Hypothesis: Morphine's "You Look Like Rain" is one of the sexiest songs ever. Discuss.

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( I can tell you taste like the sky, 'cause you look like rain… )

The squirrels near the Lake Merritt lawn bowling courts are so plump and round they look like little squirrel-koala hybrids. They're also a lot more willing to put up with each others' company than the squirrels we usually feed - we figure we must have had a dozen of them around us pestering us (successfully) for trail mix and (mostly ( Read more... )

This is not the result of camera trickery, editing, or any other technological shenanigans - this is 100% human skill and talent (and, I'd guess, far more than 10,000 hours of practice). Smart of this dancer and whoever filmed it to have the glass door in the background so the reflections of passing cars can show that, realio-trulio, this is real- ( Read more... )

This is going around the net in a version called "Charlie Chaplin vs. Inception", but I think it's much stronger in the original version, without the addition of Hans Zimmer's music.

From The Great Dictator:

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The text of the speech:I'm sorry but I don't want to be an emperor. That's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone ( Read more... )

You may (or may not) have heard about the "maple syrup brawl" at a Denny's in Massachusetts. The video has apparently gone viral. In case you haven't seen it (and don't want to go to YouTube - oh LORD do not read the comments there; why have I not installed GreaseMonkey to hide them?) here it is:

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(You only need to get 12 seconds in to see the part ( Read more... )

This is really nicely done:

And Cyd Charisse is another of those "nothing much, just backwards and in high heels" ones. Zowie.

As far as the fighting, though, Fred was no Cyril Rafaelli:

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So, although Pirate and I had planned to end our Langstenacht ride at the Wave Organ, by the time 5:45 AM rolled around, we were sitting in the Peet's on Chestnut, dripping, having spent the previous six hours riding around in the wind and the rain, and the prospect of heading back out into the inclement weather to wait for the sun to rise and not ( Read more... )

Don't worry, no cooking-video hosts were harmed during the filming of this video...

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Today's entry in Transform Your Life: A Year of Awareness Practice:"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, first you must create the universe." - Carl Sagan

ASSIGNMENT: Today, continue to explore the oneness that is "us".

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Apparently magpies are a big problem for Australian bicyclists, due to their habit of attacking cyclists as they ride by. People have died as the result of Australian magpie attacks. Various homebrewed solutions to repel the birds have been created, but as this video shows, magpies are persistent:

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