Three diversions for your weekend relaxation: Vegetarian alligators, music with spoons, and pirate talk.
The Artistic Wizardry of Nina Paley
Thanks to Philip at Just Playing for pointing me to the hilarious and politically astute cartoonist Nina Paley. While she's raising funds for a seriously funny feature film about overpopulation called Thank You for Not Breeding, Nina has been writing two wonderful cartoons, Nina's Adventures and Fluff. One edition of Nina's Adventures, shown above, was inspired by her new buzzcut. Fluff
features the charming adventures of Sasha the cat and Elba the baby
alligator, a sample of which is below. If you like her work, let her
know, and if you know anyone with a social conscience and money for a
feature film, let them know about her new project.
The Musical Magic of Matapat
The Québec folk trio Matapat has
been performing traditional Québecois and Bréton folk music, plus some
of their own compositions, for at least a couple of decades. They're
masters of the genre, and there's a complete 70-minute concert,
recorded at the Kennedy Center in Washington, that you can view and
hear at this site.
Sometime when you have time to kill during the PBS pledge breaks, check
this out -- fine music and charming entertainment. They even show you
how to do some of the local folk dances. Music in French, banter in
English.
Talk Like a Pirate Day
While I was looking for a copy of The Last Pirate of the Saskatchewan (more about this soon), I came across this
hilarious and completely frivolous site. Mark September 19 as "Talk
Like a Pirate" day on your calendar now, and start practicing. Arrr,
mateys, it'll shiver yer timbers.
MADE IN CANADA
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