Young Caucasian Jackie Chan wannabes jumping around like they can't afford skateboards. Their multiple compound fractures and lifelong disabilities and pain conditions (not pictured) are your two minutes of reasonable amusement. [СЛЙТ]
posted by dgaicun
on Sep 5, 2010 -
89 comments
bouncing ideas: “an infographically inspired, 1 take, top shot videoclip with professional trampoline gymnasts simulating typical video editing effects.” They had me at the spinning umbrella. (via
crabwalk)
posted by whatnot
on Jul 28, 2007 -
11 comments
12 Byzantine Rulers is a podcast lecture series about The Byzantine Empire by Lars Brownworth, a history teacher at The Stony Brook School on Long Island, New York. 1123 years of awesomeness ready to go onto your iPod! [
iTunes link]
posted by Kattullus
on May 11, 2007 -
19 comments
Steven Foster is the perfect bartender. He wants to share his
ontology,
his reflections on what it means to be happy,
bird aquariums,
how to make margarita mix from scratch, solutions to the world's five most pressing problems [
1,
2,
3,
4,
5, or just read the summary on every page towards the bottom], and more drink recipes than you can shake a stick at. This man delivers.
posted by trinarian
on Oct 12, 2006 -
20 comments
My awesomeness is at an all time high, as this chart will clearly demonstrate. And thanks to the magical people at
Bellygraph.com, I can create & update charts to illustrate all the trends that matter to me, from my own personal awesomeness to total number of pugs owned or whatever other metric I choose.
posted by jonson
on Jan 12, 2006 -
29 comments
War Photographer is an awesome, viking-filled flash animated music video directed by Joel Trussell for musician Jason Forrest. (quicktime)
via
posted by maryh
on Oct 14, 2005 -
22 comments
Stanley Kunitz turns 100.
What makes the engine go? /
Desire, desire, desire. /
The longing for the dance /
stirs in the buried life.
Biography
1,
2;
interview originally published in 1997; article
here and Boston Globe editorial
here. Happy Birthday, Mr. Kunitz.
posted by jokeefe
on Jul 29, 2005 -
13 comments
