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Nancy HIXSON Death Notice: Nancy HIXSON’s Obituary by the The Plain Dealer.
This obituary put me in a ridiculously good mood. (Via Peter Sagal.)
The Happiest Place on Earth: “Yes, it’s The Rescuers, and yes, that’s a topless woman in the window. Disney discovered her in two frames of the film’s 1999 home video release, but apparently she’d been there since the film’s premiere in 1977. The studio recalled 3.4 million videotapes and released a cleaned-up version two months later. If they know who did it, they’re not saying.” (Via Futility Closet.)
Sour’s music video for their song ‘Hibi no neiro’ is brilliant: From the info: “This music video was shot for Sour’s ‘Hibi no Neiro’ (Tone of everyday) from their first mini album ‘Water Flavor EP’. The cast were selected from the actual Sour fan base, from many countries around the world. Each person and scene was filmed purely via webcam.” (via striatic // via masakaaa)
I love this version of Toto’s “Africa” performed by Perpetuum Jazzile. (via OliverJones, via jantrost)
“ How on earth can we understand the news, reported this week in The Sun, that at least a dozen Michael Jackson fans have committed suicide since his death? It’s easy to scoff, it’s easy to point to past histories of mental illness. But neither of these responses really get at the sorrow of these grieving fans. Perhaps the best means of comprehending the Michael Jackson suicides—and his legacy in general—is through the lens of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s 1774 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, which itself inspired a wave of suicides across Europe. ”
Fort Worth Police Chief: That Faggot Had It Coming | Slog | The Stranger
This infuriates me, via jaschu:
Fucking appalling that this still happens here in the US, even though we’ve deluded ourselves that it’s almost 2010 so we must be in the brighter future. Surprise, no.
And, selfishly, I hate it when someone with a similar name to mine is a violent, homophobic jackhole. Ruins our good name, it does.
TweetCraft, An In-Game Twitter Client for World of Warcraft
Now I never have to log out of WoW! via laughingsquid:
TweetCraft, An In-Game Twitter Client for World of Warcraft
To hell with the Kindle. Go to a local bookshop and buy a fucking book.
Hear, hear! via redpajamas:
(via izimbra)
Better yet, go to the library and check out a fucking book!
