Gene Kelly tap dancing on rollerskates

(skip to 1:40) Gene. F'ing. Kelly.

steam age dreams: the beginning of filmmaking

George Melies from 1906 and before. Amazing with beautiful girls on stars floating by...


A trip to the Moon 1902:

International Pillowfight Day: A holiday worth having

I just learned of a thing called International Pillow Fight Day. Presumably all you need is a pillow and someone to hit with it. It all sounds very cathartic, though many innocent pillows were sacrificed this day...

Christmas was better in the 80's

"The snow was deeper in the '80's, and everyone used to play."
My new favorite holiday song. The Futureheads will be a Christmas classic. I love the sentiment behind it, and it's a catchy tune.
Ahhh, the 80's...

The Sandman and Vintage Brothers Quay Animation

This is cool:

Curiouser and curiouser.

Art from Alice in Wonderland illustrator Arthur Rackham. And the girl in the woods by Kay Neilsen.