Friday links

Every now and then, I just want to share cool things found on the web.

Patrick Stewart recites a poem his aunt used recite, in his native Huddlesfield accent and dialect:
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John Barrowman responds to a question at this year’s Dragon Con about finally be able to get legally married:
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And once you mention John and Dragon Con, you have to go look at this clip from last year’s Dragon Con:
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This one is in two parts. First, a couple opens a business on Orcas Island, and on the flagpole in front of their business they flew a U.S. flag with a rainbow flag beneath… until someone objected:

Guest Opinion: Fear is Ignorance; Anonymity is Cowardly

As news spread, other businesses were displeased that one or two of their neighbors had anonymously made the new couple feel unwelcome…

…so dozens of businesses banded together to have rainbow flags flying on their buildings by Labor Day.

Then, this not-safe-for-work response to the strangely homophobic “Roast of James Franco” on Comedy Central:

REMINDER: When anti-gay Christianist hate groups call for nationwide boycotts of LGBT-friendly companies, that is a righteous use of the free market in order to preserve morality, marriage, family, and The American Way. But when GAY groups use or threaten the use of a boycott, THAT is homofascist intimidation, intolerance, bullying, and a “mafia-style” attempt to deny the freedom of speech. (Hello, Oregon!) Just so we’re clear.

Jon interviews the UN Refugee Agency representative in charge of the refugee camps in countries surrounding Syria. It’s not comedy, it’s a serious interview covering a story everyone else is ignoring.

Mr. Cow adjusts after being returned by the aliens.

And check out Deer Me!

And now, your moment of What???

Edit: I was trying to link to a Daily Show clip, but it doesn’t seem to work. Try this link to a Crooks and Liars story that contains the video instead.

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