Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

This week in “Thanks, Internet” — conversations with Alanis Morissette, “Inside Out” gets honest, Joanna Newsom does reggaeton, and cats shake it off to win the internet this week.

1.You Oughta Know… Alanis Morissette Has a Podcast

It’s called Conversations with Alanis Morissetteand it features, you guessed it, conversations with Alanis Morissette! Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?

2.Shake It Off

I’m pretty sure there is a Venn diagram of internet awesomeness and sitting at the center, where “cats” and “messed up” overlap, is Carli Davidson’s new series, Shake Cats.

3.Joanna Newsom + Reggaeton = So Much Better Than You Can Imagine

Rainbow parrot

Once upon a time, there was a Joanna Newsom reggaeton remix and the internet will not let us forget. THANK YOU, INTERNET.

Seriously, GO LISTEN.

Thanks, Sean!

4. Real Emotions

Inside Out messed with your emotions. Now the folks at Honest Trailershave messed with Inside Out. Who says there isn’t justice in this world?

5.Nerd Alert in Mississippi and Other Halloween Trends

Google’s analytical tools have finally been put to good use! Google’s interactive new siteFrightgeistwill tell you what everyone in your geographic area is going as for Halloween this year. Then it’s up to you if you want to jump on the bandwagon or pull a Fleetwood Mac and go your own way.

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