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Is a sweet bit of whimsy that I found over at Poppytalk.

We went to the newest Bread and Puppet show this past Friday. I’d been to one other performance at a local co-op, but I’d never been to the Bread and Puppet compound so it was an additional treat to be able to see the paper mache cathedral, museum and grounds! It’s definitely one place that everyone should stop by if they happen to drive through northern Vermont.

Bread and Puppet,  is, basically, a politically radical puppet theater, active since the 1960s. The name Bread and Puppet is based on the theater’s tradition of serving fresh baked bread (from a very, very old German sourdough starter) with aioli, for free! The idea is to create community through sharing, echoing the theater’s main principle that art should be as basic to life as bread is.

The neat paintings on the outside of the paper mache cathedral.

I found a lovely little interview with the band Mountain Man over on NPR today. Their voices are so wonderful and light that I can’t help but smile while I listen…

William Wegman‘s Weimaraners from Sesame Street.

Our friend and fellow RA here in Craftsbury, Chris Dorman, is a pretty wonderful musician. He just posted a nice video about a song he learned from his son, Henry who makes me giggle every time we cross paths.

You can get a free download of my favorite song of his, Family Farm, and listen to more music here.

Via: Boing Boing

As I watched this interview with Billykirk on etsy today I could actually smell the leather they were working with and imagine what it would be like to watch them work together in their shop all day. The moments between dialogue where the camera focuses on the fellows working says volumes, a feeling their website couldn’t begin to convey. It’s worth watching for the general beauty of the camera work, the process behind their products and for the wonderful interactions between the two men.

Billykirk from The Scout on Vimeo.

Is a delightful and beautifully made quiz to find out what typeface best sums up your personality. I am Archer Hairline, a typeface I heartily agree with. At this moment, 11.4% of the people who have taken the quiz are also described as an Archer Hairline typeface… What are you?

Via: Kitsune Noir

Here is a sweet, wonderful, depressing little short about space-fairing entities arriving on Mars, and what happens when they start to mine the planet’s resources.

MARS! from Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham on Vimeo.

Via: Kitsune Noir

The newest sweet little video from Julia Pott…