Saturday, May 31, 2014

Rock fusion




Two giants of modern musical history, Led Zeppelin and The Beatles, collaborate nicely in "Whole Lotta Helter Skelter".

And hey Mildred, did you know you can guess peoples' ages based on their names?


"Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them." - Louis Armstrong


Thursday, May 29, 2014

Better you bet




An amusing yet macabre take on the more humane capital punishment method recently installed in Ohio.

And which Dewey Decimal category are you? Find out if you don't already know.


"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain


Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Top notch




Dad carrying his child casually tries to catch ball with undesired result.

And accurate headlines for non-news stories, better rewrites of The Daily Mail's celebrity "news".


"When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." - Ronald Reagan

Saturday, May 24, 2014

On location




The band NO found a really cheap and ingenious way to shoot the video for their song "There's A Glow" using Grand Theft Auto as the backdrop.

And how much does it cost to book your favorite band? Too much, from the looks of it.


"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." - Anais Nin


Friday, May 23, 2014

Ground Zero (+1)




After ten years and one million images under its belt, EarthCam has a stunning time-lapse of the 9/11 Memorial Museum's construction.


"We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us." - Joseph Campbell

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Defiant


Insane Russians doing insane acrobatics on an electric tower, no strings attached.





And some eerie and indelible Russian dashcam footage from a car driving through what looks like Hell, though luckily is just a raging forest fire.




"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass


Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Heed the call




Exorcism detour ahead... a minor setback while casting out inner demons, not to mention the video orientation.

And free your mind — words to live by from the New Age poppycock generator.


"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates

Monday, May 19, 2014

Short stuff




For "Game of Thrones" fans, an alternate ending (and possible minor spoiler) for Tyrion's speech that you might enjoy.

And maybe get a grin out of TL;DR Wikipedia's cheeky entries that get straight to the point.


"Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing." - Robert Benchley


Saturday, May 17, 2014

Camera obscura



The fantastical fractured French fairy tale "HYPERMONDE" is a music video mix of live action and a little animation to haunt your waking dreams.

And what do the number of swimming-pool drownings and the number of Nicolas Cage films have to do with each other? Beats me, too, but more of that sorta stuff at Spurious Correlations.


"Either move or be moved." - Ezra Pound


Friday, May 16, 2014

Motive unlcear




Legendary comedic talent Armando Iannucci takes you through a typical corporate speaking gig.

How much more is the average American CEO compensated vs. the average worker, and other quick quiz questions you may (or may not) know at How Wrong You Are.


"Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence." - Laurence J. Peter


Thursday, May 15, 2014

The meaning of




Homer sees his life flash before him, roll by roll, in this recent Game of Life couch gag, with a dark take on the classic board game.


"If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents." - Marcelene Cox


Monday, May 12, 2014

Gluten for punishment




Jimmy Kimmel asks some of those gluten-free people if they know what gluten is. Surprise, surprise.


"Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with." - Robert Staughton Lynd


Saturday, May 10, 2014

Out and about




It's 10PM — do you know where Fluffy is? Your worst suspicions about a usual cat day confirmed via CatCam.

And a look at the daily creative routines of Mozart, Darwin, Dickens, Freud, and more.


"My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can." - Cary Grant


Friday, May 9, 2014

In the sing of things




You know darn well what "Commando: The Musical" is going to be, but don't let that stop you from enjoying it.


"I had to stop going to auditions thinking, 'Oh, I hope they like me.' I had to go in thinking I was the answer to their problem." - George Clooney


Monday, May 5, 2014

Emotion sickness

Human emotions on demand, courtesy of "The Office" Stare Machine. (If it seems familiar, that's because it's the sister site of "The Office" Time Machine.)

And use this Twitter Bio Generator and save some thinking for yourself.


"You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow." - Jack Black


Saturday, May 3, 2014

Dramatic change




Expert editing turns "Dumb and Dumber" into a serious movie. (Though not as good as the adrenaline-pumping suspense thriller recut, IMO.)

And amusing one-star reviews of literary classics.


"If you're a woman and a guy's ever said anything romantic to you, he just left off the second part that would have made you sick if you could have heard it." - Louis C. K.