Mostly I’m excited because I’m now able to use the Rapping Bureaucrats category for just the third time. Here’s Secretary General of the United Nations Bam Ki-moon, um, rapping some lyrics penned by Jay-Z. Wild.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-7U9e8CS_0

Ostensibly I have no problem with either Jay-Z or Bam, or even people rapping in the UN. I don’t pay a [...]

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Hey remember that great YouTube video of the Singaporean Media Development Authority rapping and rocking their way into all our hearts? Well, according to this AFP story the clip generated enough response that the Singaporean government has moved to censor it.
Since it was posted on the You Tube video-sharing website two weeks ago, the film, [...]

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Well, if you’ve ever wanted to see a bunch of Singaporean bureaucrats, working at a place called something like the Media Development Authority, rapping and singing in their own promotional music video, then look no further.
Seriously, this must be seen to be believed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjLw28UVWEU

I can imagine this fitting in well in an update of Kafka’s The [...]

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