Everyday artificial stupidity: "Machines are great at data-searching and number-crunching in narrowly defined domains; but the user-interface software they currently use is artificial stupidity: canned announcements telling us to do things we’ve just done, boilerplate phrases blurted out pointlessly to nobody."
This high-schooler took his senior pictures at 7-11 and they are awesome.
If I ever miss an Outsourced Friday again, just go read anything The Toast has up. You won't be disappointed. Today: A Harry Potter where Hermione doesn't do anyone's homework for them. Also, because I can't resist, but don't get me started or I won't be able to stop linking: North and South.
So, some Swedish guys made an educational video about menstruation featuring dancing tampons. Of course they did. [HT Andrew]
In a similar vein: unicorns. Rainbow ice cream. Squatty potty simulator. Just watch the video. [HT Jen]
Watch what happens when men are photoshopped out of politics.
Maddeningly, I have not been able to find Matt Jackson's Jeopardy! winning streak episodes on YouTube yet, but while searching, I did find this video of his super creepy slow-motion smile! You're welcome.
This old article from The Atlantic about 1491 (the pre-Columbian era in general) is fascinating. I read it on Monday and I've been thinking about it all week.
Edited to add what is only my most favoritest recent link!!! Famous quotes, the way a woman would have to say them in a meeting. “I’m sorry, Mikhail, if I could? Didn’t mean to cut you off there. Can we agree that this wall maybe isn’t quite doing what it should be doing? Just looking at everything everyone’s been saying, it seems like we could consider removing it. Possibly. I don’t know, what does the room feel?”