What’s In Sarah Silverman’s Medicine Cabinet?
Sorry, this is just silly. But also kinda hot.
Why Should I Care?
This Kickstarter campaign for an Alex Chilton documentary is a long way from being funded with only eight days to go.
So let’s give till it hurts, you bastards!
This feature length documentary explores the remarkable story of Alex Chilton, whose instant fame with a #1 hit record at age 16 was followed by a long and winding journey through works of neglected genius, darkness and obscurity before he was gradually discovered and rediscovered by fans, fellow musicians and critics. As the influence of his music continued to grow, he became a reluctant cult figure while staying true to his own eclectic and unpredictable muses. His is the story of a true artist – one whose life and career plainly present us with the question: what is the difference between fame and success?
Read all about it and check out those pledge rewards over here.
Uh Oh!
As heard on Underground Garage this morning. Good stuff!
The Coolies are a new collaboration between Muffs frontwoman Kim Shattuck, former Friggs guitarist Palmyra Delran and Muffs / White Flag member Melanie Vammen. This supergroup of sorts has released their debut 6 song EP on Wicked Cool Records. Some amazing guest musicians are along for the ride.
Get Stuckmannized
I recently discovered this guy on YouTube. His movie reviews are excellent!
In fact, I can’t argue with a single thing he says in this review of The Phantom Menace. See what you think …
How Much Of Me Is Really Due To Me?
Sorry, I’m still dropping science on your bastard asses. Genes, germs, and environment. Who you are is very likely beyond your control.
Fucking fascinating.
Science has also provided a little comfort as to why your amorous advances are sometimes spurned. A famous study had women sniffing the underarms of T-shirts worn by men and then ranking the odor. The more similar the men’s and women’s immune system genes were, the worse the T-shirt stank to the women. There is a sound evolutionary explanation for this: If parental immune genes are too similar, the offspring will not be as well equipped to fight pathogens. In this case, genes used odor receptors as a proxy to size up whether a potential mate’s DNA is a good match. Studies like this affirm that chemistry between people really is a thing. Perhaps we should not take another’s romantic disinterest personally but view it more like organ rejection.
Full article aqui.
Tom Kenny, Super-Genius
Wow.
Watch as Tom Kenny seamlessly improvises the voices to 5 random cartoon characters that he has never seen before. Using his skills from decades as the voice of SpongeBob, The Ice King (Adventure Time), The Mayor (Powerpuff Girls), Heffer (Rocko’s Modern Life) and many others, Tom is able to create amazing characters in the blink of an eye.
Okay, Ready To Discuss
It’s a big, leisurely mess – but I LOVED it.
Spoilers in the comments?
The Power Of The Written Word In Your Hands
https://youtu.be/Pmin_ecw99Q
Actually, the pen is for gouging out your eyes after you’ve seen that hideous watch.
The Immune System, The Gut Biome, And Obesity
Turns out it may not just be calories in, calories out.
We’ve been fattening cows with antibiotics since the 1950s, but we’re just now starting to understand the relationship between the types of bacteria in the bovine gut and how they impact weight. Turns out, that relationship might exist for us, too – and the fix may not be as simple as probiotics.
According to an article in The Atlantic …
“A lot of the recent research on probiotics suggests it’s really not easy to keep and sustain new communities,” Stephens says. The immune system could explain that. “It may well be that your immune response gets ‘stuck’ at an early age based on what you’ve exposed it to. Probiotics might not be enough to change a person’s microbiome, because your immune system determined early on that certain microbes are either appropriate or inappropriate in your gut.”
Read the rest or don’t here.