Lisa Stewart's scavengings

No, Worf. I don't think so

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:11:00 -0800

Poor Worf gets shot down every time he suggests ANYTHING. No one likes a direct course of action.

Cats dressed up as Typefaces

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:08:00 -0800

Obviously I had to go with the "Gotham" Cat to illustrate (because Batman), but there are plenty of good ones. Yes, Papyrus is there. So is Helvetica, Comic Sans, Times New Roman, Trajan, Garamond, and all the other old standbys.

If you enjoy this, you are probably a design nerd.

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The Persistence of Wolverine

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:58:00 -0800

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Art history gets geeked.

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Lady(Gos)hawke demonstrates how she can hurtle through forests

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:14:00 -0800

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Her name is Ellie, and she's a Northern Goshawk. The headline is a very poorly executed reference to a bad Michelle Pfeiffer movie/awesome indie band.

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Ball so hard mothafuckas wanna fine me, first thing they gotta find me

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:47:00 -0800

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What's 50 grand to a motherfucker like me?

This was an amazing show. Jay-Z especially.

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Take On Me by a-ha, North Korean Style - YouTube

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:38:00 -0800

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Students of Kum Song School in North Korea play A-Ha's "Take on Me" on accordions.

Found via neatorama.com

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Drew Smith's Canadian Music and Indian Video

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:34:00 -0800

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I found this via the mighty BoingBoing. Canadian musician Drew Smith outsourced the video for his song to folks in Bangalore, India. The result is beautiful, different, and maybe not surprisingly very Canadian, in that multicultural sort of way that makes us so very awesome. Watch it, love it, get the song for free at drewsmith.ca

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Fly with Cranes

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:54:00 -0800

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Cranes flying over Venice. According to the description, these cranes have been hand-reared to fly alongside a microlight (a teeny plane). Beautiful. Elegant. Sigh.

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Hey fellow Canadians, remember Switchback?

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:33:00 -0800

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Let's watch a bunch of white kids rapping really, really poorly, and consider how much better the world is now that the internet is in it. Bonus Stu Jeffries appearance.

I remember the Switchback guy from before Stu, but I can't remember his name. I do recall getting him mixed up with Dr. Johnny Fever from WKRP in Cincinnati, which is my way of saying Holy Shit I Am Old.

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Take your accursed Simons with you

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:45:00 -0800

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I don't always love Married to the Sea, but when I do it makes me cry.

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Keanu Reeves is a gentleman

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:07:00 -0800

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Please ignore the stupid title of the video, Keanu is CLEARLY a gentleman. If you don't love Keanu, we have nothing to say to each other. And we're fighting.

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Earworm Alert: Florence + The Machine - What The Water Gave Me

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:43:00 -0800

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Love this song. Florence seems to me a herald of 90s revival, hang onto your socks, it's time for arty lady rock with nary a thong in sight.

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How to do cat eyes without looking like Amy Winehouse

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:48:00 -0800

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I found this on the hairpin but couldn't get the link to work without hitting up vimeo. Jane Marie's "How to be a Girl" series is really good for anyone who missed most of these lessons, but I'm not convinced anyone but her has offered up this advice for getting the perfect swoosh.

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Gentlemon

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:37:00 -0800

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Bulbasaur, Charizard, Squirtle, and Pikachu. Am I right? I think I'm right. I didn't check Google.

(all roads lead back to Reddit)

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Justin Bieber Freestyles an 'Otis' Verse

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:17:00 -0700

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Dawwwwww look at the liddaw guy. His girlfriend lyrics are adorable. Do you think he had to fight his record company to be allowed a public girlfriend? I bet he did.

I'm gonna see Ye and Jay in December. I'm so excited. This is better than Santa.

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In defense of the Halloween slut

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:30:00 -0700

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I'm not much of a sexy costume wearer but am generally in favour of them for other people if that's what makes them happy. I like this woman's style, and also her false eyelashes.

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Watch these ladies sing Robyn's Call Your Girlfriend

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:07:00 -0700

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I found this via thehairpin.com but couldn't link to the video on their site. Anyway, these women sing the song in three-part harmony, using the little plastic tubs as drums. It's really, really pretty. You should listen to it.

And then hum it to yourself on and off for WEEKS as you try to remember where the hell you heard that melody.

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FIGHT ME

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:10:00 -0700

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The world is a better place because this is in it. I would definitely pick up a foam sword and fight a ninja.

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The greatest dance number ever filmed

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:25:00 -0700

via thekidshouldseethis.com

Is this one, performed by brothers Fayard and Harold Nicholas. According to Fred Astaire, who knows dancing. I'm not well versed enough in dance numbers to say if that's true or not but what I can say is that my jaw hit the floor more than once during this clip. They do some AMAZING stuff, especially on the pyramid thingy near the end.

Incidentally if you don't read The Kid Should See This (where I found this clip), you should. Stuff for kids that isn't patronizing and stupid, yay!

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Feminist Ryan Gosling is a work of genius

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:02:00 -0700

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Feminist theory and a handsome dude. What more could I ask for on a Wednesday morning?

I also like the one that says, simply, "Hey girl. My eyes are up here." See? Now you want to go find that one. Yes, yes you do. You really do. Go on.

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