Words Of Wisdom of the Day: Inspired by the acclaimed “Sagan Series,” Evan Schurr pieced together powerful statements made by world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson that serve as an alarming wake up call to a nation that has stopped dreaming and underfunded tomorrow.
[reddit.]
The Beatles’ “Here Comes The Sun”: the lost guitar solo
Here’s a video of Dhani Harrison (George Harrison’s son), longtime Beatles producer George Martin, and his son Giles Martin fiddling with controls in the studio and finding a guitar solo that never made it to the final version of the song. George Martin says, amazed, “I forgot the matter.”
I love stuff like this, especially from my all-time favorite band.
[via @joethepeacock]
Adorable Celebrity Being Adorable of the Day: In honor of her 31st birthday, Kristen Bell’s boyfriend, Dax Shepard, arranged for her to meet a sloth in person for the very first time.
It was a tearful experience to say the least.
[ellen.]
I’ve always been kinda put off by people who get super-hysterical about stuff… but that’s so darn cute.
Optical Illusion of the Day: This is called the “flashed face distortion effect” if you want to get all technical which you won’t be able to do very well after this illusion blows your mind.
[mefi.]
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
tiff:
christr via volonta via fagology:
Anderson Cooper gets all sarcastic and sassy over disgusting marriage of 51-year-old D-list actor and 16-year-old girl.
(Source: some-disgraced-cosmonaut)
Carve out 10 minutes for this. Jesus Christ.
“Jungleland” from the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ 1978.
Kate Landau just posted this on Facebook. I had a video from 1980 up earlier but this one is hair-raising.
Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is rock n’ roll.
Little Lion Man by Set Sail
originally Mumford & Sonsvia thatgirlpatty:
I saw this band busking on the street in May, and bought their EP after 10 minutes. I don’t particularly like Mumford & Sons, but loved this cover.
Also see: Set Sail serenade Virgin passengers on their way to Hong Kong with Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours.” (AOL Travel):
That drummer is bad-ass.
Weezer - “Paranoid Android” (Radiohead cover)
I liked this a lot more than I thought I was going to like it based on the premise (i.e., Weezer covering Radiohead).
Damn Nature U Pretty of the Day: Sarosh Jacob goes for a dip in Jellyfish Lake on the island of Eil Malk, Palau.
Twelve thousand years ago these jellyfish became trapped in a natural basin on the island when the ocean receded. With no predators amongst them for thousands of years, they evolved into a new species that lost most of their stinging ability as they no longer had to protect themselves. They are pretty much harmless to humans although some people with very sensitive skin may get a minor irritation from them.
[thanks sarosh!]
Reblogging as much for the content of the video (I want to go to there!) as for the soundtrack (Radiohead’s “Nude”).
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