You Guys Asked For It, You Got It: More Rick Genest For Your Tattooed Pleasure

Rick Genest, or "Rico" as Gaga calls him, stars in this "Anatomy of Change" video featuring designs and fashions by Thierry Mugler. That haunting chorus in the background is an original song from Gaga, which sounds either Russian or German, I can't quite tell.
Rick is absolutely stunning in this slow-mo rendition that's basically tattoo porn, Gaga, and boy crush all rolled up into one. Why are you still reading? Watch the damn thing!
Update: Yup, it's German.

Paris Wants You To Drop Everything And Watch The Hell Out of This

I don't even know... I think this is a travel agency campaign. But no one does manipulating like the Parisians!

Fun Fact #Seis: This Guy, AKA Rick Genest

See that guy next to Lady Gaga in her "Born This Way" video? Of course you do. See, Lady Gaga's temporary masterpiece took two hours in make up, however, the dude's next to her is permanent. That's right, he's tattooed that way! This is Rick Genest, 25, and he's the muse of a Gaga collaborator. If you can just imagine stripping that tux off him, you'd find a museum of ink in the form of intricately drawn Goth skeleton on his entire upper body (I'm not sure about his lower body) to make him look something like a decomposing corpse. It took three years and 7 grand to get the whole thing done, but he did it. It took a plethora of odd jobs to pay for, but now he's walking runway shows for designer Thierry Mugler and does other modeling jobs as well.
He may look insanely emo for anyone's taste, but his mother says he's very respectful to others, is loved by his family, and always texts her back. You must get to know people before judging, and I'm sure plenty of people will want to know him. Under those sharp lines and dark eye sockets is lovely facial structure that's absolutely captivating. More Rick, please.

Rick stares intently into the camera from 4:10 on. Good luck not being even more hypnotized by him.

I'll just throw this--OH MY GOD!!

I believe this is an airport in Quebec....

Food Network's Guide to Semi-Homeade

You, madam, are the only woman who does NOT belong in the kitchen.

Il Pleut. J'adoreais Faire Quelque Chose.

Il n'y a rien que je peux faire
Nulle part ou aller
Nul je veux voir
Donc, je vais m'asseoir dans le lit
Et pensez a ce que je ferais
Si l'on ne pleut pas

Je m'ennuie de l'air
Je ne manquez pas de soleil
Mais ce qui me manque le plus
Est-ce voulu sentiment
Et il veut revinir

Mais jusque-la
Je vais m'asseoir dans le lit
Et laisse la pluie passe
Jusqu'a ce que je peux sortir
Et respirer l'air

iPod, meet your new obsession

This is the incredibly cool and talented Jimmy covering Britney Spears' "Till the World Ends." I have it on repeat and you will too.
Thumbs up for TOTORO!
[thanks jimmy!]

Dose of nostalgia: Heath Ledger

This is Important/Awesome

Long story short, famous YouTuber NigaHiga held up a sign for an hour in LA reading "Honk If You Love Japan" while keeping tally to donate $10 for each honk. The video ends at $600. That's what I'm talkin about!

Zach shaves his head like Mr. T

No description needed. Just infinite coolness.

Banksy found me

So I was out with my friend last night in his car on Hollywood Blvd., about two blocks from my apartment, when his car stopped perfectly in front of these two preserved Banksy doo-dads and I said, "Keep your car here as long as possible." The one up top is him as the Oscar, and the blurry-ass one below is of a little boy aiming a camera at us. Again, sorry for the blurriness. I was in an uncomfortable position. Insert funny/witty line here. I can't think right now.

As His Voice Cracks

And as we try to understand what happened in our own way. Lord knows we who were not involved will never know the feelings of those in Japan.

This can't end well

Not only have hundreds of farms and homes been swept away and crumpled, but here's footage of a nuclear plant exploding from the earth quake effects. My best friend lives in Sapporo. I hope she's not as  scared as I think she is.

