Let it never be said that the Avett Brothers don’t have enthusiastic fans. Watching this brings a big grin to my face. (via LargeLandMammal)
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Sean McNally’s resume is in the style of an pen & paper RPG character sheet. He’s looking for art & design work in the gaming industry, which makes hiring him based on this a no-brainer. (via GeekDad)
A map of the U.S. interstate highway system done in the style of the London tube map. I love thinking of I-40 as the Wilmington-Barstow line. (via Kottke)
Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!)
Excellent sci-fi short film Uruguayan director Fede Alvarez. The music - “In the House - In a Heartbeat” - is part of John Murphy’s score for 28 Days Later (which only adds to how awesome this short is). (via William Gibson)
Bad Monkey (video of a funny little iPhone app, via Gruber)
“ Because I grew up loving it, you kind of want to do it for your 8-year-old self. You want your 8-year-old self to be proud of what it is and captivated and fascinated by it.
David Tenant (the 10th Doctor) on his motivation behind being The Doctor, upon leaving the series. This is a concept that has steered me well in life, actually.
Velma and Scooby fight to survive. I always thought Velma was really the cool one, even before Linda Cardellini. (via BoingBoing)
“The woman at my polling place asked me do I believe in equality for gay and lesbian people. I was pretty surprised to be asked a question like that. It made no sense to me. Finally I asked her: what do you think I fought for in Omaha Beach?”
I never would have thought the most moving argument for same-sex marriage I would hear would come from a life-long Republican and veteran. Tears are visibly dripping from this man’s face as he recounts how he fought for so that all of his sons could live free and have equal rights. (via BoingBoing)
A “piggie” of Lusitania, from “Speaker of the Dead” by Orson Scott Card. This terrific sketch is by Burton Durand.
“you can put a beret and a mustache on just about anything you want and it looks like me.” Jamie Hyneman, referring to these Amigurumi dolls.
