This Is Funny, You Should Watch It of the Day: As seen at tonight’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the first (and only) official trailer for The President’s Speech — A King’s Speech spoof starring a teleprompter-less Obama, his buff-armed wife Michelle, and perennial Amtrak Passenger of the Year Joe Biden as the Big F*cking Deal.
[whitehouse.]
Short Film of the Day: An anonymous tipster writes: “This is a short film we made last summer about a giant snot monster.” Still not sold? What if I told you the film is called BLARGHAAAHRGARG?
There you go.
[thanks anon!]
Mini-Doc of the Day: Etsy.tv and filmmaker Karen Bernstein present No Place Like Here: Marfa — the story of a small artist community founded by minimalist sculptor Donald Judd in the “road-side town” of Marfa, Texas.
Seeking a place to permanently house his art and that of his contemporaries, Judd fondly recalled the West Texas landscape from his days in the Army after World War II. With the Dia Foundation’s initial support, Judd founded the Chinati Foundation on the abandoned grounds of the former Fort D.A. Russell.
[etsy / laughingsquid.]
Feel-Good Duet of the Day: Redditor thetakingtree enlists the unwitting services of a black-capped chickadee in covering Gorillaz’ “Feel Good Inc,” fairytale-style.
[reddit.]
Cow Caper of the Day: A man dressed as a cow stole a bunch of milk from a Stafford County (Virginia) Walmart, and you know what that means: Time to play “how many bad cow puns can the local field reporter make in two minutes.”
[strikegently.]
PSA of the (Catur)Day: On May 5th, voters in the UK will be asked to choose between two voting systems: FPTP and AV.
Naturally, your cat is pretty confused.
[ichc.]
Slo-Mo Thing of the Day: Modernist Cuisine drops gelatin cubes onto a solid surface just to watch them bounce back up at 6200fps.
[devour.]
Fast And Furious IRL of the Day: A pair of overstimulated motorists fresh from a viewing of Fast Five get introduced to the thin blue line that separates fiction from reality.
[reddit.]
Interspecies Altercation of the Day: Stealth Dog learn the hard way that the element of surprise isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
[hyst.]
Kickass Cupcake of the Day: Princess Beatrice’s showstopping Philip Treacy cake topper commemorated in obligatory cupcake-form by Wir machen Cupcakes.
[cttc.]
