I was testing the "Detect Music" feature of Semagic (not quite working, by the way), and happened to use Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" as the song I was trying to detect. I hadn't heard it in a while, and I'd forgotten how powerful it is (my apologies to Mr. De Backer for mistaking this for a new Sting song at the time):

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And now, ladies and gentlemen, the Namaqua rain frog:

Full credit to my wonderful husband for finding and sharing this one with me. :)

I hope that all of you who observed Christmas two days ago had an enjoyable day. Here's a little holiday greeting from Agent Cooper:

As some of you know, I am a complete RuPaul's Drag Race junkie, so I can't wait until October 22nd when twelve queens from all four seasons stalk down the runway for the chance to become the queen of all queens.
I think this will be a somewhat difficult choice: some of my favorites from each season are present, so part of it is definitely going to ( Read more... )

New trailer for The Hobbit. So much love for Andy Serkis, and I think I'm developing a crush on Richard Armitage's voice just from the clips.

Bouncy Stonehenge, ladies and gentlemen. (BBC News video)

It made me smile. :)

I'd never heard of Lana Del Rey until about 20 minutes ago, but I instantly liked these two songs:

She's sure workin' the Brigitte Bardot look. If the rest of the album is this good, it's an impressive debut.

Something about the "Born to Die" video/song reminds me of what might happen if you combined the languid, sensual dreaminess of David Lynch, ( Read more... )

Full credit to my husband for finding this. I don't know if it wants a treat, if it's scared of the camera, or what, but this kitten has an opinion about something. :)

Note: The video contains potential spoilers.

First look at the True Blood Season Finale Source: True-Blood.net

Wow. This guy's name is Eric Calderone. He's 25, he's from Florida, and I hope music industry executives are begging him to sign with their labels, because he's terrific:

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Thanks to my beloved husband for the link.