nab the Specimen soundtrack from @uprighttrex

want

love this. The South is not to blame, ignorance and hatred is a problem everywhere

fun cartoon explaining exactly how DNS Works

C'mon guys. Rise above stereotypes. http://t.co/eNIJ9FdcOq

An interview with Bernadette Aulestia, the woman expanding HBO beyond cable http://t.co/NEbB9cyQm0

We made these plush toys for fun! http://t.co/SgxGj5MbCn

The new Tame Impala is a gift from on high.

@yewknee paul the hedgehog - shockingly accurate http://t.co/DceMQyjdsi

Dolphins have been spotted riding whales off the coast of Hawaii. http://t.co/jDjNKkqTro

"The Phantasmagoria of the First Hand-painted Films," by Joshua Yumibe. http://t.co/V276AVQnI4 http://t.co/c7RKe7jYtf

one of the tragedies of this crazy modern world is that we've destroyed the genre of songs in which the singer talks to the phone operator

this is sooooo much bigger than politics, you guys. sarcasm might be our secret weapon in our war against the robots. http://t.co/rVQEQ85UQn

This feels like one of those good weeks. The list of distractions may be shorter than usual but they are serious quality. Enjoy.

• Carpet Shark Sandal Cat - via John. This should be on loop all day for everyone.
• Chuck Jones - Evolution of an Artist - great Every Frame a Painting piece on the wonderful world of Looney Tunes as forged by Chuck Jones. via Austin.
• Yo La Tengo "Friday I'm In Love" - from the forthcoming album of Yo La Tengo covers, Stuff Like That There. This Cure cover is paired with the perfect juxtaposition of terrible things happening. via Rachel.
• A Tribute to Huell Howser - if you aren't losing your mind in laughter when this man says "Juxtaposition" you are not living your life properly. Choice quotes that boggle the mind everywhere here. What an absolutely delightful person. via Forest.
• Ragu Thick and Hearty (19??) - I mean, there are no words for this gem. None. via Davis.
• Embroidered Zoetrope - brilliant little piece of art here. Embroidered animations that fit a turntable and filmed as stop animation.
• Peggy Olson - Started from the Bottom - truth be told, I'd love it if this sync'ed up a little better but the vision of Mad Men's Peggy being a total badass just warms the heart.
• Die Woodys - Fichtl's Lied - Words elude me in regards to how much I enjoy this. via King of the Internet.

If you need further entertainment, just google image search YOUR NAME with "the hedgehog". You get some wonderful results.

There's a stunning simplicity to these photos in Barbara Kyne's At the Museum collection. They are blurry, anonymous, captures of people viewing pieces of art. The official writeup is a nice bit of insight:

Making and viewing art is often a quest for knowledge of ourselves and our mysterious world. As a photographer, I witness the moments that occur during the profound activity that is looking at art. I want to show how it feels to be engaged with art aesthetically, intellectually and emotionally, and demonstrate our interconnectedness with each other and the world in which we live.

I'm looking for a manifestation of what's beneath the surface. The images are stripped of narrative and yet rich in color, shape, light and energy. Blurring helps the viewer get there - the dynamic is revealed. The work is both physical and metaphysical. By sharing these experiences in photographs, I hope to allow my viewers to relive the actual sensations of the museumgoers themselves. I hope we can live vicariously through each other and relish the mystery.

Intentionally out of focus photographs of folks viewing art that becames art itself. What's not to like?

I'm a big fan of the exploratory photographs of Pablo Maurer (more on that later). This collection of Pennsylvania's Abandoned Turnpike is particularly interesting to me, largely because the historic Arthur Rothstein Library of Congress images from the same spot are so gorgeous. Maurer's modern shots tell a great story on their own but accompanied with the Rothstein story they really take on new life.

surprising Wilco cover art

loved all these

on repeat, forever. via @johnbaldwinjr

"HEAR YOU", the third full length studio album from Japan's toe. Available digitally on July 24, 2015, on CD August 7, 2015 and on vinyl October 21, 2015 through Topshelf Records. http://toemusic.com http://topshelfrecords.com/artists/toe