Oh, to Sleep on a Pillow of Cake

Mmmm… cake. Wait, what am I doing? Oh, right! Hello, Clan Kotaku, and welcome to our Friday night open-thread. Did you have a good week? I sure did. It started raining in San Francisco but who even cares! Suck it, rain!

Here, as usual, are some conversation-starters.

“This had Oscar Buzz” – A reminder that yes, “Lions for Lambs” and “Riding in Cars With Boys” had Oscar buzz.

President Obama sings Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” – Aw, man. Let’s put politics aside and agree that was damn cool.

“60 Completely Unusable Stock Photos” – This is equal parts hilarious, terrifying, haunting, and beautiful. No way some of these are real. Thanks to the BBC’s lovely and talented games reporter Cara Ellison for the heads-up.

The 15 best character-driven fight scenes in movies – This is a super cool idea for a list; fight scenes that are about the characters involved as much as they’re about the combat.

“The Animated Gif as Art” – Seriously cool.

“Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut” – This is basically a “Sweded” version of A New Hope. Also, it is excellent

I hope you caught the whole Stephen Colbert/Herman Cain rally today – it was noteworthy in its surreal hilarity.

Rest in Peace, Etta – Thanks for all the music. Here’s “I just wanna make love to you.”

I hope you have a lovely weekend full of friends, gaming, and good cheer.