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Maru in Slow Motion

Maru is one of the internet’s most popular cats. His owner recently got a high-speed camera, so we can now watch his antics in extreme slo-mo. The double jump at 1:02 is awesome.

Much Edo about nothing

Today in the manufactured outrage department, we have – and hold on to your hats, because this is an outrage – President Barack Obama bowed to Japanese emperor Akihito!

Seriously, this is like getting upset because a president donned the traditional garb of a nation he happens to be visiting. But of course, there is [...]

Throatpunch Kaiju Roundup

Rare footage of Japan’s Defense Force preparing for a Godzilla attack:

A men’s choir sings the Mothra song:

Bonus: a metal version of the Mothra song, with the Mothra twins on vocals!

Baraku Sabasu!

The same year Black Sabbath’s debut album was released, the Japanese group The Flower Travellin’ Band covered the title track on their “Challenge” LP.

It’s not a particularly outstanding version of the song, but it foreshadowed what was to come on FTB’s next album, 1971’s Satori. Here’s a clip featuring rare footage of a Flower [...]

Drunk Dude in Crowd causes American youth to lose face.

Whenever I get tired of watching cats do silly things, YouTube is always good for watching kids pretend to be grownups. Here we have Cherri Bomb (formerly known as Red Shadow), an all-girl band from the Los Angeles area, tackling the Blue Öyster Cult classic, Godzilla. Being way below the drinking age, it looks like [...]