Adam's Friday Links is a weekly list of four (sometimes more) funny, cool, interesting, bizarre or otherwise noteworthy links discovered from various sources on the web. It's also an email list, which you can subscribe to at: http://www.brainrub.com/fridaylinks/ The email list deploys every Friday (of course) at 3:00pm Eastern Time. http://www.brainrub.com/fridaylinks/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:39:04 -0400 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:38:52 -0400 2009, Adam D. Adams Friday Links http://www.brainrub.com/fridaylinks Is it wrong that I kinda want this? Funny!
Sent along by Alison L.]]> http://www.cardsagainsthumanity.com Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent along by Zach B.]]> http://imgur.com/gallery/3COaH Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Funny!
Sent in by Sihan S.]]> http://torontostrife.tumblr.com/ Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.neutronized.com/games/RoarRampage/ Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Ayn Rand as advice columnist.]]> http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ayn-randers Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 I know I'm around a week late with this posting but it's still cool.
Can you believe it's already been 20 years? (Cue the Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under The Bridge".)]]> http://www.laweekly.com/microsites/la-riots/ Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://nomerz.blogspot.ca/p/living-wall.html Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 I know: two L.A. photo links in one week. Whuhoo!
Sent in by Gina L.]]> http://www.retronaut.co/2012/04/los-angeles-1860-1886/ Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 No? Well this amazing game might help remind you. Or it might be it's own entertainment all on its own.
Sent in by many subscribers. Crazy.]]> http://nothingsgonnastopmenow.com/ Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukaaa/sets/72157600327168850/with/468466752/ Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 full gallery.
Sent in by many subscribers.
I heart New York.]]> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134408/Never-seen-photos-100-years-ago-tell-vivid-story-gritty-New-York-City.html Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://dataanatomy.net/ Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Kind of beautiful.]]> http://twistedsifter.com/2012/04/photos-capture-exact-moment-of-impact-alan-saile/ Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Gino F.]]> http://www.javidpower.com/lastblood/ Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Crazy!]]> http://mattrichardson.com/Descriptive-Camera/ Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Kyrsten G.]]> http://www.booooooom.com/2012/04/04/exploded-flowers-by-photographer-fong-qi-wei/ Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Flat-out ridiculous.
Sent along by Ana D.]]> http://nadineboughton.com/portfolios/collage2trueadventures/index-intro.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Beautiful. And odd.]]> http://www.mccartyphotoworks.com/portfolio.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 really great pinball videogame. Highly addictive (if, like me, you enjoy pinball.)]]> http://www.pixeljam.com/snowball/ Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 No kidding!]]> http://tildastardust.tumblr.com/ Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Funny!]]> http://twistedsifter.com/2012/04/adding-monsters-to-thrift-store-paintings/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Insane.
Great interface also. More info here.]]> http://www.moca.org/mysterycircle/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Really detailed, tiny sculptures of food.]]> http://www.flickr.com/photos/shay-aaron/sets/72157618675112894/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 A fun, poignant, addictive flash game.
Sent in by Bonnie P.]]> http://www.newcave.com/game/i-saw-her-standing-there Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent along by Michael S.]]> http://www.masswerk.at/googleBBS/ Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Some of this is quite well done.]]> http://fluxmachine.tumblr.com/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Beautiful.]]> http://andydiazhope.com/section/72169_Better_Living.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://johngoodmansfaceonanimegirls.tumblr.com/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Gino F.]]> http://armorgames.com/play/12969/new-york-shark Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 See also Nigeria Google.]]> http://www.google.com/js/reallyadvanced.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 This is absolutely fantastic.]]> http://www.behance.net/gallery/a-due-Colori/3367841 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.photoshoptroll.com/ Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://houseofmirthphotos.blogspot.ca/2012/03/favorite-photobooth-photo.html Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Really well done. Brilliant idea.]]> http://www.mapstd.com/ Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 I think I want one of these. What a crazy idea.]]> http://diatom.cc/piccolo Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Kind of fascinating.]]> http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkvision/sets/72157600353011883/show/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 This is beautiful.]]> http://www.carnovsky.com/RGB.htm Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Suggested by Laura R.]]> http://scotthazard.net/section/141588_Photo_Constructs.html Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://armorgames.com/play/13047/space-is-key-2 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669289/the-miraculous-magical-magnificent-history-of-beer-infographic Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Funny / creepy.
(Note: Some photos potentially nsfw.)]]> http://onetinyhand.com/ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 This is worth a read, the whole thing.
Sent in by Kirsten G.]]> http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/03/bloom-28000-potted-flowers-installed-at-the-massachusetts-mental-health-center/ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Also: For the most part, I heart Criterion.]]> http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2193-notes-from-a-videodrome-test-screening Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/hatchings.htm Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://catscientists.tumblr.com/ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.behance.net/gallery/ART-DIRECTION-INSTRUMENTS-FROM-INSIDE/340016 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-most-hated-movies-ever-made/daredevil-2003 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 This is (in my opinion) great.
