This Week in Awesome (2/19/11)

So winter's reminding us that it isn't quite over, but at least the drifts have receded enough during those couple of warm days that the Mrs. can see oncoming traffic while she backs the car out of the driveway. Meanwhile the web is full of seasonless gifts...

One of those folks with an insane admirable amount of free time has been using it to recreate the famous car chase from the movie Bullitt (which you may recall I mentioned recently) using 1/32 scale cars and stop-motion filming. Check out the preview. (Jalopnik)

Misery Bear is a web series from BBC Comedy about a little tan stuffed fellow whose life is full of travail. (BBC via The Awl)

Tired of the usual, boring drawer pulls? Here's a suggested alternative. (Apartment Therapy via The Hairpin)

Interesting piece about the outsize impact certain books can have on us when we're young and impressionable. I've only read one of them, ever, so not sure what that says about me. (Flavorwire via Hairpin)

And finally this week, the latest Darwin Awards hopeful submits his application. (Videogum)