Stop what you're doing and load up Enhance.computer - a CSI style web game in which you try to locate a secret code inside of an image, using your voice. Commands like "Zoom In" and "Enhance" - spoken aloud - are the name of the game. It's best played in a busy office or co-working space where everyone will look at you like an absolute loon. via Kottke.

• Howdy Partner - Howdy Partner!
• T.O.P - DOOM DADA - this week I was slowly introduced to some proper K-Pop. It's kinda great.
• Hotline Bling: SVU - an absolutely stupid mashup. It barely works. Actually, it's hard to say it "works" at all! I watched the whole thing.
• Howie Mandel - "Watusi" - I'm sorry but if I have to know this exists, you have to know this exists.
• 28" Cheese Pizza Challenge - this mountain of a man eats an entire 28" pizza by himself. Sadly, there's no crazy turn of events like a 10-minute barfing or even major sweats. He just eats the whole thing no problem. I was transfixed in the worst way.
• Noice - your reminder that Weird Internet hasn't gone anywhere.
• Your Best Metal Scream - 7 minutes of people attempting to perform a legit metal scream. It's long but lots of amusing results along the way.

Have a great weekend. Take a deep dive into Vent Haven, the museum where ventriloquist dummies go to die. HT Forest.

As an uplifting inverse to the unhappy panda dog shown above, please enjoy this zoomer. Alternatively, I was going to use this but just couldn't resist that sulking dog.

Distractions!

• Running the Wednesdays - we've seen ZimoNitrome's work before but this is above and beyond what's come before.
• Da Shuhua: Molten Iron Fireworks - not a funny or absurd video but a fascinating one. Spend the necessary 3 minutes to enjoy this.
• Travis Scott - Stop Trying to be God - I'm on the fence about the song but the video is perfectly bonkers. Sometimes subtle, sometimes insanely over the top and paced just right with its reveals. If you feel yourself getting bored, just jump to 1:28, you'll get it.
• Phantastic Ferniture - Dark Corner Dance Floor - have really been enjoying everything I'm hearing from them lately. Album is great too.
• Smashing Pumpkins - "Bodies" with Chino Moreno - I hesitate to post this because I question Billy Corgan's politics... but I'm a Chino fan and it's an enjoyable version of this song. Can't help but enjoy it. There's a bunch of guest performances from this show, so I do recommend clicking through to the videos from that user.

Have a great weekend! Watch out for kids.

I actually took this week off of work to focus on personal projects and to clear my head from the daily stress. I don't think I've done such a thing in years and it felt great. Full stop, loved it.

I also had our foster kitten in the office with me and, lemme tell ya, kittens are mischevious. Who knew?

• Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good - I can't tell if this is an absolute trainwreck of a drunken performance or if it's an intentional presentation of reluctant art. Probably the former. Those shrugs tho.
• Batman Acapella Speed Run - I'd say this is an endurance challenge to see how much you can stand but, frankly, it's pretty damn good.
• Garmfelf - at one time I would have lost it watching now; now it feels like Intro Level Internet. Escalation is a real thing.
• Washing the Jeep - ... that being said, I think I could watch 10 hours of this and never be bored.

That's it! Short and sweet. I got things to do!

If you're feeling daring, try to watch this video on realistic faces on pies. I died.

I'm picking up a foster kitten this weekend and expect many cute things in my future. If you're in the marketing for a swell cat, get at me and we'll make it happen.

• Woo! - just enjoy it.
• Miami Sound Machine - Conga - I found myself listening to a rather dark cover of this song and it inspired me to just bathe in the glory of the original. Jump ahead a full minute to get to the goods.
• Live at Denny's - this video of a punk bands thrashing performance at Denny's may be from 2013 but it's a delightfully new treat for me.
• Party Vortex - likely the best thing at this festival.
• Larry David's speech to Steve Martin at the Mark Twain Awards 2005 - dunno how I stumbled on this but I enjoyed.
• Secret Video Game Tricks, Codes, & Strategies - Volume 1 VHS - endurance challenge. How much of this hour long video can you stand? Just try the Ikari Warriors code, the delivery is outlandishly bland given the time period and the subject matter.

