This movie was nominated for 8 Academy Awards when it was released.

From YouTube description: After realizing that yellow sticky note "to do" lists were consuming his life, animation filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns decided to visually self-reflect on his filmmaking journey... more inside

Movie is: Gin chap hak mooi gwai (Black Rose Academy) Music is: Panda Style by L.A.O.S.

Via: ScrapeUp

Near the end of the war, Japan used paper balloons and their knowledge of the jet stream to bomb the west coast of north america.

"... 5 year old genius pianist, Yoo Ye Eun who can't see from birth but can play the piano after listening to the tune just ONCE! ..." My dad sent this to me.

I'm so glad that comedy shows have laugh tracks, otherwise I wouldn't know when to laugh. Now someone took some drama shows like 'The Wire' and added laugh tracks to them too. Awesome! Otherwise TV might be too gritty and depressing.

A film that graphically shows how Robert Mugabe's supporters rigged Zimbabwe's election has been smuggled out of the country by a prison officer. It is believed to be the first footage of actual ballot-rigging... more inside

Youkali is a tango written by Kurt Weill in 1934 during his exile in France. Originally written as incidental music for the play Marie Galante, it was later given these lyrics by Roger Fernay.

American tax dollars being wasted on failed projects. From C&L

I never knew of the "Enron loophole". Also some worrying insight into the people around McCain and another reason for me to steer clear of BP stations.

Music: A R Rahnam's Bombay