crazy musicians & crazy dancers | Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers from Stormy Weather

And a Betty Boop cartoon featuring a tune sung by Cab Calloway.

citiZEN | Canadian edition

Collecting items of interest related to Canada.

Self Esteem
Navel-Gazing: List of World's Best Countries. [newsweek]
Statistics: Leading causes of death, 2006. [StatsCan]
Loonie Flights: Russia hoarding Canadian Dollars. [cbc]
Navel Gazing: Nobel prizes by country (Canada: 15). [good]
Navel Gazing: Happiness across countries. [good]
Navel Gazing: Who's thriving World-Wide? [good]
Navel Gazing: America's Favourite Countries. [good]
Spending Power: Difference in Canadian and US income levels. [StatsCan]

Canadian History
Chinese: Online exhibit. [straight]
Collecting: National Archives places moratorium on paper documents. [cbc]
First Nations: Queen Anne visitors as Stamp Portraits. [cnc]
First Nations: Indian status changes for thousands. [cbc]
Forces: Last WWI vet dead. [cbc]
LGBT: Conference marking 1971 event. [activehistory]
Organizations and Groups: Historica Foundation. [KnowBC]
Railway Hotels: The Google Sight-seeing Treatment (Part 3). [gSS]
Written Word: History magazine Beaver changes name. [ctv]
Written Word: Library book returned 110 years overdue. Fine waived. [cbc]

Culture
Irreverence: Apologies for dog communion. [bbc]
Irreverence: Rise of the Religious Right. [straight]
Spenders and Savers: Retirement worries. [cbc]
Spenders and Savers: One-third unprepared for retirement. [biv]
Even-Split Opinions: (1) Marijuana, and (2) Death Penalty. [cbc]

Industry and Innovation
New Product: The Cannabis Car. [cbc]
Recycle: Tim Hortons cups turned into biofuel. [cbc]
Dreams: Many yearn for own business. [cbc]

Security
Command and Control: Majority opposed to foreign control of media. [cbc]
Budgeting: Military spending ranks 13th in world. [ccpa]

Foreign Policy - Afganistan
Tactical Ethics: Special Forces in question. [cbc]
Enemies: Estimate of Al Qaeda strength in Pakistan. [nyt]
Deployment: The 2011 deadline in question. [cbc]

The Arctic
Development: Quttinirpaaq Park most northerly park in Canada. [cnc]
Dispute Mediation (Lomonosov Ridge): The United Nations. [BBC]
Posturing and Policy: Foreign Policy Statement released. [cnc]
Posturing and Rhetoric: Russia predicts conflict. [cbc]
Posturing and Rhetoric: Commons Committee security recommendations. [cbc]
Posturing and Rhetoric: PM says sovereignty non-negotiable. [cbc]
Research and Learning: Energy reserves mapped. [cbc]

crazy animation | Logorama

Logorama from Human Music & Sound Design on Vimeo.

keep on keepin' on | Manifesto for Life

from Elements of Style, from La Dolce Vita, from Holstee, commissioned from rachael beresh.

crazy musician | Kate Miller-Heidke "Facebook Song" (some swearing)

smarties | James Burke "Thermos Bottle to Rocket"

Thanks kottke.

Dossier C | Neandertals

Human evolution has always been a fascination -- here are news items I've collected about our closest evolutionary siblings.



Cultural or Technological Advancement: Independent Tool Development. [BBC]
Genetics: Genome Mapping. [wired] [NatlGeo]
Interbreeding: Are we related? Yes! [BBC] [CBC] [NatlGeo]
Theory of extinction: Volcanoes! [NatlGeo]
Theory of extinction: Music! [NatlGeo]
Theory of extinction: Devoured! [guardian.uk]
Interspecies Interaction: Murder! [NatlGeo]
Tidbits: Top 10 Misconceptions. [ListVerse]

And collected tidbits relating to humanoid evolution.

Basic Building Blocks: All species evolved from a single cell. [NatlGeo]
Expansion: Interactive slideshow depicting expansion of humanity. [BradshawFoundation]
Dirt-Digging: Oldest Human Skeleton Found. [NatlGeo]
New Hominin Cousin: X-Woman. [BBC]
New Hominin Cousin: Spain. [NatlGeo]
New Hominin Cousin: "Ida". [CBC]
Hominin Cousin Update: "Ida" distant kin, not ancestor. [CBC] [NatlGeo]
Hominin Cousin Update: Orangutans may be closer relatives than Chimps. [NatlGeo]

And collected tidbits relating to "Stone Age" developments.

Cultural or Technological Advancement: Early Tool Use. [NatlGeo]
Cultural or Technological Advancement: Language (as seen through modern primates). [NatlGeo]
Cultural or Technological Advancement: Music! [nyt]
Cultural or Technological Advancement: Super-Glue! [NatlGeo]
Cultural or Technological Advancement: Compassion. [wired]
Threats and Troubles: Becoming Dinner! [NatlGeo]