Another week down, another long list of things I didn't get done yet. I really should take some time off of work work to do my other work. Do people do that? Do you vacate from work to do other work or am I infected with a work sickness that others don't feel compelled by? I'm assuming so.

Here ya go!

• Ain't No Lower Class Than TN Trash - great song, perfectly weird 70's commercial and an unbelievable headspin thinking about filming and cleaning this up. via Patrick.
• Better Call Saul, Season 4 Trailer - seems like the world of Better Call Saul is starting to merge a bit more with Breaking Bad. I like this show but will fight anyone that tries to argue it isn't slow paced.
• Jonny Marr is not thinking about Jar Jar Binks - cue this up and immediately jump to 0:37 seconds in. Overall, it's an interesting video but you really just need that one little clip and then move along.
• The Dark Knight v Burton's Batman - pretty interesting essay on the differences on the two films but, more interesting, is the similarities... of which there are surprisingly a lot.
• Majestic Cup - thematically tying it all together with some trash and a Batman reference.

Go enjoy this new podcast or dive into this album.

Big news this week with the You Drive announcement. Hot on those heels is the release of the Atlanta Monster soundtrack from Makeup and Vanity Set himself; streamable here. I had no involvement in that second one but I still endorse it fully.

Speaking of endorsing, can you throw some upvotes over here? I woulda thought this would have caught on like hotcakes over there but, turns out, I don't really understand how Reddit works at all.

I'm grateful for the weekend. How about you?

• Sad Baxter "Believe Me" - the above GIF is from this new Sad Baxter video. It's reminscent of the goofier videos the late 90's but actually sticks the landing.
• GoPro: Les 3 Vallees - generally I have zero interest in snowboarding videos but the editing and pop culture references that pop up in this one is something else.
• Elmo at the Great Philadelphia Trash Fire of 2018 - nailed it.
• Can I Have a Moment? - nailed it.
• The Graphene Promise - generally I don't post 7 minute videos on actual interesting topics here bu I was fascinated with this little piece about Graphene, thought you might be too.
• Nekrogoblikon - Dressed as Goblins - this past week I discovered that a band exists named Nekrogoblikon. Let that sink in. The music is exactly what I'd hoped for; vaguely unlistenable (to me) on a regular basis but perfectly executed for a Goblin band.
• Drunk Man Reviews Yogurt - nailed it.
• Dog Having Fun with Balloon - nothing crazy here, just a dog having a delightful time. Let's all learn from that.

You know what's weird? Having a national holiday smack in the middle of the week. It was nice to have a day off but really made for a Two Monday's kind of feeling, know what I mean? That being said, I'll take it!

• Fireworks Fail: Oh Jesus - the most classic of Fireworks fail thanks to this terrified reaction turned celebration. Gets me every time.
• Welcome to Jurassic World - when you see perfection it must be acknowledged. This is perfection.
• Hey Man, That's Why We Got This Network - don't know when this was actually made, don't care. It works.
• The US National Anthem - VOX videos are always enjoyable and this take on the US National Anthem is no different. Insightful and amusing.
• Feed Me Human - trained to do this? I'm sure. Again, don't care, it's a delight.
• Trippy Rollercoaster Ride - There's a new GoPro camera that films this spherical manner and whoever thought to bring it on a rollercoaster was a wise individual.
• Richard Swift - "The Bully" - Mr. Swift passed away this week. He was only 41. This song - paired with the next - has always been such a great summation of his talent. While there's not a video to see here, there's a hilarious story being woven. It's lo-fi, peppy and 100% enjoyable.
• Richard Swift - "beautifulheart" - This is probably a bit of a bummer to wrap up Friday Videos with but this song always gets me and I thank Richard Swift for it. If you haven't given his solo work a spin, take the time to do so.

That's it. If you need some additional distraction this weekend, I recommend watching this guy play through an SMB hack that makes Mario look like Bob Ross. Pretty fun.

