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The Offspring has reworked one of their biggest hits into a vaccination PSA

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Microbiology, Offspring, PSA, Vaccinations, Vaccines, Virology

The story goes that while working in a university lab, Dexter Holland of The Offspring saw an experiment ruined when

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Music News 

New PSA from Paul Rudd: “Just wear a mask.”

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, Face masks, Paul Rudd, PSA

Seriously. It’s not hard and it’s for everyone’s benefit. And then there’s this message from Corey Taylor of Slipknot, who

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Funny/Weird 

Remember the ear-cutting scene in Reservoir Dogs? It’s been re-purposed as a COVID-19 PSA

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Michael Madsen, PSA, Reservoir Dogs

Never had Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck in the Middle with You” had been used with such violence and malice as in

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Music News 

Another coronavirus song, this time from Randy Newman

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, PSA, Randy Newman

Randy Newman, writer of many big movie soundtrack songs, created this PSA. Listen and learn.

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Recommended Music 

Vietnam has the world’s best song about coronavirus prevention

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, PSA, Vietnam

Vietnam has launched a public awareness campaign on how to avoid getting sick with the coronavirus. This could be the

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Music History 

Here’s One That Eluded Me: U2’s Larry Mullen and his Motorcycle Safety PSA

November 29, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Larry Mullen, Motorcyle, PSA, U2

Larry Mullen loves his bikes and was known to ride between U2 gigs instead of taking the tour bus or

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WTF? 

Why You Shouldn’t Lip-Sync and Drive

October 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lip-Sync, PSA, Taylor Swift

This lip-sync to Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” takes a pretty weird, dark turn. Watch. Read more at The Independent.

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Music News 

Here’s a Powerful PSA Asking Why the West Has Done So Little About Ebola

November 19, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ebola, ONE, PSA

No one says a thing, including Bono. I’ve never seen him this silent before.  (That’s not a shot; it’s a

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Cool! 

Quite Possibly the Best Fake “Stay in School” PSA Ever

February 1, 2014February 1, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments PSA, Stay in School

Wait for it…wait…wait…HOLY SHIT!  I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING!  

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