Worth checking out just for the arrangement of the Pines. The recording was quashed in 1975 when Hawthorne was ejected from the field after they were protested successfully for having overaged members. Some of the guys in the drum line looked like they were in their 30s but no one could remember a competitive protest that put out a national championship contender.

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Best Music Video in (or near) the world:

And if you’re not following @Cmdr_Hadfield, well, WTF?

Title: “Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps”

Author: Kelly Williams Brown

Rank: 36

Blurb: “Just because you don’t feel like an adult doesn’t mean you can’t act like one.”

Review: “Being an adult is hard. It takes practice. It takes commitment.”

Customers Also Bought: “F*ck! I’m in My Twenties” by Emma Koenig

Footnote: At 54, we’ve learned that the easiest way to conquer those 468 steps is to ignore most of them.

Adulting [Amazon]

Buy or Die [Stinque@Amazon Kickback Link]

Normally I’m not a big fan of public displays of affection, let alone high-pressure public marriage proposals, but after hearing some shit news tonight about a friend whose partner suddenly died, I feel the need to post THE.MOST.AWESOME.CASTRO.MARRIAGE.PROPOSAL.EVER.

Beyonce, take it away (and it’s worth watching to the end).

Amazing:

[via Buzzfeed]