Sent in by Ashy.]]> http://flavorwire.com/267319/a-selection-of-celebrities-responding-to-their-own-internet-memes?all=1 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Sarah C.]]> http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/591784 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://thehairpin.com/2012/03/the-comment-section-for-every-article-ever-written-about-peta Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Funny / true.]]> http://www.brandingmagazine.com/2012/02/24/honest-ads/ Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://davidlettermanholdingrecords.tumblr.com/ Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Love these.]]> http://www.retronaut.co/2012/02/street-life-in-london-1876/ Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://l.j-factor.com/gmhtml5/All_Against_One/ Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 "I have a tiny sandwich" is possibly my favorite.]]> http://stream.pleated-jeans.com/post/18383186176/bunnies-4-lyfe-yo Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Really, really cool. I think I would watch this for quite a long time in person. Crazy.
Sent in by Heather D.]]> http://pruned.blogspot.com/2012/01/simulant-waves.html Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 extremely high-resolution imagery of Van Eyck's 15th century Ghent Altarpiece.
How high? It's apparently 100 billion pixels in size.
Beautiful.]]> http://closertovaneyck4.universumdigitalis.com/#home Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 It's kind of odd. But I like it.]]> http://bechet.site.picturetank.com/fr/site/photoGroup/m2328-je-suis-winnie-l-ourson.html/ Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Yes. Yes it certainly does.
Sent in by Ashy.]]> http://www.explodingrabbit.com/games/super-mario-bros-crossover Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Discovered by Bonnie P.]]> http://cargocollective.com/suckstoberobot Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Some truly bizarre work here. Yikes.]]> http://www.carivanderyacht.com/index.php?/animation/tgimgif/ Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 It's really informative, and timely.]]> http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/ Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.yuki-matsueda.com/works.html Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 A bit slow but a neat little challenge of a flash game.]]> http://www.kongregate.com/games/kevindoesart/grey Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Traci T.]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/pictures-that-perfectly-capture-the-90s Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://mitchoconnell.blogspot.com/2012/02/top-100-most-strange-odd-perplexing-and.html Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 She also has a tumblr site where she's getting lots of requests for prints. Well done.]]> http://trendland.net/sarah-estejes-pen-illustrations/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 It's oddly expressionist. I like it.]]> http://www.polygonheroes.com/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/584049 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Some of these are great.]]> http://animalsthatdopeoplethings.tumblr.com/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Yes, I am one week late. Oh well. (Go Patriots! ohhhh...)
I was going to only include this in my Friday Videos mailing, but I thought it was actually about more than just the videos. Really well done.]]> http://adland.tv/SuperBowlCommercials Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.printmag.com/Article/50-Best-Color-Sites-for-Designers Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Paula R.]]> http://buffalobeast.com/?p=9585 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Frustratingly addictive.
Sent in by Kate S.]]> http://www.snake-nyan-cat.com/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgtitle_tree.cfm?level=1&title_id=268324 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.visualizing.org/visualizations/jimi-hendrixs-timeline Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://nerdvalentine.tumblr.com/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Alison L.]]> http://www.cracktwo.com/2011/11/abandoned-technology-scattered-across.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Ashy.]]> http://www.kongregate.com/games/flipntale/loondon Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 And by "hell" we mean "the early 90's."
Eeeeeeyikes!]]> http://websitesfromhell.net/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Kind of a smart creative idea.]]> http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/01/17/movie-shot-in-ikea-without-their-permission/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Drive, starring James Dean and Eva Marie Saint? I'd see that.]]> http://flavorwire.com/249865/gallery-movies-from-an-alternate-universe Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Carla H.]]> http://thepotholegardener.com/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Really well done, and (for me) tough.]]> http://color.method.ac/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Spooky, and incredibly well done.]]> http://www.thomasczarnecki.com/from-enchantment-to-down.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Wow!]]> http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/18555/ingrid-siliakus-paper-architecture.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 What an odd little find.]]> http://www.freeinfosociety.com/media.php?id=2211 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Some beautiful work here.]]> http://www.immartinez.com/09%20-%20Quantum%20Blink/QBlink.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 original? Well: it's back. And even more addictive.]]> http://armorgames.com/play/12745/this-is-the-only-level-3 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Bfxr is an elaboration of the glorious Sfxr, the program of choice for many people looking to make sound effects for computer games."