This past week I flew to New York for a one day meeting and then immediately flew back the next day. I stayed at the POD Hotel in Brooklyn and I gotta tell ya, it was great. Tiny tiny room, cheap rate and excellent location. I'm sure all of Williamsburg hates that it exists but I'm giving it my full endorsement.

I digress, here's some distractions to enjoy as we roll into a holiday week.

• Don't Let It Get You Down Lyric Video - the Sandusky, Ohio hits keep rolling in. Enjoy this lyric video for one of my favorite tracks from the album.
• Coupler - Invention I - the Coupler LP Gifts from the Ebb Tide came out last November. It consists of four tracks, the last of which being a lengthy 17 minutes. However, this track is a mere four minutes and the visuals to back it up are mystifying from start to finish.
• Portugal the Man: Beavis and Butthead - somehow Portugal the Man convinced Mike Judge to bring these two idiots out of retirement for a short video to open their concerts. I'm sure it wasn't cheap but the results were worth it.
• Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Frankly, I am entirely ambivalent to a new TMNT cartoon being released but the theme song (And score) is being done by Matt Mahaffey, one of my favorite artists, so I can't help but include the new show intro. It's bombastic to say the least.
• How the Internet Works - for a proper chuckle.
• Just the Cookie - love a good edit that turns into understandable nonsense.
• Wednesday My Dudes - you know that feeling when you discover an entirely new Meme and it has a massive repository of insane videos to go along with it? Yea, this is that.
• The Shining: Cut Take - the Internet is stupid and I love it.

Every week when I write this little intro for Friday Videos I go through three or four drafts in which I apologize for not having enough free time to really cruise the Internet and find weird and random stuff. I almost always delete those apologies because who wants to some sad sack talk about how little time he has to waste?

Anyway, I do my best. I hope you enjoy. We all deserve a break.

• Welcome to Sandusky, Ohio - this is the intro video that Dave made to explain his concept album, Sandusky, Ohio. Watch it, I think you'll become smitten with the project.
• Bjork - Mutual Core - I don't think I've really enjoyed a Bjork song in at least ten years. However, her videos continue to impress. I'm loving whatever this insanely weird thing is.
• New Man - Maybe I'm Feelin' Fine - what's that? With all this Dave Paulson talk you forgot that New Man was announced as a yk Records artist and released a ridiculous video? No excuses now.
• Devil Can't Write No Love Songs - as I mentally obsess over the Garth Brooks / Chris Gaines countdown, it's good to see that old sketches from his original episode are available. This interaction with Will Ferrell as the Devil is always a treat.
• Larry King with John Mulaney - there's a whole series of interviews where Larry King plays "If You Only Knew" and rapid fire questions at his guest. This and the Nick Kroll one are certainly worth your while.
• lmk kebab - sometimes the Internet is best left unexplained.

Total honesty policy, there's no video I could show you this week that would top this thing. That's really all you need.

Here's some more, just for good measure.

• Between Two Ferns: Seinfeld + Cardi B - it's another awkward interview. Nothing particularly new here but still fun to hear what Galifianakis has to say.
• True Facts: Pangolins Posse - how zefrank turned this into a 7 and a half minute mini-doc is beyond me. Pretty great. Stay with it.
• TANK - a short film dedicated to the style and tropes of early 80's arcade games built with that vector style. No 3D modeling here, it's all After Effects and manual animation.
• Vegan Lawn Mower - because the Internet is weird and sometimes you need to be reminded of that.
• Cat Explorer - adorable and disturbing. Your favorite new "game."

Maybe watch Natalie Portman eat some ever increasing hot sauces. There's probably a fetish in there somewhere but it's also just proper entertainment. She really goes for it about 15 minutes in.

I'm not sure this experiment worked. The site feels like a Tweetstream more than a blog of any sort. I may have to rethink my approach. Regardless, it made for a less stressful week while away so maybe I can consider this a future "Vacation Mode" of sorts. I'm rambling now.

