Weekend Links: Even a Carpool Can Make for Compelling TV

Maybe it's because I'm incredibly impatient, but I adore time-lapse video. Here are 10 incredible examples of beauty that occurs only when you speed through things.
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A great story from NPR about an ant farm and the ups and downs of a family's experience with it (fascinating! Almost makes me want to get one …)
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Flossy reader Ian has created a great parody trailer for a show he calls "Carpool," in the reality style of Ice Road Truckers and Deadliest Catch. Nice work! I love a well-placed dramatic crescendo.
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A Medical-Marvels-type look at the curiosity of odd things people (mostly kids) swallow (and the frightening instruments used to extract them) on display in 'Swallow': A history of the ingestion of foreign bodies." (Thanks Sarah!)
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Fact: Bill Murray is a great actor. But he also has a fantastic Cult of Personality surrounding him, and for good reason. Here are 7 of the Greatest (Real) Bill Murray Stories Ever Told.
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Nerve.com breaks down Eight 2010 Box-Office Flops Destined to Become Cult Classics. What are some of your favorite schlocky movies, Flossers? Consider The Room as read.
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And from the bad to the good (sorta), this year's Academy Award nominees: if only their movie posters told the truth (light language warning)
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Strangely lifelike paintings of Vintage Board Games.
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If you're a paranoid catastrophist (or just a regular person who happened to finish watching too many episodes of "The Walking Dead"), this guide of how to turn a tanker into a Post-Apocalyptic Home will be right up your alley!
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If you're looking to just relax, see if you can really just Do Nothing for 2 Minutes. It's a nice way to take a little break. (Thanks Rebecca!)
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