This x That: Proton beam successfully circles the LHC for first time in over a year. The Big Picture: Large Hadron Collider ready to restart. Gizmodo Presents: The hungry shopper’s definitive menu of black friday deals. Epic Flowchart: How to Buy a Television. (via.) Simpsons house, IRL. Lost Fan Poster #14: “Ben Linus” by Todd Slater.... - http://thedw.us/post/251290012
The Things We Do For Art of the Day: Artist Dominic Wilcox attached a metal On/Off switch to his head with wig tape and kept it there, day and night, for a month. Wilcox says: I remember after leaving the place where it was done I had to overtake some people on the path. I knew they would see it, so that was a big moment, then after that I relaxed... - http://thedw.us/post/251203202
Etsy Find of the Day: Handmade Polaroid photo frame ring by Etsy seller Yellowgoat.
Sterling silver. Sized-to-order.
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Movie Audition of the Day: On the heels of two unsuccessful attempts at securing a part in the upcoming live-action Yogi Bear adaptation, actor T. J. Miller (Hud from Cloverfield) decided to go for broke with the single greatest audition tape ever produced: Miller, with help from the fine folks at the Hollywood Animal Ranch, recorded himself... - http://thedw.us/post/251117505
This Is Disgusting, You Should Watch It of the Day: The Brazilian city of Porto Alegre has been experiencing heavy rains as of late, so a bunch of kids got together and decided to do the only reasonable thing you’d expect a bunch of kids to do in such a situation: They grabbed their surfboards and headed down to the city’s open sewer system.... - http://thedw.us/post/251064323
Lunch Links: The Oprah Winfrey Show to go off the air in 2011. Is Oprah abandoning Earth ahead of Doomsday 2012? Probably. Peruvian gang said to have collected fat from murder victims with the intention of selling to cosmetic firms through intermediary. Tyler Durden reportedly tight-lipped. Calling all cars! Calling all cars! Be on the lookout for... - http://thedw.us/post/251012002
From The Archives: Jimi Hendrix, in his earliest TV appearance, backs up Buddy & Stacey’s live performance of “Shotgun” with The Royal Company on WLAC-TV Channel 5’s Night Train, c. 1965.
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Morning Links: First Look: Google’s Chrome OS. Google announces automatic captions in YouTube. Magnetic Starbucks cup + Car roof + Reactions + Twitter = A great way to kill an afternoon. (via.) Fontcapture lets you turn your own handwriting into a unique font. (via.) Single Serving Site of the Day: Pale Is The New Tan. Single Serving Tumblr of the... - http://thedw.us/post/250814614
Stop What You’re Doing And Watch The Hell Out Of This of the Day: Some crafty 3ds MAX magician has put together this mind-intercoursing video illustrating what Earth might look like if it had rings similar to those currently being taken for granted by our noxious sibling Saturn. I sincerely hope your place of employment doesn’t have a... - http://thedw.us/post/250840066
Late Links: Are these leaked stills from Carrie Prejean’s infamous solo sex tape? “We can’t get a civil unions bill passed and here’s a guy who’s into bondage and sex slaves?”: Meet Joe Laiacona — the leatherman who would be state rep. Lingerie Thursday: Joanna Krupa. Cleavage Thursday: Katy Perry, Jaime Pressly, and Lori Loughlin. Tila Tequila... - http://thedw.us/post/250488563
This Is Jason Segelarious, You Should Watch It of the Day: Freaky Jason Segel debuted a new song with very personal lyrics during last night’s Swell Season concert at The Wiltern in Los Angeles.
Old and Busted: 867-5309. New Hotness: 315-329-6673.
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This x That: Happy World Toilet Day! Radiation therapist Peggy Black’s submission, “ladies’ man Ricardo Bomba,” wins Simpsons 20th anniversary character contest. Sneak Peek: MoMA’s Tim Burton Retrospective. Scientists develop worm-stunning, Star Trek-like phaser. Still no jetpacks/hovercars. Frictionator: “The only street legal jet truck in the... - http://thedw.us/post/250271479
New Music Video! Charlotte Gainsbourg (feat. Beck) - “Heaven Can Wait”
First single off her upcoming studio album IRM, due in stores December 7. Directed by Keith Schofield, who cites among his sources of inspiration the websites Reddit and FFFFOUND!.
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Vanja Mrgan: “Bearded: The Series” Vanja was sitting on the toilet (thanks for that, Vanja!) reading a Conan story, when it abruptly occurred to him: “Conan should have a beard!” He immediately (well, almost immediately) went to work, reimagining a number of his favorite pop-culture icons as grade-B beard-sporting badasses. Check his site, aptly... - http://thedw.us/post/250057390
Onion News Network: The Today Now! anchors interview a little boy who found a real-life E.T. of his own while on a family trip.
Lucky!
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Schoolhouse Rap! of the Day: “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore / and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot / In the Carribbean, by Providence impoverished, to squalor / Grow up to be a hero and a scholar?”: Tony Award nominated actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (as seen on House) performs “The Hamilton Mixtape” — a rap about... - http://thedw.us/post/249949118
New Music Video! Vampire Weekend - “Cousins”
Directed by Garth Jennings. First single off the band’s sophomore effort, Contra. The single is out now; the LP is due in stores January 12, 2010.
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This Is Funny, You Should Watch It of the Day: Hoth is for pussies. It’s Dagobah or bust.
(This post is sponsored by the Dagobah Tourism Bureau.)
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