Brooklyn zoo.

With any luck, Republicans won’t destroy the country the economy won’t implode while I’m in New York with Emily, Scott, Eamonn and other college friends this weekend:

Unrelatedly, I retooled the blog, and it’s quite handsome! If you’ve been reading the RSS feed, check it out.

I am a patient boy.

Fugazi, mashed up with Wu-Tang and covered by TV on the Radio:

Linkwad.

1. Cults’ video for “Go Outside” is pretty clever.
2. A newish Louis CK interview in the AV Club.
3. I thought it was obvious that “Caylee’s Law” is a terrible idea, so naturally 18 states are considering implementing one. On the plus side, I’m sure it’ll work–Amber’s Law ended pedophilia forever, right?
4. Too bad Harrison’s actual arguments about the NFL’s approach to player safety will be swept aside by his calling out his teammates.

Linkwad.

1. What do you mean, you haven’t read Wired’s Stuxnet feature? “TL;DR” is not an option.
2. Buying a home might be a reasonable idea now.
3. The answer to this question is obviously “no,” although I did vaguely remember the Jacks case and didn’t know Caylee Anthony’s name until a week ago.
4. The lowest Super Mario score, more impressive if the player’s claim of “no save states or slowdown” is true. Around 6:00, the player pulls off a pretty impressive stunt.

Tear it up.

This is an absolutely gorgeous music video:

Via Colossal (which, although I only found it recently, is already one of my favorite blogs).