“Being married is like having a color TV. Once you have it, you never want to go back to black & white.” -Danny Perasa, the most adorable man in the world
A New Church:
David LaChapelle Studio
(Note: I got all kinds of scooped on this video, and I nearly scrapped the post when I realized I’d taken too long, but I decided that at least some of you might have missed it.)
Ballet dancer Sergei Polunin absolutely kills it in this video set to Hozier’s “Take Me to Church.” Continue reading
A Valentine to Elderly Mothers
“Why can’t you fly now, mother?”
“Because I am grown up, dearest. When people grow up they forget the way.”
“Why do they forget the way?”
“Because they are no longer gay and innocent and heartless. It is only the gay and innocent and heartless who can fly.”
― “Peter Pan” J.M. Barrie
Etsomnia™ Volume XXIX: What Time Is It?
Those cherubs are looking suspiciously buxom, and their gold lamé boy shorts are reminding me of Peter Hinwood’s Rocky Horror costume. That’s too much irony, even for me.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
Mashup: It’s What’s For Lunch!
Mashup Time!
Today’s lunchtime soundtrack was too good not to share. Continue reading
The Tuneful Anvil
This week’s Music Wednesday (formerly known as Wordless Wednesday) features some remarkable musicians performing live with some unusual musical instruments, including spoons and a very tuneful anvil. Continue reading
Life After Dance
Ingrid Endel
Most dancers’ careers are short-lived, but some never get to show their stuff at all. Continue reading
Fashion in Two Dimensions
Details Magazine
Temporary Tats for Grownups
“Ulysses” by James Joyce
Best tagline of the year: “Freak out your mom . . . temporarily.” Continue reading
Witchy Woman
Woo hoo witchy woman
See how high she flies
Woo hoo witchy woman
She got the moon in her eye– “Witchy Woman” by the Eagles
Friday Afternoon Pick-Me-Up
Who you gonna call?
Bending Gravity:
“Bubinga is a boutique studio established in 1985 by Ishay Boltanski in the beautiful slops of Jerusalem mountains.” I assume he meant to write “slopes,” but I cannot resist a typo. I’m kind of a jerk that way. Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XXVIII: Awkward V-Day Cards
Rude.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
When you care enough to send the very best?
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Take Me to Church
The YouTube sensation best known for their uber-creepy-but-still-awesome cover of “Royals” fronted by Puddles, the 6’8″ “sad clown with a golden voice,” Scott Bradlee and Postmodern Jukebox does it again (and again, and again). Continue reading
The Boob Next Door
Let me start by saying that I like Jennifer Lopez. Continue reading
Rescue Me
Sorasart Wisetsin
“We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.” -Immanuel Kant Continue reading
Mad Man
Mac Conner
The Superbowl for Non-Sports-Fans
Sugar Serif!
Massimo Gammacurta
Throwback Thursday Done Right
I wonder if Dad needed an ambulance after that one. BoneBowl
We’ve all heard about families recreating decades-old photos as a gag, but these three brothers and their dad have done such an epic job of it, everyone else should now stop. Continue reading
My OBT 