link roundup

courtesy of hypgnosis: Katrina: The Gathering

I have some quibbles with their mapping of characteristics onto colors, but overall I'm fairly impressed with the effort that went into this...and parts of it are v. funny to those that know the vocabulary of Magic.

Found on Nodwick's LJ:

• Star Wars: The Musical
  
  So far I've heard just one song, so I'm not sure how good the whole thing is (or how well it hangs together), but that one ("One Season More") includes a pretty good CGI animation [WMV]. The vocals and music on that one are pretty decent, though.
  
  
• in-browser (Java) versions of stand-up arcade game ROMs
  
  I've only tried one (Gyruss) and it had no sound, and I could only get the fire button to work in IE, but non-Mac users may have better luck.
  

and this just in: Portland, Oregon's own Voodoo Doughnut. (I don't know about you, but to me that sounds like a 90's band name.) Which, in addition to selling toroidal pastries, gives Monday night Swahili lessons . . . sells panties emblazoned with their slogan ("The Magic Is In The Hole") . . . and performs wedding ceremonies (real or fake, your choice).

Portland, I miss you. I don't necessarily even feel a strong need to go to this place--I'm not all that much of a doughnut person--but just knowing that it exists makes me feel strangely happy.

"Yes, he has fooled the chicken."

http://www.floppytaco.com/video_clips/angrychicken.php

Deeply random Nike commercial, in French and English (which gives it a sort of documentary feel).