“Jack wasn’t even released yet!”

In the order of things I love, puppets and food are probably, like, numbers two and four, respectively. Imagine my excitement, then, when I discovered Cakey! The Cake From Outer Space. A fucking cake puppet? Who is best friends with a boy with an accelerated aging disease? Who has a transvestite father (favorite thing number 8)? Man alive! I think I’ve found the best thing ever!

You can watch all seven episodes here. And you probably should.

 

The Great Muppet Conspiracy

Videogum just posted on the mystery that is the recent resurgence in Muppet activity. Who is doing this, and why? And they don’t even appear to be selling anything! Puppetry being my favorite art form, I wasn’t going to ask any questions, I was just going to enjoy, but the Muppet Newsflash blog has answers. Sort of.

Last month, the Muppets (via Sam Eagle) released an exclusive Independence Day video onto the world-wide-web. The patriotic “viral” video has already gained thousands of hits on YouTube, MySpace and elsewhere. Since then, the Muppets (namely the Swedish Chef, Gonzo, and Beaker) have posted other original videos for web surfers to enjoy.

I guess we are to believe that the Muppets themselves did it. Case closed. Let’s go watch more Muppets. 

 

Feist on Sesame Street!

So, some executive of children’s television was watching Feist’s iPod commercial for the 100,000th time, and they said to themselves, “Why doesn’t Feist come count for children? Children need to learn to count, and this Canadian songstress can provide that!” And then this happened:

And now everyone can count… but only to four. You win some, you lose some. Well, at least Feist is still adorable.

 

Food Party is eggcellent. Egg seriously. Egg egg egg.

Cooking show – awful + Yolk-o Oh No + handmade neon set + puppets + insanity = Thu Tran’s Food Party. 

Make sure you watch part 2 and part 3.

She’s also got a blog where she shares more ridiculous food love. Like dead cobra whiskey. Yum. And she’s an artist outside of the LSD-fueled food medium. And wouldn’t you know it, that work is great, too. I especially love her intaglio prints. .

Thu Tran may have won me over, but only at the high cost of enforcing my disturbing belief that good things are only coming from Williamsburgians these days. Come on, creative folks in less-fashionable burgs! We shall overcome!