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CollegeHumor imagines Valentine’s Day cards for Puritans. See all of them at CollegeHumor.

Jennifer Lewis of Flavorwire has created a series of illustrated Wes Anderson-style Valentine’s Day cards “with various quotes expressing varying sentiments from a handful of the twee auteur’s most beloved films.” See all eight of them at Flavorwire.

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Imagine the Lonely Island video “Motherlover” as a sun-drenched literary drama, and you have the basic premise of Anne Fontaine‘s new film Two Mothers. Naomi Watts and Robin Wright star as two childhood pals living side-by-side on a gorgeous Australian beach, along with their strapping sons Ian (Xavier Samuel) and Tom (James Frecheville). Their lives are idyllic but lonely, and it’s not long before the two women begin eyeing each other’s sons with something more than motherly affection.

There’s obvious potential for serious sleaze, but the film has some classy pedigree behind it. It’s an adaptation of a novella by Nobel laureate Doris Lessing, and Fontaine approaches the material with an elegant eye. Toss in two acclaimed actresses, and, well… it still looks kind of trashy, but it could also be genuinely moving and thought-provoking. Watch the trailer after the jump.

Here’s the first international trailer, via The Film Stage. The film is apparently titled Perfect Mothers in France, but seems to be going by the name Two Mothers in the U.S.

Maybe I’m just prudish, but I couldn’t quite get over the weirdness of these pseudo-incenstuous pairings. Of course, that may be the whole point. Commenting on arbitrary social and sexual barriers and what have you.

Reviews out of Sundance for Two Mothers were all over the map, but the overall impression isn’t great. Film Threat was “shocked” by its terribleness, The New York Post called it “an early contender for worst film of 2013,” and THR blasted it as “absurd.” On the other end of the spectrum, though, were folks like Twitch, who called it “downright fascinating,” and our very own Germain Lussier:

Two Mothers is a refreshing, honest & surprisingly beautiful drama. A bittersweet take on life, love & relationships.Great stuff. #sundance

— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) January 19, 2013

So maybe Vulture summed it up best when they decreed it “the best movie and the worst movie” of Sundance 2013. We’ll get to judge for ourselves when Exclusive Releasing releases it in theaters, but it could be a little while yet as they haven’t announced a date.

Discuss: I couldn’t resist — here’s the music video for SNL‘s “Motherlover.” Compare and contrast.

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Amazing Ocean Facts was an entertaining series of comic strips created by Cyanide and Happiness artist Rob DenBleyker (Dr. Byron Beekle) to help celebrate the Nat Geo Wild television series DinoFish. The comic strips turned out to be a clever April Fools’ Day joke on the Nat Geo TV Blogs. Rob disguised his real name with the alias Dr. Byron Beekle and started the comics off by clearly focusing on fun facts about ocean life. As the series progressed, he gradually displays the information and illustrations in an increasingly personal and disturbed manner.

The series ended on April 1,2012 with a message from Nat Geo Wild:

“We have unfortunately ceased production of “Amazing Ocean Facts” due to artistic disagreements with Dr. Byron Beekle. We appologize to his fans.“

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Someone managed to hijack this Montana TV station's airwaves, delivering a bogus report about a zombie outbreak to thousands. Would you have fallen for it?

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“A Guide to Valentine’s Day for Single Pieces of Bacon” is an animated short by Animation Domination High Def (ADHD) that gives single pieces of bacon some advice on how to spend February 14th.

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London-based Rob & Sam collaborated with friends to create “happy fucking valentines,” an amusing Tumblr blog full of illustrated real-life sentiments about love and sex.

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The Postmodern Jukebox Band performs an “old time-y, Jazz Age” cover of the hit song “Thrift Shop,” originally by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. The Postmodern Jukebox Band is Robyn Adele Anderson (vocals), Adam Kubota (bass), Allan Mednard (drums), and Scott Bradlee (keys). You can get the song’s MP3 at Bradlee’s Bandcamp site.

I suppose one might even call it the vintage thrift shop version of “Thrift Shop”…

The original version:

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This techno DJ has been vlogging about adjusting to American life after moving from southern Germany to Los Angeles since 2007.

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Video blogger Michael Stevens (Vsauce) makes an intriguing defense of Comic Sans, the infamously childish typeface that is reviled by professional designers and adored by amateurs. Along the way he provides some fascinating typographic trivia.

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From a 1926 volume of Glamordaze, 10 sarcastic pieces of flapper slang:

The Top 10 most sarcastic Flapper slang words.

1- Umbrella- young man any girl can borrow for the evening.
2- Rock of Ages- any woman over 30 years of age.
3- Face stretcher- old maid who tries to look young.
4- Cellar Smeller- a young man who always turns up where there’s free liquor to be had.
5- Corn Shredder- young man who dances on a girl’s feet.
6- Being Edisoned- getting asked a lot of boring questions.
7- Finale Hopper- a young man who arrives after everything is paid for.
8- Mustard Plaster- unwelcome guy who sticks around.
9- Potato- a young man shy of brains.
10-Rug Hopper- young man who never takes a girl out. A parlor hound.

Top 10 most sarcastic Flapper slang words

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Head Like an Orange is an interesting blog on Tumblr that features a high quality collection of animated GIFs. Most of the posted GIFs derive from various nature documentaries. You can view more images on the official blog.

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Gary Busey says: "Ramping up a show about me doing short 1-5 minute Q&A's, Buseyism, and randomness. Wanted to share some things we have for you."

Also: Inner Tubes (How to molest an Inner Tube), and Hobbits... Hobbits... And Witches

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