January 2012
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The Lego Barad-dûr. There will be no dawn... for... →
A group of 15 people from five countries set out to recreate Tolkien’s world with Lego bricks, and one man had the intense challenge of building Barad-dûr. This is how he did it.
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WatchI love everything @jondaly does. EVERYTHING.
Watch Sappity Tappity. This is your first Malcolm Jamal Warning.
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WatchThe red band trailer for “Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie.”
Go get it.
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You Haven't Seen Braveheart?!: Braveheart (1995) →
She did it!!
youhaventseenbraveheart:
It is done. I have seen Braveheart*.
Braveheart disproves an earth-shattering theory I’ve been forming throughout this year-long project: many films made in the 90s aren’t as good as you remember them to be. Not all, but maaaany. It was a weird time for movies. Obviously there were 10s of great…
December 2011
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November 2011
3 posts
Good Intentions: A Conceit of Basketball and... →
My brother is currently student teaching, and has a blog documenting that experience to some degree. I thought this was particularly great, and profound.
theroadtohellispavedwith:
Ladies and gentlemen, imagine if you would that I am a young person, perhaps your son or daughter. I know I am asking a lot but let us exercise our brains together. Imagine that as your son or daughter, I carry a...
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October 2011
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Josh Patten: Why Improv? →
Well, I don’t normally post improv bits on my Tumbls, @thejoshpatten, but pre-Harold auditions, this is like some Kurt Russell in “Miracle” shit.
Now, go out there and take it. Because why the fuck not?
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(I normally don’t say things like this while coaching improv, but I loosely said the following to a group I coached today (Dos Mimosas, a young and extremely...
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Interactive video for Arcade Fire's "We Used to... →
Further reading on location-specific music. This is just over a year old, and I never heard about it until today.
Magical.
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WatchA preview for the new location aware album by Bluebrain, entitled “Central Park (Listen to the Light).”
If the regrettably-non-iPhone-5 iPhone 4S were out in time for my upcoming trip to NY, I would download this app, and go use it. If you are not as Apple Retardant as I, please do. And let me know how it goes.
It appears that I will remain iPhoneless for some...
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September 2011
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WatchA great example of taking a pretty tired premise and making it really, really great with an awesome performance. What I meant to say was, that made me laugh.
theidiotking:
attentiondoozers:
“Do you wanna dance with me?”
vincentpeone:
I LOVE this. I loved seeing it live, and I love watching this sketch.
joshruben:
I directed this short featuring a tour de force performance by...
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It's On eBay
Latter-Day Vintage Charlotte Hornets Pullover Jacket by Starter.
Be the coolest adult in the 5th Grade this Fall/Winter with this grown-up sized pullover. Features original cord locks and zipper pulls. Does not yet smell like child B.O., goat meat or your uncle’s cigarettes. If it was good enough for Alonzo Mourning, it’s good enough for you. Size XL.*
Buy It Now for $58.00
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Click, drag and drop the kitten of your choosing.... →
“I have married broken spoke charging smoke wheels
Spit and swallowed opioids”
– I like the new Wilco song as much as the next plaid-wearing 401(k) holder, but this could have come from a javascript Jeff Tweedy lyrics generator. (via yourmonkeycalled)
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