This is Danny Macaskill. Danny can ride a bike really, really well.
The Joy of Snow: A 50-year weather event is wreaking havoc on New Zealand’s infrastructure, but the joy of experiencing the first Wellington snowfall in over 30 years more than makes up for any minor inconvenience. [via.]
A Piglet Bath
Just about the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long while.
Finally saw the last one and while it didn’t really make me cry, this certainly did. I will always, always love Harry Potter.
Breakdancing Gorilla - ok maybe not really. He’s more or less just having fun with the water but it’s still fun and cute all at the same time.
Over 200 retired Japanese professionals—dubbed the Skilled Veterans Corps, have volunteered to help bring stability to the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The volunteers—all over 60 years old, are lobbying the government to be allowed to replace some of the younger employees at the power station. “I am 72 and on average I probably have 13 to 15 years left to live,” says 72-year-old Yasuteru Yamada, a former engineer. “Even if I were exposed to radiation, cancer could take 20 or 30 years or longer to develop. Therefore us older ones have less chance of getting cancer.”
Though grateful, both the government and TEPCO remain tentative about accepting the senior citizens’ offer. “It is on the way but it is a very, very sensitive issue politically,” Yamada told BBC News. Goshi Hosono, the prime minister’s special adviser to the nuclear crisis, controversially referred to the group as the “suicide corps” during a recent press conference.
“I don’t think I’m particularly special,” Michio Ito, a retired primary school teacher, is quoted as saying. “Most Japanese have this feeling in their heart. The question is whether you step forward, or you stay behind and watch.” [bbcnews / cnn.]
(Source: thedailywhat)
Interesting video asks random New Yorkers with headphones on what song they are listening to.
Rather than perform LP2’s first single, “Calgary,” which most have heard a few times by now, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon mixed it up for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by unleashing a cover of 1991 Bonnie Raitt hit “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” garnished by a dash of her 1989 single “Nick of Time.” What’s more, he opened with the Leon Russell-penned Donny Hathaway song “A Song For You” for the gorgeous piano-backed medley.
I have watched this several times over. It’s that good.
Boy races otter in the cutest way possible.
PS, the 35 second mark is what makes it.
