In which Hank talks about his weird experience discovering what a lexical gap is, tells 33 year old John to lay off the critical reading koolaid and tells 15 year old John to dump his… Continue
In which John Green writes an open letter to a 15-year-old version of Hank discussing critical reading, the James Joyce novel Ulysses, nationhood, identity, metaphor, and other stuff that 15-year-olds find really super… Continue
In which Hank calls random strangers in his town and tells them encouranging and true facts about our world.
I couldn't fit all of them in, and I had to cut a few of them down (and maybe re-film a couple because they took so embarrassingly long for me to say) but I've included the script I used which has all of the positive facts I…
Remember that time in February when I said we needed new Ningmasters and stuff? Yeah, that didn't happen. :Þ Now I know that's not entirely my fault; the car did cut that corner short thereby momentarily driving on the left side of the road, right when I was approaching from the other side, but while it took some time to catch upon everything that I missed in the month I spent in hospital, I've been back for quite a bit already. And while I… Continue
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In which John Green discusses his virulent hatred for pennies and nickels, two utterly irrelevant coins that inexplicably remain money in the United States of America. It costs more than 1.7 cents to make a 1 cent penny coin in the US; nickels are even more ridiculous, costing more than nine cents to produce.
My inflation calculations came from the CPI inflation… Continue
In which Hank thinks a lot about being in the middle of nowhere, and what that means, and how every place is equally
in it's placeness. He also shows off his sprained ankle, a broken down
barn, a very cute calf and his tire-changing… Continue
In which John Green examines the question of whether President Barack Obama is a Muslim in the wake of a recent opinion poll showing that more than one fifth of Americans believe Obama is a Muslim. Along the way, the five pillars of Islam are discussed: belief in the unity of God and the prophethood of Muhammad (shahada), prayer (salat), alms-giving (zakat), fasting (sawm), and pilgrimage (hajj).
Thanks to Valerie, Ryan, Sierra, Esther, and Geri for research assistance… Continue
The Demon Four Year Old is not actually Hank's nephew...he's an actual demon named Intumescence (Toomy, for short.)
To help make John's video go to http://www.nerdfighters.com and sign up for the secret project mailing… Continue
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Nerdfighter donations helped provide 40 families with blankets during the winter season in the mountains of Las Lomas in Peru.
The book featured in this video is from Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs by Michael Gerard Bauer. Buy the (HILARIOUS!) first book in the series, Don't Call Me Ishmael:…
In which Hank shows you his Saturday, which turned out to be a very busy day filled with friends, babies, water slides, juggling, Doritos, eggs, singing, dogs, and, yeah, other stuff. All because I wanted to be a part of the…
VidCon is obviously a giant success, It's a shame I couldn't be there but, as it so often does, life happened. And even though I can't be there, I'm enjoying watching the livestream and hearing/reading/seeing amazing stories from people who are there.
But beside having organised a very successful conference, Hank and John have also had some personal achievements:
A couple of hours ago,the Vlogbrothers entered the Top 100 Most Subscribed channels of All Time! The…
In which John discusses the inevitability of loss but the moral necessity of choosing which games to care about, and then talks a little about the World Cup finals in soccer (or football, depending on your…
New York Times article about 100 Acres: http://nyti.ms/9IU14c John will be emceeing the Artists' Forum discussion of 100 Acres this Saturday. You can get tickets for free here:…Continue