THE CROSBY | A VIEW OF THE KITCHEN from Phil Nisco on Vimeo.

The Crosby is a Restaurant, Bar, and Bookstore in Santa Ana, California that is breaking the mold of tradition. For the past two years The Crosby has been voted the #1 Best Neighborhood Bar by www.myfoxla.com. With tons of live music events, art shows, drink specials, and a menu that will make your mouth water, there's no wonder as to why this restaurant/bar/bookstore trifecta is creating quite the buzz.

Website: thisisthecrosby.com

Around the world in 80 seconds. Three weeks of traveling through four continents, six countries, and eight cities to create one 80 second animation around the world. This film was shot and directed by Romain Pergeaux & Alex Profit. The making of the video, pictures of the trip and an interview of Alex Profit can be seen at www.tourdumonde80.fr

I never got into parkour, I think the extreeme sports market was just a little saturated when this stuff started popping up all over the internet. But I can definitely get into this animation (does anyone know what this style of animation is called? I feel like it should have it's own name).

"Illustrated with technical pen,frame by frame. I admit it might not be the best, or the quality isn't perfect, just a shot at animating the old flip book whatever-you-call-it way. =D"

The area under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, the "Brooklyn Banks" is easily one of the most legendary skate spots in the world, and next Friday it's getting shut down. The city says it will re-open in 2014, but considering how the city has handled the Banks in the past I wouldn't count on it. The city clearly doesn't understand how significant a landmark those bricks have become, this is a really sad day for skateboarding.

Here's Mike Vallely with a run down of the spots history.

Five Muppet Gingerbread Men sing "Sweet Gingerbread Man" as the opening number in episode 201 of The Muppet Show.

The lead singer was performed by Frank Oz, while the other four Gingerbread Men were performed by Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Dave Goelz.

This was Oz's only lead singing appearance on The Muppet Show as a one-off character.

via Fandangaloid Youtube Channel

We Continue in the Old Style from John Rory Fraser on Vimeo.

A visit to Paul's Hat Works in the Richmond district of San Francisco. Paul's is a 90-year-old men's hatter, now under the ownership of four young women. The film explores their position as women at the heart of a traditionally male-dominated business, as well as their dedication to quality, handmade goods.

Oooh, do I sense a new sub-genre of B-Movies coming on! The Tarantino-esque trailer for "Machete", is "Lego Exploitation Cinema" at its finest.

A little "Barber Shop Quartet style" Christmas caroling to get you in that holiday spirit. "Christmas and Mustaches. Can you get any more festive?"