So ok yes, YouTube—by its censorship and removal of channels that don’t adhere slavishly to the party line—is increasingly complicit in today’s parallel pandemic of free speech erosion. But there’s still a vast amount to enjoy and learn from there. So in the spirit of ‘baby and bathwater,’ here are some of my favourites . . .
All “youtube richesse” posts:
- Of their hands: be like Japan - Japanese drumming prodigy Yoyoka
- Of their hands: Rotator Ron - American virtues in action
- Of their hands: wheelwright / wainwright - Coach-building skills of yesteryear
- Hitch - Christopher Hitchens, writer, speaker, thinker—sorely missed
- Of their hands: woodturning - Log and lumber into beauty
- A new Page - Why the Led Zeppelin guitarist is, um, good
- Of their hands: Katzenjammer cobblers - All things shoes
- Of their hands: Mr Chickadee - Skills of our forefathers
- Jonathan Pie - A very angry man tells it like it is
- Of their hands: cowboy cuisine - Down-home outdoor cooking
- Of their hands: social virtuosity - Talented pianist Tiffany Poon
- God’s plenty - Everything art
- Of their hands: mechanical perfection - Restoration from derelict to better-than-new