Video of a boy playing with an otter

Video of a boy and a playful otter at Sea World. Via.

Disney imagines the future of highway transportation

From the 1958 Disneyland TV Show episode entitled Magic Highway USA, check out wildly inaccurate predictions about the highways, cars, and cities of the future. Via.

*Buy The Wonderful Future That Never Was: Flying Cars, Mail Delivery by Parachute, and Other Predictions from the Past at Amazon.

Kool-Aid Man mentally prepares for ritual suicide

The Kool-Aid Man mentally prepares for ritual suicide by Jon Rafman.

Also, the Kool-Aid Man in Second Life:

This guy hates Canoga Park and Van Nuys

Anti-tourism videos for Canoga Park and Van Nuys (relatively close to where I live) in Los Angeles. Via.

The River

Wow, the new tv series The River looks great:

The River follows the story of wildlife expert and TV personality Emmet Cole. Emmet set course around the world with his wife, Tess, and son, Lincoln, while filming what would become one of the most popular shows in television. After he goes missing deep in the Amazon, his family, friends and crew set out on a mysterious and deadly journey to find him.

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Walkthrough of the new Star Tours

Find someone to shake your chair and enjoy these videos of the new Star Tours:





*Buy Star Tours collectibles at eBay.

Plush Randy the Macho Man (plus more)

Plush Randy the Macho Man by K&B creations, who has various plush characters on sale at Etsy.

Here he is being very funny on Arsenio Hall in 1992:



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Relatedly: An overview of Ms. Elizabeth's life.

The weird and wonderful world of bioluminescence

"In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder was one of the first to film this glimmering world. At TED2011, she brings some of her glowing friends onstage, and shows more astonishing footage of glowing undersea life."

Buffoonery turns free kick into a goal

Watch as two soccer players trip each other to distract the other team during a free kick. Via.

Snickers ad featuring Joe Pesci; MAXX Energy ad featuring a frozen lake

Snickers "Party" ad by BBDO featuring Joe Pesci and Don Rickles.




"Icy Dream" by JWT for MAXX Energy Shooter.

*Buy Snickers at Amazon.

Surf competition videotaped by toy helicopters

Surf competition videotaped by toy helicopters:

This footage is from the finals day of Rip Curl Pro. This Aerial Photography footage was shot Sunday 25th April 2011 at Bells Beach. Check out Kelly Slater's massive aerial also Mick Fanning plus other pro's ripping it up. This aerial photography was shot with a remote control quadrocopter using a Gopro by Extreme Aerials.

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Advertisement for Sarif Industries' body enhancements

Clever ad for Sarif Industries and its body enhancements. It's a promotion for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Via.

*Previously: Deus Ex action figures; Deus Ex viral site.

Terrific TED talk about Antarctic Ice and the fearsome leopard seal (narwhals, too)

This presentation by Paul Nicklen is possibly the best TED talk I've watched - - funny, fascinating, well-delivered, and supported by tremendous photographs. Among the interesting factoids: The ice he regularly dove in was so cold that he typically vomited each time he hit the water. National Geographic's informal motto is "we publish photographs, not excuses." And unless I heard wrong, one of the whales pictured in the video is believed to be 250 years old.

But most of all, the leopard seal stars as a fearsome (as in, sometimes they eat people), but sometimes charming creature.

*Buy National Geographic back issues at eBay.

Nike Chosen skateboarding trailer

Great teaser for a Nike skateboarding film. Via.

Embody by Sebastian

I'm still working my way through everyone's music suggestions, but Embody by Sebastian is my favorite so far, and has some terrific dancing that's sure to put a smile on your face. Via Mors.

What is Envoy?

As the (rather disturbing) video explains, Envoy is supposedly a new service that takes over the Facebook profile of a dead loved one - - the program analyzes the Facebook user's history and then provides a steady stream of updates and chats so you can pretend your loved one is still around. "Using the Facebook API, we can take the dead's profile, and project it into environments outside of Facebook."

Presumably it's an advertisement for a new movie? Via.

Fun action video

The latest action short by Freddie Wong features a long take, some goofy moments, and Eliza Dushku. The making of video is below:

Parkour summer camp

Lots of slick moves on display in this advertisement for Tempest Academy's summer camp for freerunners aged 9 and up.

Anyone know what the song is?

Rick the Adventure Sphere dialog and t-shirt design (Portal)

Late in Portal 2, you gain the assistance of a robot known as Rick the Adventure Sphere ("designed for danger"). It's a pretty heated moment, so the natural inclination is to swiftly complete the task at hand, but if you take your time, Rick says one great line after another, including singing an adventure song and suggesting catch phrases once you beat the boss. You can enjoy his dialog in the video above. And there's a brand new t-shirt design by up for vote at Threadless:



Finally, speaking of Portal, here's Erik Wolpaw's recent NYU lecture:



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*Portal 2 is 40% off at Amazon.

Little kids kissing

Really cute kids kissing. "Yaaay!" Via.