us show you where to start.
1.”Ghost Ride the Whip” – I love watching people get dumb while bumping E-40 from their Acura’s speakers. There’s something about the verve and tenacity of the individuals in these videos that reminds the little hood rat in all of us that we can stunt like our daddies, if we only give it a try. – Makena Walsh
2. “Welcome to My Home” – Brenda Dickson, the veritable star of the soap opera, “The Young and Restless,” has shot a how-to-be-as-beautiful-as-Brenda home video, which she has written, directed and starred in (in her own home!). Highlights include fashion tips, exercise and diet help and of course, general, all-around life advice for all the stay-at-home Valium moms. It’s funny because its true! – Erik Lopez
3. “Joshua Bell Subway” – For all of you classical geeks out there, this is a video of world famous violinist Joshua Bell playing in a DC subway as part of an experiment by the Washington Post. There’s an article about it at Washingtonpost.com, if you want to get all intellectual, but the video itself is entertaining and interesting. – Sarah Custen
4. “Breakdance Baby Kick” – Home video footage of little kids getting hurt are endlessly entertaining, and none of them more so than this one. During a breakdance competition, the parent of some rambunctious youngster shifts focus away at precisely the wrong time. For the kid, anyway. For the rest of us, it turned into 10 seconds of video bliss that begs to be replayed at least 10 times. – Trevor Hale
5. “Chocolate Pornstar” – Raw uncensored shaky-cam video of a neutered dog going impotently to town on a stuffed animal, soundtrack courtesy of Barry White. This YouTube is a favorite of mine because it is simultaneously a complex commentary on animal cruelty and an indictment of the hypersexualization of modern society. – Kyle Stegerwald