Here are some videos, enjoy the grab bag:

• Ween - Buckingham Green (Live) - this clip of Ween on Public Access TV at the height of their cocaine abuse (I assume) is one of my favorite things. It's a slow but enjoyable build.
• Calling Chiquita - here's a disturbing yet adorable clip in which an alligator frolics like a doggo.
• Squish that Cat - if you don't know Dr. Burstyn, you're welcome. He's got some pro cat handling advice.
• Violet Chachki - A Lot More Me - This music video is eleven minutes long but manages to maintain a vibe that mixes elements of David Lynch, Dave LaChapelle, Wes Anderson, Marilyn Manson and John Waters. I'm kind of stunned by the whole thing.
• The Minds Eye - hearing someone lose their mind in guffawing laughter is always infectious.
• Deja Vu Compilation - it's 10 minutes of Deja Vu. It has diminishing returns but the first few minutes are a treat.
• Dissin Your Flygirl 3.0 - this is dumb but I still watched damn near all of it. I look forward to the ten-minute long 4.0.

That's it! Have a great weekend. Here's a sloth yawning, it's unbelievably adorable.

Last week the new Sleep Good album, Bohemian Grove, was released and this week the new Quichenight album, Cooler Heads, is coming in hot and heavy. Lots more on the way!

Short listing this week because 1) it was a short week and 2) I'm pretty low on browsing time lately. Regardless, Enjoy some videos:

• Klaus Nomi - Nomi Song - I've been revisiting some Klaus Nomi works and am still stunned by this French TV performance. Follow this up with The Cold Song.
• Jay-Z - 4:44 - if you know this video, you'll enjoy this.
• Woman Tonight - just gonna sneak this Quichenight video right in here for you to enjoy. Read more about it if you feel so inclined.
• Annual Cheese Rolling Contest - in which a bunch of human beings voluntarily throw themselves down a steep hill and compete to see who can demolish their bodies the most on the way down. A fine tradition.

Enjoy this little sneezer too. Thanks.

In an effort to not flood the site with only things I'm working on, here's a rundown of recent projects and involvements of mine that I'd love for you to be aware of:

• Hott Minute: Maymorial Day - this new episode came out on Memorial Day and finds the hosts experiencing a lot of synchronicity; which leads to quite a bit of hilarious observations. Always a good listen.
• Vidalotry: Gore's Watergate Fix - a great episode of the Gore Vidal podcast that follows Gore's suspicions of Nixon and how he was ultimately provided correct. Prescient you might say.
• Quichenight Listening Party - if you're in Nashville, come by the Bowery Vault on Thursday, May 31st, to hear the new Quichenight record, Cooler Heads. No bands playing, just a good time with friends and great new music. Also, the album is out on Friday, June 1st, so just go ahead and save it to your Spotify.
• Skyway Man, Liquid Landing Test 3 - again, for Nashville residents, come by The Basement tonight (May 30th) to hear Skyway Man play a handful of new songs off a forthcoming, as yet unfinished, record.
• Forget Cassettes - "Venison" - I'm going to be continuing to post videos from this 2003 show at The End where Forget Cassettes played a bunch of songs from their first two albums, Instruments of Action and Salt. This particular song is from the later but the former is now on vinyl.
• Garth Brooks Chris Gaines Countdown - I have mentioned this before and I WILL mention it again but I'm legitimately trying to ignite a campaign wherein Garth Brooks hosts SNL in honor of the 20th anniversary of his 1999 appearance as both himself and musical guest, Chris Gaines. It's over a year away but it's never too early to start a movement, right? Tweet about it!

That's not everything I'm up to but it's a nice overview. Hopefully something in that list hits you as enjoyable.

The above GIF is a reminder that cats are magical, wonderful and strange creatures. If you have one, appreciate them. If you don't, find one and give it some quality time. Pets really are an amazing, special, presence in our lives. Keep em close.

On to the distractions!

