So in this series of nicely shot videos, Vice goes looking for the lead singer of a Norwegian Black Metal band, a guy named Gaahl who supposedly tortured someone 15 years ago. The Vice guys proceed to scare the daylights out of themselves, like a bunch of school girls at a slumber party, cuddling underneath a sheet. But watch, and by the fourth and fifth episodes, the Big Bad Boogie Man seems like a libertarian without any friends—which is really what Satanism boils down to, once you strip away all the makeup and angst. (By in large, the commenters buy the ruse.) BTW, Black Metal is what inspired Banks Violette’s church made of salt—the New York Times piece about it, and Black Metal, is excellent.

…according to Dr Gene Ray, Cubic and Wisest Human. His theory has something to do with cubic time, “gays”, “jews”, “blacks”, and “God”. When crazy people get access to the internet, this is what happens.

Thanks to Carl Burton who’s blowing my mind with his incredible backlog of amazing shit

Cajuns chase chickens during Mardi Gras. But this time of year, these crazy Brits chase a hunk of rolling cheese down a steep hill. The winner gets the cheese, natch. Second place gets 20 bucks.

The first 20 seconds of this vid are priceless.

via DGSF Maria

DGSF, and former coworker, Chris Murray, who I should point out contributes to Brand New School’s newish soon to be awesome blog “Show and Tell“ pointed me towards this effin’ amazing photoshop nightmare!!!!1!!
Make sure to roll over the images, or you’re missing the punch-line. 

YES:

Three Kingwood teens have been arrested and accused of digging up a secluded grave and removing a skull in Humble. According to court documents, they removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a “bong,” to smoke marijuana.

And it’s not even an isolated incident!

Thou shalt not get high and shoot guns while being shot at, k?

Australia has this kid. But we got Latarian. (”My fren. Smokes. Wif cigarettes.” His friend is seven.)

Costumes of Transformers that actually transform. Via Kottke. Search & Destroy coins a great word for this type of stuff: Dumbmazing, something dumb & amazing. Dumbmazing!!! A new category on DG.