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  • Cee Lo Green’s F&#* You in French Sign Language

    (via Stereogum and other places) comes this French Sign Language reading of Cee Lo Green’s recent hit. Love the enthusiasm and attitude throughout.

  • Nuf Said?

    in a symbolic move today, House members from both parties read the Constitution aloud on the House floor (NPR) Otto West: Apes don’t read philosophy. Wanda: Yes they do, Otto. They just don’t understand it. Further: NewSouth Books’ upcoming edition of Mark Twain’s seminal novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” will remove all instances of the…

  • Strange Powers

    (via NPR Music) Stephin Merritt of the Magentic Fields is the subject and star of a new documentary: Strange Powers. Apparently it was released on 10/27/10 and screened in Boston last April – but it won’t be available for the Netflix queue for a while.

  • The Great Income Shift

    (via Economist’s View) Some very interesting data from the Congressional Budget Office and analysis by Chuck Marr the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities describing the shift in income since 1979. The bars represent the difference between what actually happened (the real income distribution in 2007) against what would have happened had the income distribution…

  • The .doc file of J. Alfred Prufrock

    (via BoingBoing from back in September – yes, I’m that far behind) Excellent retelling/recasting of the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock into an even more modern idiom, by Copperbadge on LiveJournal: Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a laptop, put in sleep mode…

  • God is a Concept – Tweedy Channels Lennon

    (via Sterogum, via TwentyFourBit) comes this video of Jeff Tweedy fronting Autumn Defense (with John Stirratt and Pat Sansone also of Wilco) in a rendion of the classic Plastic Ono Band song “God”: “I Just Believe in Me . . . Wilco and me.” Nicely done, on 12/8/10.

  • Pointless, Action-Free, and Totally Mesmerising

    (via ze frank) – “pointless, action-free and totally mesmerising” (as described on b3ta) video shot with a high-speed camera from a fast-moving train in Bath. Every 7 seconds of video you watch represents 1 second of actuality. more info.

  • Myq Kaplan on Late Late Show

    Myq Kaplan, who you may remember as the vegan from the most recent series of Last Comic Standing, was on the Late Late Show. I especially like the bit about sets and subsets – what’s next, going out for rectangles or shapes?

  • Oh, Buddha

    Can’t miss a chance to post a LOLCat.

  • Simpsons Intro by Banksy

    (via BoingBoing) Banksy directed intro to the Simpsons. The good stuff comes in about 0:36 in, so don’t miss it. Wonder what 20th Century Fox thought of that one? Would have been a fun production meeting to be a fly-on-the-wall for.

  • Human Ventriloquism

    (via BizarroBlog) An excellent, short, funny video from Paul Zerdin who takes a volunteer from the audience and turns him into a human dummy:

  • Whole Lotta War Pigs Love

    (via Laughing Squid) comes this mashup of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” and Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” – masterfully mixed by Wax Audio.

  • Well Rounded Radio

    Just discovered this local music interview podcast to help folks discover new music. Very eclectic set of artists, genres, and other interviewees: everything from Amanda Palmer to Larry Lessig to Yoko K. (Ok, just realized the Amanda Palmer interview goes all the way back to 2008 – guess I haven’t been paying enough attention!). Subscribe…

  • Nirvana BBC Sessions

    (via Muzzle of Bees) Although we lived in Seattle from 1992 to 1999, I have to admit I came to appreciate Nirvana late. I had no real sense of the grunge scene or the importance of SubPop other than what you might get from a careful watching of Singles. Since then, though, I’ve really come…

  • Animated Painting: Avett Brothers

    (via ze frank) Beautiful video for the Avett Brothers’ song “Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promises” – an animation by Jason Mitcham. There’s also a “making of” video, but watch the real one first.

  • Maoz More than Ever!

    Ok, I apologize for the groaner pun. But I’m very happy to learn (via QuarryGirl) that Maoz is expanding in New York, including a new storefront in Times Square. Maoz has been expanding throughout North America, with stores currently in Philadelphia (2), New York (5!), New Jersey (1 now, a 2nd soon), San Francisco (1),…

  • Wisco

    Via Muzzle of Bees comes Wisco: A Tribute to Wilco’s Summerteeth album by Wisconsin based artists. You can download individual tracks or the whole thing, and if you enjoy it, make a donation: This is our gift to you, please enjoy it and share it with your friends. We would love for you to show…

  • New Vegan-Friendly Businesses: Sudo Shoes, True Bistro

    Looking forward to the opening of two new businesses in the Boston area catering to vegans: Sudo Shoes, due to open this summer this month in Porter Square, and True Bistro, a vegan restaurant coming to Teele Square.