Virtual Flaneurism

Wait 'til the end of this one.

UP! in Real Life: Balloonist Crosses the English Channel with Cluster of Helium-Filled Balloons

For the few seconds I thought this might be real, the world made sense.

*Forehead slap*

There are several problems with this picture, the least of which is the guacamole and cheese wedding cake he's serving.

This video of a mother otter teaching her whelp to swim is endearing with a hefty slice of awkward parenting, especially the repeated points when the mother other holds the kid's head under the water in a reenactment of every nerd's middle-school nightmare.

500th post! Either I'm a loser or...well...no, I'm just a loser. I hope any of you actually looking at my rambling are enjoying yourselves. I also hope that the people I steal this crap from aren't preparing to serve some mountain of litigation on my face. Time will tell.

This is a redemption of sorts: Jerry O'Connell and his wife Rebecca Romijn (who has made a marriage career out of shacking up with Has-Beens) reenact the subject of this post, though with slightly different results.

Videogame University: The New Class

Oh, I love these.

Scorsese's George Harrison doc to feature unreleased Beatles-era music

Few things on earth could be this mind-shatteringly awesome.

My favorite kids' song of all time - Willy Was a Whale by Justin Roberts

Puppies Around the World

Sarah Palin Poetry - Palin's natural rhythm and unparalleled knock for near rhyme begets these glorious snippets of real life Palin speeches that just happen to be poetry of Dr. Seuss caliber.

Contested primaries! So I'm glad to see
The contest in California's GOP.
But I support Carly! ... As she
Fights through a tough primary
Against a liberal member of the GOP!

Touching Video of the Day: Baby's First Sounds After a Cochlear Implant