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Sometimes, we all need some free advice in order to get through the day. It might not be good advice but at least it’s free. It used to be that you would write to the Advice Lady in the newspaper for this vital information, but now, all you have to do is enter a random keyword at YouTube and the advice world is your oyster. Today, we sort through some of the most practical advice about politics, religion, creativity and just about everything else on YouTube.

First up is from Stephen King (yes, THAT Stephen King) giving some incredibly valuble advice for anyone longing to one day get their novel published:

In case you’re wondering on why things are so screwed up and want to know who to blame and some other advice, here’s some advice from one of the most intelligent men alive, Christopher Hitchens:

Just in case you do wind up leading a major nation like the UK and have to speak to their Parliment, here is Prime Minister Gordon Brown advising us all what NOT to say in such a situation:

If you aren’t comfortable being yourself or have yet to find yourself, then heed the advice of doing impersonations and getting along with those you impersonate from Kevin Spacey on Enough Rope:

So concludes today’s lessons on Free Advice Friday. Join us for the next exciting chapter, same YouTube Digger time, same YouTube Digger channel.

Australian actor Heath Ledger was far from a neophyte on the big screen when Brokeback Mountain catapulted he and his costar Jake Gyllenhaal into the spotlight both for their amazing performances and also for the controversial and quite taboo content of the gay love story.  Today we celebrate the life and work of this phenomenal actor with a collection of Heath Ledger videos for you to enjoy.

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“But occasionally…they come here to kill us.�

In this documentary-like video, the interviewer talks to the characters of many ‘big’ alien movies about their methods and favourite ways of fighting off alien attacks. From Men in Black to War of the Worlds (very funny depiction of Tom Cruise), you cross pretty much all of the major alien movies – even Alien.

This video is hilarious. They even included Mars Attacks and Starship Troopers. I’m not sure which part is funnier – War of the Worlds or Predator, but they both make this video definitely worth watching.

My only nitpick is that I wish they would have had at least one more guy there to help out with voices. Some of them sounded a bit too similar.

As for the best method? I also prefer the internal explosion technique.

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I think it is terribly sad that even though we know there are so many healing plants and the possibility of finding even more is almost definite, the rainforests are still being cut down at a massively fast rate.

In this National Geographic video, a respected shaman in Paraguay (which has one of the highest deforestation rates) leads researchers to different places to find certain medicinal plants. One in particular they go to find is of interest to scientists as part of cancer research.

Call me a tree hugger if you like, but the cutting down of rain forests makes me so mad. They keep cutting even though we know there are amazing forms of life in there and possible cures to some of the worst human diseases.

And yet they keep cutting.

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Yes, I’m a little behind on the times, but I don’t have the Disney channel and I wasn’t falling over my feet for the first one. BUT I came across some videos from the second movie, and I’m in a sentimental mood, so I thought I’d put them up.

Plus, they do have decent singing voices.

Enjoy - You are the music in me, Everyday, What Time is it…

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When I saw the title of this Judd Apatow-produced movie, I laughed hard.

When I watched the trailer, I laughed so hard I almost peed a little.

Take a peek at Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and have yourself a good laugh.

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I’ll admit it - I have a thing for Christopher Walken stuff. Be it his Weapon of Choice video or his Saturday Night Live work.

This video is a clip from the movie Romance and Cigarettes where he sings the Tom Jones song Delilah. It features great music, a lot of dancing, and sex.

What more could you want?

Stabbed women dancing around? Well this video has that too. Enjoy. ;)

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This video, a play on Monty Python and the Holy Grail’s “Black Knight” and Star Wars, is very funny. Having turned the swords into light sabers (decently done visually, I’d like to add) and giving the Black Knight Darth Vader’s voice has made an already hilarious Monty Python moment even funnier.

My only criticism was the overuse of some Vader lines, but this video is definitely still worth watching.

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If you’re a fan of the massive space battles featured in any one of the shows/films above, then you’ll like this video.

Have fun picking out which ships belong to which show/film while enjoying the graphics and explosions. Who will reign supreme? Well, you’ll have to watch to find out.

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Here are parts four through six of the Cave of Cheeseburgers adventures.

Will Aladdin survive? Will Genie be set on fire? Will Sultan finally get all the gravy he’s after? Will Jasmine finally do that strip tease for Jaffacakes to save the universe? Find out…

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If done well, dubbing over movies can be quite hilarious. Anyone who has seen Aladdin won’t be disappointed in this. I’m picky and could have used a little more voice differences by the end, but this made me laugh out loud quite a few times. Surprisingly enough, excessive use of the word “fsck� doesn’t take away from the humor of it.

Here are the first three parts:

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Micheal Moore is at it once again with his latest documentary “Sicko�. This documentary focuses on the downfalls of the United States medical system – one point being imprisoned terrorists get better medical treatment than a lot of people.

This is an interview of Moore talking about the movie:

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The continuing saga of Chad Vader, former day shift manager, now relegated to the lowly position of night shift manager, and his plan to rule the world of groceries and supermarkets using the dark side of the force. This episode sees him tackling a bum sleeping in the store, and a shoplifter!

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We all love Star Wars, well most of us, except those haters who think it’s cool NOT to like it, in (what they see as) a clever display of non-conformity. Regardless, I enjoyed watching this compilation of the best Star wars mistakes and bloopers.
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I can’t wait for this movie to come out, but I’m going to have to wait until July 27th to be able to get my Simpsons big screen fill. The film shouldn’t disappoint though, having been written by eleven of the TV series most prolific writers.
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