Click on the "randomize" button to get an idea of the range of crazy sounds this thing can make. Kinda fun.]]> http://www.bfxr.net/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://disneyfaceswap.tumblr.com/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.typeisart.com/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.battlebricks.com/makerlegobot/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Ashy.]]> http://www.kongregate.com/games/wanderlands/midas Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Some genuinely creative work here.]]> http://www.happyplace.com/13082/the-greatest-examples-of-creatively-defaced-currency Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Miko C.]]> http://princessesgonewild.tumblr.com/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://villainslair.net/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://johanpeitz.com/bathos/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 A great little article. Sent in by Kate S.]]> http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/129722-rise-and-fall-of-the-columbia-house-record-clu/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 The blogger, Wayne Gooderham, wrote a pretty interesting article for the Guardian about it too. Great stuff.]]> http://bookdedications.wordpress.com/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.flickr.com/photos/carriembecker/sets/72157627470133958/with/6532260087/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 It's actually recommended some interesting places to me. Well done.]]> http://wherethefuckshouldigofordrinks.com/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.agame.com/game/cuboy-hot-pants.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Jenni W.]]> http://procatinator.com/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 My fave so far: 60's Spider Man]]> http://knowyourmeme.com/blog/meme-review/best-memes-of-2011 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 Among my personal favorites is Awesome People Hanging Out Together (featured previously in the Friday Links.)]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-best-tumblr-blogs-of-2011 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 12. The Person Who Never Says Die. "Why isn't Arrested Development on this list?"
Sent in by Alison L.]]> http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/12/14/143699630/the-20-unhappiest-people-you-meet-in-the-comments-sections-of-year-end-lists Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/522160 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://yocheck.ca/bacon.html Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 part 2 and a part 3.
This was quite a year.]]> http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/12/2011-the-year-in-photos-part-1-of-3/100203/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 Makes significant reference to this breakdown of an MTV "Real World" contract.]]> http://www.autostraddle.com/what-reality-tv-does-to-girls-115275/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://future-drama.tumblr.com/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.kongregate.com/games/abagames/sin-car Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 It starts off simply enough and then devolves into complete insanity. What an odd little project.
Also: some of the comments during play are really funny.
Any bets on how long it stays up?]]> http://soundcloud.com/ramjac/beatlescompletebkwds#play Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 Ridiculously funny. Sent in by Tamara M.]]> http://textsfrombennett.tumblr.com/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 is funny.
Sent in by many subscribers. Well done.]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/marieofnatandmarie/15-of-the-best-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-kicking-a-4aqp Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.perpetualkid.com/anti-theft-lunch-bags.aspx Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by Alison L.]]> http://www.kongregate.com/games/goooDay/pursuit-of-hat Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://celebswithnoeyebrows.com/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.wishbookweb.com/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 My neighborhood appears to be around 1092nd St. and 2191st Ave. :)]]> http://extendny.com/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.onlineschools.org/blog/outer-space/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.kongregate.com/games/Rob_Almighty/battle-beavers Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://thai-flood-hacks.tumblr.com/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 part 1. Really meticulously done. Great stuff.
Discovered by Michael S.]]> http://irinawerning.com/bttf2/back-to-the-future-2-2011/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.thomson.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/infographic/interactive-music-map/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 Odd!]]> http://moustair.tumblr.com/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://nekogames.jp/g.html?gid=OUKA Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 Sent in by several subscribers but I'll name-check Ashy.]]> http://selfpoptart.tumblr.com/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2011/november/24-hours-in-photos Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://laughingsquid.com/occupy-lego-land-a-tiny-toy-protest-inside-of-occupy-wall-street/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 LeBASSE Projects in Culver City, California.]]> http://arrestedmotion.com/2011/11/preview-thomas-doyle-surface-to-air-lebasse-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preview-thomas-doyle-surface-to-air-lebasse-projects Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/580940 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://stream.pleated-jeans.com/post/12515205943/airplane-seating-chart Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 Nicholas Felton documents everything he's done in a year in a very comprehensive series of graphs and infographics. He's done one every year since 2005. You can buy them. His About page is also definitely worth a look.
Sent in by Stewie.]]> http://feltron.com/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 ShapeType. Sent in by Vanessa L.]]> http://type.method.ac/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://thekittencovers.tumblr.com/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.currantcat.com/convergence/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://thehairpin.com/2011/11/women-struggling-to-drink-water Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://frankenspace.com/projects/bayhem.html Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.a2591.com/2010/12/minimalist-effect-in-maximalist-market.html Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/12/common-myths-not-true_n_983785.html Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 great little platformer flash game. More challenging than it seems. Sent in by Ashy.]]> http://armorgames.com/play/12512/focus Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://mocpages.com/moc.php/265783 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://villafanestudios.com/gallery/the-pumpkins-2 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:00 -0500 Nightfall is a CBC radio show that aired between 1980 and 1983. The had some great spooky stories which might make your Hallowe'en a little more "boo" than usual. Sent in by Melissa L.]]> http://www.archive.org/details/Nightfall-cbcRadioProgram-episodesMp3Format Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://jirkavinse.wordpress.com/category/self-directed/photo-manipulation-self-directed/ Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/Zombie-Invaders.html#game Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://funnyity.com/hollywood-movie-cliches/ Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:00:00 -0500