Favorite Things Friday: YouTube Edition

Happy Friday! Here are some weird and/or amazing things on the internet.  Mostly stolen from friends in real life/Facebook/both.  Thank you friends!

 
 God bless, He-Man. Via Gingerhaze

 
 Amy Sedaris knows what's up.

 
So pretty.



This nonsense song lip-sung by Kermit from Sam & Friends is apparently a traditional (and disturbing) children's song called "A Horse Named Bill." Via io9's collection of lesser-known Henson videos.  (Fun fact: the song was also recorded by Jerry Garcia).

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
"The Nutcracker" Ballet Performance
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive

Continuing the theme of men without pants (which should be a band name, btw).

If you're already in Community withdrawal.



Rick Perry: douchebag.



And finally: Teddy Bear the talking Porcupine is pro-pumpkin.

Favorite Things Tuesday?

Go listen to Oh Sister, a new/previously unreleased song from Neutral Milk Hotel. Perfect counterpoint to Two Headed Boy, my #1 favorite NMH song. Box set coming soon.

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Picture via webecoist

Tiny Houses!  Field Papers has been dreaming about them and Prince of Petworth found them.  So clean, bright, beautiful and efficient!  Too bad I would cover them with clothes and empanada wrappers immediately.

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Gorgeous and bizarre nudes/landscapes by Spencer Tunick

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Have I mentioned that I'm excited about the new muppet movie yet?  I'm kinda excited.  See you on opening night.  With my muppet shirt on.

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Love this idea for a new punctuation mark indicating friendliness without exclamation points.  Genius!  (Thanks to Helena)

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Sandwich Mondays on the Wait Wait Don't Tell Me blog

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Happy internet trails to you!

Favorite Things Friday!

Happy Friday!  I am at home and feeling under the weather, but I want to go to here: 


(Playing now at E Street)

I was blown away by this related Fresh Air episode, composed of interviews with Ken Kesey, Tom Wolfe and others and aired to promote the documentary.  Kesey sounds so much like Ginsberg.  I wonder how much their shared tonality and cadence were the result of the spoken language conventions of their era (somehow the linguistic equivalent of wearing a hat all the time?), and how much was their influence on each other and others in their circle.

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Gotta find something awesome to send to Fax Blog

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Carli Davidson's photo series Shake

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The language-theory implications of the bouba/kiki effect (thanks to David Byrne)

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David Maisel's Art X-Rays (c/o Nag on the Lake)

© David Maisel, from History's Shadow

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Pretty much everything by Noelle Stevenson, esp. her Broship of the Ring illustrations

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The logical extension of one of my favorite tumblrs:

Awesome People Hanging Out Together In New Yorker Cartoons

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All of the Big Picture photos from The Boston Globe, but especially the awesome sports photos 

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Spock Is Not Impressed

Use Your . . . Intertubes?: Awesome Things Edition

Climb onboard the appreciation train (woooo woooo!) for an assortment of things I'm jazzed about right now.

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The amazing "skants" worn by enlightened Starfleet dudes in the first few seasons of Star Trek: TNG

Picture c/o GeekSix

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Insurance companies required to provide co-pay free birth control (via Feministing)

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Peanut Butter Creme Newman-Os

I don't know why this picture won't rotate.

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Spraying perfume on my knee-pits (I get to smell good without the perfume headaches!)

Lucky Magazine teaches me how to use products like a lady.

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I haven't explored it much yet but I'm excited about the potential of Spotify

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Can't decide if I want to make it myself or buy this chunky knit sweater from Good Night, Day

found through Miss Moss

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If A Married Lesbian Couple Saves 40 Teens from the Norway Massacre and No One Writes About It, Did It Really Happen?  (Thanks to Jess for the link)

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OMG WHITE WINGED BALLERINA FLATS

Adidas js wings ballerina flats discovered through Nag on the Lake

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Anyone else find anything superawesome recently?

Listen, this was going to happen sooner or later

Happy Friday, everyone!  I have a very busy and exciting weekend coming up.  I hope you get to have the fun and/or relaxing weekend that you require. 


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