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 all yono app Cars With Boys” had Oscar buzz.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); President Obama sings Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” – Aw, man. Let’s put politics aside and agree that was go rummy damn cool. “60 Completely Unusable Stock Photos” – holy rummy 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.