This Is Also Important

Did you know that today is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day? To celebrate, Daniel Craig has put on a wrap dress, heels, pearls and blonde wig for this public service announcement, which Dame Judy Dench—his James Bond co-star—narrates. “For someone who has such a fondness for women, I wonder if you’ve ever considered what it might be like to be one,” she says. “Women are responsible for two-thirds of the work done worldwide, yet earn only 10 percent of the total income and own just one percent of the property… So, are we equals?” Props to Daniel and Judy for making this ad, which brings up some very good and important points.
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Oh God an alien--! Oh, wait...

Here it is, folks, the first publicized, stamp-of-approval from NASA that there is life out there. This is a piece of fossilized bacteria found on a meteor. Darn, I thought it actually wiggled, but turns out it's stiff as a statue.
However, the Science Blogs are calling this a load of bull dung. Not that there isn't life out there, just that this headless worm thing isn't it. They claim this was only published in the Journal of Cosmology, which "isn't real science." Doubt they're happy to hear that. This story wasn't widely noted in legit science journals, which sort of cancels it out. I think they're just disappointed that this is what they come up with. It also says this bacteria is common to other moons in our solar system, which is like getting your diamond ring cleaned and calling it new. Annoying.
Oh well, I think it's a little cool just because it's new to a lot of people. It's a new fact in the Fact Book.

I can't stop staring

Is it just me or does Ellen Page totally look preggers in this pic? Doesn't she? She does. She totally looks pregnant. Right? She is. Is it just me? Look at that tummy! You don't just get that from a big meal or that frumpy sweater. Look at those shadows! Is it just me? She totally looks up the spout.
On another note, that beanie. Want.

Nous avons besoin d'une femme presidente

(above is Germany's female President Angela Merkel, #1 of Forbes Most Powerful Women List)  
  I'm going to be a straight-up feminist for a moment. I didn't major in business or economics or anything solely political, but this is what I gather based on what I know and have researched: We need a female president, or at least some kick-ass female leaders on Wall Street, which is currently void of the respected female presence. It's a frustrating concept that the world will continue to be led by compulsive, divorced, disgustingly rich men for the rest of our lives. Look where it's gotten us so far. And the scary thing is with these men in charge, it's bound happen all over again. Every single person involved in the collapse of Wall Street was a male between the ages of  36 and 66. Almost all of them are addicted to cocaine, dangerously impulsive spending, lying, and prostitution, and I can confidently say that that would not be the case if we were dealing with women. 
  Women of Michelle Obama power could care less about male prostitutes or snorting up cocaine. We get the same highs from different means of accomplishment, attention to detail, and recognition. Obviously I've never been a politician, but I have been around the same temptations as any other man and I'll say it again, this would not have happened if women were in power. Hundreds of women have been elected President in other countries like Brazil, Iceland, China, Ireland, Germany, Chile, and Switzerland.
  I think Peggy Olson on "Mad Men" summed it up quite well with this line, "What is it with you men? You're like dogs; you all have this compulsive need to pee on everything." Or something like that. Our voices may not be as deep and authoritative and we have protective fat cells over our ovaries (tummy pooch), but do have a higher tolerance for pain since we have to give birth (and wore corsets), thus a stronger sense of self, maturity, and common sense. It all adds up. We're better suited for the jobs of power because of our self control and careful, detailed ways. Husbands have been admitting it for years: "99.99% of the time, they're right and we're wrong." Take that seriously for a moment. It's daunting how correct it is. 

This is Important

Matt Damon has a point. This is how he makes it.

Every Male Across America Has Already Watched This a Million Times

It's the Jimmy K Hottie Body Hump Club! Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, Minka Kelly, Eva Longoria, Kelly Ripa, Jessica Alba, Emily Blunt, Sofia Vergara, and Lindsay Lohan team up with the adorable Jimmy Kimmel for this faux commercial advertising his "Humpilates" work out video. They, uh, hump stuff for exercise. NSFW.
Awesomest new words: "Fad diets and work out plans only lead to antisippointment and frustruation." -Scarlett
HILarious.

It's Smile Time

This is a dance group in Paris called "La Preuve," which means "The Proof" or just "Proof." It consists of two girls (woot!) and two guys. Yes, they really are moving that fast. And where the heck are they?! At the end the camera pans and they appear to be in some crowded royal hall or something. But these dancers are just about the best I've ever, ever seen. Ever.
Update: My mother pointed out they were in a church.