Seahorses, I Love 'Em (& other Links of Interest)

- · Post by - » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:21 pm

The Vader Sessions, recasting Darth Vader in A New Hope with lines from some of James Earl Jones' other screen characters. I particularly like Vader explaining the secret to "being a daddy" at around 2:40.

- · Post by - » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:11 am

Dinosaur bone soup in Henan.

It really sucked to be Hatshepshut. (Link fixed with thanks to pharazon.)

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo.

I know a guy who changed his middle name to "Danger," so I guess this isn't that weird.

The Zooshank Redemption.

Read a book, read a book, read a m******in' book...

pharazon · Post by **pharazon** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:50 am

Your Hatshepshut link goes to the same place as the dinosaur bones one.

Shm Jay · Post by **Shm Jay** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:59 am

Even Winnipeg can be on the cutting edge. (Comments, Jlyne?)

bi · Post by bi » Sun Jul 08, 2007 1:10 pm

Steorn's perpetual inaction machine strikes again. (And on the same thread: Feynman tells us that "perpetual motion machines" can be deadly.)

Tropylium · Post by **Tropylium** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:32 pm

Must… stop… reading… thred…

Morrígan · Post by **Morrígan** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:43 am

ils wrote:The Zooshank Redemption.

That panda died

Apparently he fell down the ventilation shaft and had to be put down

The proof is in the pudding. Its actually about the iPhone. Sorry guys, no pudding.

- · Post by - » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:04 pm

In his latest rant, Zomp wonders whether Sicko's message will resonate with audiences, and speculates that it probably will. Here's an account from a screening in Texas.

One of the coolest models in the world, a miniature Himeji castle.

The Simpsons movie site comes with a nifty create-your-own-avatar feature.

TheGoatMan wrote:That panda died

Oh, crap. That sucks. In memoriam.

simon.clarkstone · Post by **simon.clarkstone** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:18 pm

Spin

A short about a DJ using his decks to change the past and fix a little incident in everyday life. Very cleverly thought-out.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:19 pm

Tired of the classic teady bear and other boring plushes. Try this site:

http://www.zestuff.com/plush/

Here you will find:

Plushes of Nintendo famous characters:

The infamous giant microbes plushes:

Plushes of Godzilla and friends:

Plushes of Cthulhu and friends:

Omg, Monty Python Plushes:

(yes, it's a hand puppet!)

And many others:

- · Post by - » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:41 pm

Legendary sound engineer Steve Albini, famous for his work with bands like Nirvana and the Pixies and a gajillion others, does a Q&A on the 2+2 Forums. Fascinating stuff.

Blackhand · Post by **Blackhand** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:45 pm

Legion wrote:Tired of the classic teady bear and other boring plushes. Try this site:

http://www.zestuff.com/plush/

Here you will find:

Plushes of Nintendo famous characters:

Sonic the Hedgehog is a Nintendo product? who knew?
(yes I know that's Shadow)

- · Post by - » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:16 pm

The Cloverfield trailer ties in with what appears to be a pretty extensive and convoluted viral marketing campaign. I've got mixed feelings about this sort of thing; often it seems to be too much build-up for too little payoff. But this looks at least mildly interesting.

A brilliant animated video for Starving in the Belly of a Whale (Tom Waits song), done as a graduate project by an Israeli student.

The Year is 2020, some bitter humour (is there any other kind at this point?) about the state of American politics.

Candidate for photo of the year.

There's been the first conclusive discovery of an extrasolar planet with water in its atmopshere.

British forces deny releasing man-eating badgers in Basra. This is one instance where I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.

- · Post by - » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:13 am

For Phillip Pullman fans: a trailer for The Golden Compass.

In honour of the "Harry Potter Predicitions" thread, 6 Questions the Last Harry Potter Book Had Better F#@king Answer.

The $300m Dar es Salaam heist proves that at least in one sector of Iraqi life, opportunity is booming.

Some funny: In Response to Your Craigslist Ad and Now We Can Make Love.

The Worst Local News Team of All Time.

Risla · Post by **Risla** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:27 pm

Guy robs bank while disguised as a tree.

alice · Post by **alice** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:30 am

Eccentric Iconoclast wrote:Guy robs bank while disguised as a tree.

Well, I suppose it's easier than robbing a tree while disguised as a bank...

New film based on The Dark Is Rising appears to miss the point; more in the followup post.

- · Post by - » Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:11 pm

Great moments in bad taste: Baptists for Brownback, uncomfortable with the emotional baggage of the word "rape" in abortion debates, suggest "Unplanned Sexual Event" as a euphemism. (EDIT: Mind you, I can't quite tell if it's a parody site or not. I think maybe it is. If so, good parody.)

The Virtual Egyptian Museum is very cool.

10th century Viking hoard uncovered in Yorkshire.

Covert Front, a nifty "steampunk" flash game.

- · Post by - » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:37 pm

Great free albums site, with everything from classical to free jazz, world music to rock and abstract post-rock represented. Thanks to which I'm listening to a great Avram Reichert record (playing Shostakovich) right now.

Drydic · Post by **Drydic** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:16 pm

ils wrote:Great moments in bad taste: Baptists for Brownback, uncomfortable with the emotional baggage of the word "rape" in abortion debates, suggest "Unplanned Sexual Event" as a euphemism. (EDIT: Mind you, I can't quite tell if it's a parody site or not. I think maybe it is. If so, good parody.)

I think it is. A real fire & brimstone site wouldn't have this gem:

A cauldron of witches Someone named Jerry who plans allowing other people to re-write the Bible. Still a dangerous notion. Needs many prayers.

the underlined text is struck out on the site. Had fun reading through their WILL BURN IN HELL linklist tho

- · Post by - » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:23 pm

Ah yes, the links page does give it away.

A prison in the Phillippines has added music to the required workout regimen for its inmates. The results are pretty damned spectacular.

The curious history of Ostheim.

Avaja · Post by **Avaja** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:00 pm

The algorithm march is hilarious!

simon.clarkstone · Post by **simon.clarkstone** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:31 pm

Avaja wrote:The algorithm march is hilarious!

It's by Pythagoras Switch. They also do

Quite possibly the best Rube Goldberg machines I have every seen

They are designed for watching and looking good. Nothing goes too fast to follow, and there are some very clever repeated interlinking interactions between things. These are constructs not just to entertain but to delight.

- · Post by - » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:59 pm

The self-mummifying monks of Japan. Impressive.

- · Post by - » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:24 am

Koalas aren't hard, they some little bitches.

Cliffs Notes on the latest R. Kelly hit.

Christopher Walken reads The Raven.

dunomapuka · Post by **dunomapuka** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:21 am

BUÑUEL EXPLAINED