October 7, 2013

Hocus Pocus

All of my Octobers include this movie. I first saw it in theatres when I was eight. I went with my brothers and some church friends (we had church friends when we were kids) and I cried my eyes out at the end and they all laughed and pointed at me (yeah, even the church kids). It was the first time that a movie made me cry and I'll never forget that. I didn't care that much about all of them laughing at me, 'cause I was more struck by the thought of, "Why aren't these mutants WITH me crying right now? Probably 'cause they're teenagers and their souls are dead."

Anyhow, this movie is great. It will always be great. And I swear this will be the only Buzzfeed "article" that I tell you to go read, but if you've ever liked this movie then go read this. I love everything about that list.

This gem is only $7 on Amazon. Get on it.

October 4, 2013

The Most Astounding Fact

by Liz Heather in Links

"Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked in an interview with TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer."

This is kind of an old video, but it still gives me shivers when I watch it.

September 20, 2013

Louis C.K. - Cell Phones

by Liz Heather in Links

Love this so much. Just great.

September 9, 2013

Obesity/World Hunger

by Liz Heather in Links

Just great.

August 28, 2013

Unusual Articles on Wikipedia

by Liz Heather in Links

Have you heard of this already? I was told about it years ago by my friend Andrew, who only said, "Just go here. Spend a day."

It's a listing of basically the weirdest/most-interesting-stuff-you've-never-heard-of-but-would-likely-be-intrigued-by on Wikipedia. There are a lot of sub sections, but the ones I enjoyed the most were probably:

Technology, inventions and products
Popular culture, entertainment and the arts
Food
Folklore
Law, law enforcement and crime

And some favourites?

Acoustic Kitty: A failed CIA experiment at using a cat for covert surveillance.
Clocky: An alarm clock that hides from its owner (!)
Capgras delusion: a disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor.
Mary Toft: An English woman who hoaxed doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits.

Honestly, I still haven't gone over the whole document because there's just so much. So I have it bookmarked and go every once in awhile. Go here to see what I'm talking about.