The Awl http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:40:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Die Antwoord, "I Fink U Freeky" http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/die-antwoord-giant-pythons http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/die-antwoord-giant-pythons#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:40:40 +0000 Dave Bry http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/die-antwoord-giant-pythons
As hardcore as they seem, we know thatNinja and Yo-Landi from the South African techno-rap have a soft spot for animals. And there are plenty of animals in the video for their new song, "I Fink U Freeky." Unfortunately, since one of those animals is giant python, all the other ones will soon be dead.

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As hardcore as they seem, we know thatNinja and Yo-Landi from the South African techno-rap have a soft spot for animals. And there are plenty of animals in the video for their new song, "I Fink U Freeky." Unfortunately, since one of those animals is giant python, all the other ones will soon be dead.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/die-antwoord-giant-pythons/feed 3 It's Okay To Like Baby Animal Videos Because Of Your Brain http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/its-okay-to-like-baby-animal-videos-because-of-your-brain http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/its-okay-to-like-baby-animal-videos-because-of-your-brain#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:40:53 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/its-okay-to-like-baby-animal-videos-because-of-your-brain
Why can't we stop watching baby animal videos? BECAUSE THEY'RE ADORABLE, obviously. But also there is some kind of Science involved that I didn't really follow because I was too busy looking at the kitty who was all "WHA?" Anyway, enjoy.

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Why can't we stop watching baby animal videos? BECAUSE THEY'RE ADORABLE, obviously. But also there is some kind of Science involved that I didn't really follow because I was too busy looking at the kitty who was all "WHA?" Anyway, enjoy.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/its-okay-to-like-baby-animal-videos-because-of-your-brain/feed 5 2011: The Year Animals Did Stuff http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/2011-the-year-animals-did-stuff http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/2011-the-year-animals-did-stuff#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:20:24 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/2011-the-year-animals-did-stuff
What a year it's been for animals! It's hard to believe it was a mere twelve months ago when the animals got together and decided that this was going to be the year that they did stuff. And boy did they ever! Will 2012 be filled with as much stuff-doing by animals as this year was? Only a fool would venture to predict. But until then, we can always relive the magic of the stuff the animals did this year with this video, a tribute to stuff and its doing. Enjoy, everyone! Except those of you who get squicked out by that cat with two faces, who shows up pretty early here. You guys might want to just look away.

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What a year it's been for animals! It's hard to believe it was a mere twelve months ago when the animals got together and decided that this was going to be the year that they did stuff. And boy did they ever! Will 2012 be filled with as much stuff-doing by animals as this year was? Only a fool would venture to predict. But until then, we can always relive the magic of the stuff the animals did this year with this video, a tribute to stuff and its doing. Enjoy, everyone! Except those of you who get squicked out by that cat with two faces, who shows up pretty early here. You guys might want to just look away.

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—Ethologist Marc Bekoff discusses recent research showing that animals may have a sense of right and wrong. Fortunately, the only species discussed here are dogs and penguins, so you can still eat your burger without too much worry.

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]]> "People used to like to make that stark division between human and nonhuman animals. But there's just no doubt that the scientific evidence for animal morality is accumulating as more and more animals are studied."
—Ethologist Marc Bekoff discusses recent research showing that animals may have a sense of right and wrong. Fortunately, the only species discussed here are dogs and penguins, so you can still eat your burger without too much worry.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/animals-and-morality/feed 8 Maybe Cat People Really Are Losers http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/maybe-cat-people-really-are-losers http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/maybe-cat-people-really-are-losers#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:50:09 +0000 Choire Sicha http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/maybe-cat-people-really-are-losers "While visiting her mother in Pennsylvania this month, Lauren Pytel, a 47-year-old high school English teacher who lives in Tudor City, found herself pining for her cats, Tiggles ap Caduet and Munchie Effexorov, and their recently deceased siblings, Claritin and Zoloft."
—Much like with Occupy Wall Street, when you're a cat person, sometimes it's real hard to deal with your fellow travelers. But yes: now you can play with the cats at Bideawee (a very fine shelter!) online, by means of the Internet. It's just like going to a Brooklyn deli to pet cats, except you don't get your hands dirty (or, you know, seltzer).

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]]> "While visiting her mother in Pennsylvania this month, Lauren Pytel, a 47-year-old high school English teacher who lives in Tudor City, found herself pining for her cats, Tiggles ap Caduet and Munchie Effexorov, and their recently deceased siblings, Claritin and Zoloft."
—Much like with Occupy Wall Street, when you're a cat person, sometimes it's real hard to deal with your fellow travelers. But yes: now you can play with the cats at Bideawee (a very fine shelter!) online, by means of the Internet. It's just like going to a Brooklyn deli to pet cats, except you don't get your hands dirty (or, you know, seltzer).

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/maybe-cat-people-really-are-losers/feed 5 Adorable Animals as Leftist Mouthpieces http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/adorable-animals-as-leftist-mouthpieces http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/adorable-animals-as-leftist-mouthpieces#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:10:08 +0000 Choire Sicha http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/adorable-animals-as-leftist-mouthpieces From the Internet that brought you everything else comes Awwcupy Wall Street Dot Tumblr Dot Com.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/adorable-animals-as-leftist-mouthpieces/feed 20 "Animals In Places They Shouldn't Be" http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/animals-in-places-they-shouldnt-be http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/animals-in-places-they-shouldnt-be#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:30:27 +0000 Choire Sicha http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/animals-in-places-they-shouldnt-be From the Internet that brought you Barely Feral Dot Tumblr Dot Com and Animals In Casts and Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses Dot Tumblr Dot Com, please welcome Animals In Places They Shouldn't Be Dot Tumblr Dot Com. [Via]

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/animals-in-places-they-shouldnt-be/feed 6 Today Is A Good Day To Revisit The Idea Of Rewilding North America http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/let-the-animals-roam-free http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/let-the-animals-roam-free#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:00:31 +0000 Dave Bry http://www.theawl.com/2011/10/let-the-animals-roam-free "'Rewilding'—bringing elephants, cheetahs, and lions out of captivity to run free in parts of North America—could help save these megafauna from global extinction. More important, it would restore to the continent biological functions lost millenniums ago. The big guys would help stop the march of the pests and weeds—rats and dandelions—that will otherwise take over the landscape. And they would promote the natural processes that generate biodiversity."
—Today is a good day to revisit the interesting idea that Josh Donlan wrote about six years ago: to populate the North American plains with African megafauna. Here's hoping the Siberian tiger is not one of the animals that have been shot by the Zanesville police so far, and that it makes it to the 250 miles to the Canadian border. (Without killing and eating any humans, of course.)

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]]> "'Rewilding'—bringing elephants, cheetahs, and lions out of captivity to run free in parts of North America—could help save these megafauna from global extinction. More important, it would restore to the continent biological functions lost millenniums ago. The big guys would help stop the march of the pests and weeds—rats and dandelions—that will otherwise take over the landscape. And they would promote the natural processes that generate biodiversity."
—Today is a good day to revisit the interesting idea that Josh Donlan wrote about six years ago: to populate the North American plains with African megafauna. Here's hoping the Siberian tiger is not one of the animals that have been shot by the Zanesville police so far, and that it makes it to the 250 miles to the Canadian border. (Without killing and eating any humans, of course.)

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