This video about Finnish kids' "candy day" re-imagined as "booze day" for grownups is so dear to my heart. It is absolutely pitch-perfect. [HT Cait]
Also pitch-perfect: this video about cleaning the house before guests arrive. THIS IS ME.
The hostage crisis is going on in Mali as I write this, and I usually don't think that much about Mali, but a few days ago I read this article about the bezin industry there and I can't get that first photograph out of my head. Absolutely stunning.
Anonymous vs. the Islamic State. Fascinating read about hackers turning their attention to ISIS. [HT Jeremy]
"I was held hostage by ISIS. They fear our unity more than our airstrikes."
Do not look at these photos unless you are prepared to have a broken heart: where refugee children sleep. That picture of the girl in Sweden- I know she has a lot of hard times still ahead, but to see her tucked in to a clean, warm bed made me so happy.