1. Tumblr’s industry is not attractive

2. Combined companies are worse off

3. Yahoo is over-paying

4. Yahoo will struggle to integrate Tumblr

edwardspoonhands:

First, I love Tumblr and want to keep loving it. And yes, it is immediately terrifying to hear that Yahoo (which, from a lot of our perspectives, is a laughably backwards and culturally irrelevant company) is going to own Tumblr. I sympathize.

But there are a number of circumstances in which…

popculturebrain:

Watch An Animated Version Of Patton Oswalt’s ‘Star Wars’ Filibuster From ‘Parks and Rec’ | Warming Glow

ilovecharts:

Things Yahoo! Has Made Better

sorachamary:

captain-geech:

jenconnic:

Jack Edwards’ reaction to the Bruins winning in OT is as amazing as you think it would be.

the stabbing of whatever beast jack is stabbing is HYSTERICAL

I like Andy fixing his pocket square in the background

colchrishadfield:

With deference to the genius of David Bowie, here’s Space Oddity, recorded on Station. A last glimpse of the World.

Huge thanks in the making of the video to the talented trio of Emm Gryner, Joe Corcoran and Andrew Tidby, plus Evan Hadfield and all at the CSA.

thedailywhat:

Viral Video of the Day: High School Student Schools His Teacher

Frustrated by receiving packets and worksheets instead of a lecture, Texas high school student Jeff Bliss shared his feelings about his teacher’s lack of engagement as she made him leave the classroom.

laughingsquid:

Fascinating Early Color Footage Shows London in 1927

jmarie3:

The Pixies—Where Is My Mind

Oh yes.

chels:

wnycradiolab:

Isao Hashimoto’s extraordinary musical map of every nuclear explosion since 1945.

To the extent there can BE such a thing as an audio infographic, this is it.

Terrifying information, awesome presentation.