Valley of the dolls

The stop-motion animation video, "Perfect Holiday", tells the story of a toy that goes to "the beach" and rips some big "waves".

And an amusing parody Twitter account, @DavidKrap, hilariously micro-rants and parodies the real Tumblr CEO. [Mashable]

"No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one."
- Elbert Hubbard

yoU said it

Speaking the name of our seventh planet from the sun has always been a source of amusement for schoolkids, so the video How to Pronounce Uranus Without Laughing explores the history of its name and the better options passed up, but also how to pronounce it without attracting fits of Beavis-and-Butthead-esque laughter. [Gizmodo]

And in vaguely related science news, an infographic that answers the burning question, How Much Bird Poop Does it Take to Total a SmartCar?, which came to be as a snappy comeback to a derisive tweet.

"A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew." - Herb Caen

Always leave 'em wanting moiré

Moiré patterns, the motion interference effects you get when you overlay two grids at different angles, look intriguing in the book Poemotion.

And Retrowebomatic makes websites look like they've been taken a long time ago by an old, crappy camera. Check out a retro'd Wikipedia for an example.

"He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year." - Leonardo Da Vinci

Runaway model

Two rapid-fire minutes of fashion models falling on runways that will challenge you to keep a straight face. [Mashable]

And a new Tumblr that collects ridiculous cable news chyrons should have a near-endless supply of fodder.

"Beauty and folly are old companions." - Benjamin Franklin

Point and click

How fast can you click your way from GIF to broccolini? Coverage of winner-take-all battles waged in WikiWars — competitive Wikipedia searching — video coverage with humorous play-by-play.

And pointer pointer keenly uses people pointing in photos to find your mouse cursor. Or for a variation on the theme, there's flitser that uses camera flashes.

"Never cut what you can untie." - Joseph Joubert

In space, no one can hear you sing

Now from Jon and Al Kaplan, purveyors of the off-Broadway hit "Silence of the Lambs: The Musical", comes a new creative offering, Aliens: The Musical. (Caution: singing and some glimpses of bloody violence.)

And a different type of thing... a set of familiar logos set in Courier.

"He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious." - Sun Tzu

Just one second

Author Kevin Kelly spent a couple of months in Asia and took a one-second video clip each day to create a neat and tidy "One Minute Vacation". [bOING bOING]

And on this side of the Pacific, an interactive graphic shows the changing U.S. employment landscape since 1960 by industry, gender, age, etc. The manufacturing sector is quite a surprise.

"A vacation is a sunburn at premium prices." - Hal Chadwicke

Intergalactic melodramatic

I believe someone's taken liberties with the translation in this redubbed Star Wars telenovela. Great formula provides a blank canvas for laughs.

And for other options, have a go at this random film suggest-o-matic that pulls from IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, and 1000 Films to See Before You Die.

"If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little."
- George Carlin

Don't ding the melon

Footage of skateboarder getting whacked by a truck as he apparently attempts to set the world record in the meniscus throw. [Mashable]

And not really the same meaning, which one-hit wonder are you?

"Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall."
- Ray Bradbury

Lollcat

Add chair massage to ball of twine, paper sack, and others on the list of things to occupy your cat.

And for no particular reason, how many Bond films can you name in five minutes?

"All of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon — instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today."
- Dale Carnegie

Home REMedy

New product promises to help make nap time for kids a breeze. Funny in the vein of old SNL classic parodies.

And making an exception on this unsavory topic, gotta say this dad takes some pretty excellent creative photos of his kids.

"An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy." - Rudyard Kipling

One good turn

A video message to help offenders say no to "vertical video syndrome". But couldn't your phone detect this and set you straight? Where's Siri when you need her?

Also hopefully R.I.P., a museum for endangered tech sounds. And speaking of museums, have fun with a pencil at the Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies.

"He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help."
- Abraham Lincoln

It's a bust

Short little film called "flatten" let's you relish the smashing of food to the sound of music. [Gizmodo]

And Tumblr called Citation Needed calls out the craziest claims in Wikipedia. [Mashable]

"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain, and most fools do."
- Benjamin Franklin

Secret garden

Mister Rogers auto-tuned and artfully remixed in "Garden of Your Mind".

And maybe Freelancer Fred is fairly funny because it's fairly true.

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
- Muhammad Ali

Pupper Supper

An overeager puppy wants his dinner in this nice little bit of animation.

And GIFs + sound from YouTube videos makes for a neat reprise of an interweb classic. Check out the semi-recently popular "slinky on a treadmill" thing accompanied by the sadly notable Bee Gees, and The Amazing Pavorotti is good too.

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."
- Winston Churchill

Rara avis

Beautiful animal video montage called "RARE" promoting a NatGeo photog’s book on endangered species features some stunning imagery.

And in stills, forty of the Most Powerful Photographs Ever make for a moving catalog of the human spirit.

"Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough."
- George Bernard Shaw

Raidy cats

Check out a claymation cats-vs.-dogs version of "The Raid" that is (fakely) just about as violent as the real movie.

And from the Great Spinx of Giza to New York City, some "mind-blowing" miniatures of famous real places around the world.

"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Smooth sailing

Watch as award-winning German design collective URBANSCREEN transforms the Sydney Opera House with their Lighting of the Sails, with a big "letdown" at the very end.

And this airborne tilt-shift photography shot from a plane would make for an interesting option in Google Maps.

"I fly in dreams. I know it is my privilege."
- Friedrich Nietzsche