Over the Hump: 5 Things for 5 P.M.

Tag All Yo Friends

The friend who introduced me to @BrooklynCartoons said he felt like he’d discovered a cool band before everyone else. He is essentially right: catching an Instagram account before it makes it big is the millennial equivalent of liking Weezer before the Blue Album. Seeing as this account is dedicated to all things millennial (selfie sticks and self-assigned “foodies” abound), start tagging your friends now so you can hold it over their heads forever.

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[@BrooklynCartoons]

Speaking of Discovering a Band Before It’s Cool…

I’m sure you’ve heard George Ezra’s ~*dreamy*~ voice by now, but in case you haven’t, there’s no time like the present.

Way to bring back the art of the music video, George.

A Cautionary Kale

In The New Yorker’s post-modern hipster take on the childhood classic “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” writer Abby Ringiewicz walks us though exactly what happens when you go on a date with a guy who is more or less depicted in the aforementioned cartoons.

[“If You Give a Dude a Kale Chip” via The New Yorker]

Waste Time

A Downton Abbey (diet) rabbit hole has taken me on a strange journey to a YouTube series called Dollhouse Downton. It is compelling and completely weird.

Rated NSFW in that if your boss pops up behind you, you’ll probably cover with “I was just watching porn!” in order to distract them from whatever this is:

I don’t know. But aren’t you kind of glad you know about it?

And if you’ve completed all of the above and still need something to do…

Seriously? You watched all of those weird Dollhouse Abbey videos? Ok. Fine. Why don’t you buy a new blowdryer and then award yourself an Oscar in the category of show ponies (or if you could care less about hair, just tell us what you’d wear). Then, grab your best friend denim and hightail it to digital London where you’ll be able to copy a week’s worth of outfits, skim the runway shows you missed and find inspiration on the streets. Or, stay in New York and catch up on Girls, trends, the weird shit Leandra wore and collect-call your dad. You’d be surprised at the beauty advice he can give.

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