A Fortnight's Best: May 9 – 23

The things we liked/loathed/didn’t understand from the last two weeks, in no particular order:

1. It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine…because former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has a Tumblr. — Traci Heston, Guest Writer

2. The purest, most sublime definition of the word.

This, my friends, is bromance. I love you bro. — Matt Brown, Columnist

3. I’m fairly sure you had to do something horrible in a former life to come back as a Yankees fan, but this guy is creating some good karma with his Journey-tastic tribute to fallen closer Mariano Rivera. — Laura Myers, Editor

4. Here’s the best article I’ve seen on the deaths of Donna Summer and Robin Gibbs. It’s refreshing to see a perspective beyond the normal “disco sucks” mindset. — Nick Anderson, Columnist

5. Here’s the launch of Dragon. It’s a private space craft headed for the International Space Station. The video is 15 minutes long, but the exciting part is the lift off at 2:00. Private space craft open of a world of possibility for all super villains, eccentric rich folk, and young dreamers everywhere. — Nick Anderson, Columnist

6. Eight high school seniors in California take advantage

of their close proximity in the yearbook for a pretty sweet little prank. I only wish I was a) clever enough to pull this off in high school and b) went to high school with more people named “Gamble.” — Jordan Gamble, Editor

7. The first trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby adaption is finally out and … hot damn. Bow ties, pixie cuts, and general dapperness abounds, all over a sexed-out backdrop of sequins and fireworks. Plus, the decision to start things off with a little Frank Ocean? I can’t get to the theater fast enough. — Sy Doan, Columnist

8. Small-town news of the fortnight: Man crashes a motorized bar stool while cruising down a county road. Ingenious jury-rigging or woefully misguided attempt at go-kart modifications? — Jordan Gamble, Editor