• Sleep Good "Somewhere" - a friendly repost of this Sleep Good video from last June, now part of the full album Bohemian Grove.
• Solo - /r/youtubehaiku delivers some perfectly stupid goods from time to time.
• David Cross v Stephen Colbert - pretty funny bit on the Late Show where these two trade off stories from their time on the Dana Carvey Show.
• Wrong Car - KTLA newscopter follows the wrong car. If you've seen Baby Driver, this might feel familiar. An honest mistake I suppose but, if you wanna make it real, it's that lack of attention to detail that leads to real trouble.
• Baby John C Reilly -
• Walmart. Sugar. Plastic. - stick with it, it's hyponotizing in its own weird way.
• Thrift Haul w/ Fat Tony - generally I do not enjoy gameshows on YouTube but this is pretty entertaining and the bonus commentary from John Early really puts it over the top. A bit long for a Friday video but, hey, enjoy it over the long weekend.

Enjoy your long weekend (assuming you're in the US and get Memorial Day off - apologies to all international readers).

That Raccoon is having the time of his life catching raindrops. I admire his dedication and feel his frustration.

Before diving in this week, please enjoy this morsel, this absurdity and this nightmare. Enjoy.

• BILL BILL BALE BALE - keeping on the topic of hearing things differently, enjoy your new summer anthem.
• TNG + Full House - generally a two year old mash-up of this kind wouldn't do much for me but there's something about all the mundane, non-sci-fi, footage that just grabs me. I'm also on a Fan/Fic high from binging on on these.
• Virtual Catsanity - an undeniably great 30 seconds of your life.
• Going for a Swim - I won't spoil it but its an infectiously enjoyable clip of idiocy.
• Atlas Gets Some Air - we let this happen.
• Good Ole Fashioned Lover Boy - thanks to that new Bohemian Rhapsody trailer, I have been on a nice Queen binge.

As I mentioned on Friday, work has been unrelenting lately. As such, finding time to browse and cobble together blog posts here has been difficult. So, in lieu of posting things that other people have made, I'm going to share things that I'm helping to put out into the world. Seems like a decent tradeoff, right?

As such, here's Episode 10 of Hott Minute- the comedy podcast I help produce over on We Own This Town. Ten episodes may not sound like a lot but it's been an extremely fun learning experience and I'm happy to be a part of this thing. This particular episode is great because it features a brand new theme song from Tristen and has the show's first special guest, long time friend Brooks Alford.

Do me a favor, go Subscribe so by the time you read these news posts you already know.

Question for everyone: has work been absolutely unrelenting for you? I don't know if it's the impending summer or some other celestial event that's occuring but my job has been brutal lately. I've had so little time to just enjoy the Internet, much less work on my side projects. Am I alone here?

Regardless of that, I've got plenty coming down the pipe that I'm excited to get to work on and share with the world. I just hope I can get it prioritized sooner than later.

How's THAT for a bummer of an intro? Sorry about that. Here's some hilarious distraction.

• Horror Movies with the Beauty App Filter - I am endlessly amused by this. Would watch an entire film.
• Childish Gambino - This is America - yes, everyone on the planet is already talking about this and I won't bore you with my own adorations for it. Just watch it again. It's heavy.
• Dog Interrupts Weatherman - this is some fundamental Internet. Classic stuff here.
• Cut for Time: Cleveland Cavs Promo - the Donald Glover SNL episode was legitimately funny and this cut sketch is pretty worthwhile. I don't know basketball one bit but still enjoyed it.
• People Guess Who's a Couple From a Group of Strangers - surprisingly entertaining for such a simple concept. If you like it, there's plenty more.
• Fraggle Rock Garbage Pile - FACT, I did not grow up with Fraggle Rock. Revisiting segments that include a giant trash pile grandmother is blowing my mind.
• Top 100 Best Shredding Moments - shockingly satisfying even if it is 17 minutes long. Just skip around.
• ????? - whatever happens, never forget that the Internet is a WEIRD place.

Here's your weekend challenge - start watching 10 Seconds of Every Dinosaur Ever Discovered and see how far you make it.

