Whole New Meaning of 'Fly"

This guy kills the airplane announcements in a rap. Who wishes this happened on every flight?



(via inside the loop)

Balloon Bowl

Skating through a skate bowl with balloons? Fun fun fun.



(via I Heart You)

One Day, I Want to be this Cool

I'm super in love with the new Yeah Yeah Yeah's. I need to get to karaoke so I can dance around and pretend I'm Karen O. Sans awesome jacket.

Reasons to Have Friends in Musical Theater

Another gem from my sister Jazmin.

Elle Muliarchyk

My sister sent me this video. Elle Muliarchyk is both the model and the photographer in her work, taking pictures in dressing rooms guerilla style. The images she gets are quite astounding. I could try to make a connection between her methodology, and the obsessive self-portraiture of the digital camera toting myspace/facebook generation, but...I think I just did.

When I Grow Up

When I Grow Up from Fever Ray on Vimeo.

This video is pretty, but the first time I watched it it kinda wierded me out. I love the song, as it sounds a bit like Santogold and Lykke Li got together stylistically and had a baby. I also like the outfit, despite it being a better version of the ensemble worn by the Guy Behind Winkie's in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. There's just something about the hair in the face and her dancing that makes me think of...Samarra in The Ring. Still, like with most things that are on the creepy/cool border, my vote eventually landed decidedly on cool.

What News Anchors Do During Commercial Breaks

This. Is. Great.



From the WGN YouTube description: "News anchors Robert Jordan and Jackie Bange have been together for many years. This whole thing started out really small and simple."

There's a little interview about the handshake (including explanations about what some of the moves mean) here.

(via A Cup of Jo)

50 People, 1 Question

I love things like this video...it makes me laugh, feel sorta sad, and feel connected to the world all at once. I miss Brooklyn sometimes.


Fifty People, One Question: Brooklyn from Fifty People, One Question on Vimeo.

You can also see how people in London answered.
(via swissmiss)

Kittens, Inspired by Kittens

One of my best friends found this video, and I was expecting it to be overly cutesey (kittens? small blonde girl child?) but it was hilarious and cute in the best possible way. I was laughing very hard despite myself. The narration is awesome.

Dance Dance

More enchanting video, reminiscent of Improv Everywhere.



(also via All the Good Things)

Her Morning Elegance

I ran across this on All the Good Things, and thought the video brilliant and unique. The song is by Oren Lavie, who also directed the video, and got a lot of play in my itunes a few months back. So cute and refreshing.

Motion Pictures

This just breaks my heart with its beauty and I haven't even seen it yet.

Free People Hair How-To

The hair in the beachy Free People December catalog was something I loved, so I was happy to find this today!

A tutorial on how to do the mermaid-esque hair wraps. Don't be shocked if you see me rocking some version of these this summer.

What's A Girl to Do?

I have very much enjoyed what little music I have come across from Bat for Lashes. But my sister recently showed me this video, and I fell quite in love with this song. The video is creepy and amazing in all the best ways, and definitely deserves multiple viewings.

Drunk History

Drunk History, Vol. I - IV is a collection of hilariousness I found today via this blog. And it is wonderous. "Why is that good miss?", you might be asking your computer screen. Well, it would be because someone gets very, very drunk and attempts to discuss a famous historical event. This tale is then re-enacted by people like Michael Cera and Jack Black.

Hilarity ensues.

Vol. I, starring Michael Cera:

Might be.

This might be the cutest thing ever.


Holiday Love. from Naomi Davis on Vimeo.

(a little treat from rockstar diaries)

Florence and the Machine

I'm liking Florence and the Machine. The sound is awesome and different and weird. Below is a beautiful, beautiful song. Interesting visuals. Like you found old super 8 film in someone's attic. But I'm really into circus imagery right now so I warmed up real quick to this:



(but I honestly don't know how I feel about this video)

Orange Harmonius Dance

My friend Sade sent me this video, and it is so beautiful I had to share. The music (by Brian Eno), the languid movements, the metaphor for love...what a lovely commerical.

Improv Everywhere

Improv Everywhere is a NYC based group that "causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places". Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, they've has executed over 80 "missions" involving thousands of undercover "agents". Missions have ranged from The MP3 Experiment (where 826 people downloaded the same mp3, pressed play at the same time, and followed its directions), to The Moebius (where agents meticulously repeated a five-minute slice of time for twelve consecutive repetitions inside a Starbucks), to Welcome Back (where 20 agents waited with signs and flowers in an airport welcoming back perfect strangers). My personal favorite? When 16 agents created a musical in the middle of an unsuspecting food court. I've always wished my life would spontaneously burst into a musical.



Or The Frozen Grand Central Station, where over 200 people froze on cue for five minutes:



The website features tons of video of the events, and gives information about how you can become an agent should you find yourself in NYC.

Speaking of Travel

This filled my heart with so much joy. What a fabulous idea.




(via A Beautiful Mind)