New Black Moth Super Rainbow released today. I'm diving in first thing and there's really nothing like starting your day off with some warped, crunchy, spacey keyboard songs. Give it a whirl.

I've been reading The Three-Body Problem lately and rather enjoying it. There's no Bowie involved but it's easily as fascinating as that gif (if not more).

Enjoy the weekend.

• Arrested Development: Star Wars - look, it's May 4th and that means it's time for your nerdiest friends to say "May the 4th Be With You!" See, I just did it. It's also the day that Arrested Development Season 4: Remix is released. It's one big giant cross promotion and it actually works.
• Why Are You Honking? - a delightful romp through Manhattan trying to answer an unanswerable question.
• Drip Music - George Brecht (Fluxus) - we're all very lucky to be able to witness this phenomenal performance.
• Tumbleweeds Bury Neighborhood - I'm pleased to see this is an actual thing that actually happens.
• Country Boy - just a hearty, classic, Internet video of someone attempting something and failing gloriously.
• Trumpet Boy - "Africa" - I'm only a few months behind the curve on Trumpet Boy but, thankfully, that means there is a treasure trove of absurdity to explore. I absolutely love the aesthetic of these animations. The Internet is a weird place but occasionally completely brilliant.
• Long Man (Japanese Ad Compilation) - 6 minutes of Japanese weirdness. I love that there's a narrative arc. via Falfa.
• Alexa, what's 10 to the power of 308? - it's less than 2 minutes but consider this your Endurance Challenge for the month.

Also, watch this. Is it satire? Is it legit? I am 100% unsure either way.

Anyone else suffering from extreme FOMO when the weather gets slightly nicer outside and you feel chained to a laptop and can just stare listlessly out the window yearning for some non-Internet time? No? Just Me? Great.

Take a moment this weekend to listen to the first teaser for the new We Own This Town show, fan/fiction w/ andrew/zach. If you're into nerdy talk about all kinds of sci-fi / fantasy / whatever crossover, you're gonna love it.

• True Facts: Frog Fish - Ze Frank has returned with 3 minutes of Frog Fish comedy.
• Bad Lip Reading: Interrogating Zuckerberg - maybe not their best work but some undeniable moments make it worth a watch. Lindsey Graham has literally never been more delightful.
• New Yorker Caption Contest: A 9-Year-Old Girl - if you haven't seen the feel good article about this girl, check it out. Her delight at her own work is infectious.
• New Gmail - Natt Garun from Vox walks through the new Gmail. I know this is absurd but I'm legitmately excited for this as I could never get into Inbox but have been tired of the old Gmail. Best of both worlds here.
• John Early in Beatriz at Dinner - five minutes is a big ask of you but John Early does a great bit about his role in this Salma Hayek film.
• Cody the Screaming Dog - I often equate Friday Videos to America's Funniest Home Videos so here's a video literally culled from AFTV and, yes, it fits perfectly.
• Baby Blue Maru - never forget.

That kitty getting bonked on the head is continuously enjoyable because of that intense frown he makes. What a great metaphor for life, amiright? No? Maybe just me? Cool.

Record Store Day is tomorrow. If you have a local record store (or two), swing by and buy some local music from them. Everyone will appreciate it.

• Notorious N.E.R.D. - this is absolutely perfect right up until the very end. The end ruins it so just click ahead directly at 20seconds.
• Instruments of Action Vinyl Reissue - I made this little promo video and want you to know about this great record that is now available for pre-order and you should totally get it.
• Feels Like Friday - weird weird weird. But also, just right.
• How to cut a pizza into 10 slices - this is real instructional video. Not a joke. Mesmerizing.
• Demonzone Family - this is dumb but I loved it.
• The World on Piano - this is dumb but I loved it.
• Music Genre: Video Game 2 - intentionally bad music for an imaginary video game but, honestly, it's a hoot. The first one is good too.
• KMC KRU - Devil went down to Michigan - thank you Paul for this incredible cover.