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Treasure Island. The reason we think of pirates the way we do. It has, of course, had many adaptations, but these five animated ones are among the most unique:

Treasure Island (anime series later edited into a movie, Japan, 1978-79/1987).
The Treasure Planet (Bizarre sci-fi version, Bulgaria, 1982).
Treasure Island - has two different fan-translations via YouTube subtitles - Option A and Option B parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (gorgeous animation interspersed with live-action singing pirates, USSR, 1988).
The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Treasure Island (USA, 1990).
Legends of Treasure Island (epic funny-animal animated series, UK, 1993-1995 - link is to the entire series on Dailymotion - they're also on YouTube here but the uploader announced her intention to remove them from there in response to the YouTube COPPA ruling, although she has long missed her claimed deadline).
posted by BiggerJ at 11:11 PM PST - 18 comments

As it turns out, Better Things Aren't Possible [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 9:37 PM PST - 33 comments

Episode #18 of comedian Whitney Cummings' podcast Good For You has David Sedaris on it.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 8:22 PM PST - 3 comments

'A new newsletter and online collection from the [London Review of Books], featuring just one piece from our archive per day, chosen for its compulsive, immersive and escapist qualities, and also for its total lack of references to plague, pandemics or quarantine.'
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:28 PM PST - 3 comments

Old Dubai was a project that started really small, and ended up being something big, I had a few images about Dubai and I didn’t want them to leave in my hard disk, so I decided to make a Fanzine, to show the world an Old Dubai, a Dubai that you don’t see in social media, a Dubai who has soul. The project instantly got a little traction from some Art focused medias (Booooooom.com). Gonzalo Palaveccino's personal project is also available as a zine (PDF) [via Mltshp]. More from his Instagram account. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief at 3:44 PM PST - 3 comments

Archipelago Books is giving away 30 e-books (in ePub or PDF format) from their back catalogue. Most are translated works of fiction, though you’ll also find poetry, such as by the Cuban Dulce María Loynaz (tr. James O'Connor), and the hard-to-categorize Novices of Sias by Novalis (tr. Ralph Manheim). Personally I’ll be downloading Hebe Uhart’s short story collection The Scent of Buenos Aires (tr. Maureen Shaughnessy), and the novels Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga (tr. Melanie Mauthner) and Wiesław Myśliwski’s Stone Upon Stone (tr. Bill Johnston).
posted by Kattullus at 3:24 PM PST - 10 comments

"Look, everyone is processing Corona anxiety in their own way.
I dealt with it by writing an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm about it.
Enjoy."

Curb Your Enthusiasm - "The Virus" by Dan Ozzi.
posted by mahershalal at 11:56 AM PST - 17 comments

A product that is disposable has become indispensable. [more inside]
posted by Longtime Listener at 11:19 AM PST - 56 comments

“ As hosts to the pathogen, we Americans are uniquely susceptible because of lack of health coverage, precarious jobs and skewed economics” Austerity and inequality are fueling the pandemic in the US. (Guardian) It’s Never Been A Better Time To Cancel Student Debt (The Nation) “The coronavirus pandemic is clearly demonstrating to us the need to administrate the problems of public health in a more rational fashion than the capitalist state. It’s obvious based on previous experience that we need to shift towards the democratic public control of medical resources.” [more inside]
posted by The Whelk at 10:57 AM PST - 241 comments

Gymnastics is cancelled (will the Olympics even happen?!), but the gymternet is alive and well. There's COVID-19 advice from the great Svetlana Khorkina, a watch party that replaced last week's Friday Night Heights, some reminiscing about the best moments from the NCAA season, and Adult Gymnastics. [more inside]
posted by guster4lovers at 10:15 AM PST - 11 comments

A log across a stream is a very handy thing. [SLYT]
posted by clawsoon at 9:00 AM PST - 17 comments

No matter whether or not you like girls, are feeling heartbroken, or find yourself listening more, many of us can suddenly relate to being, as Samantha Sidley sings in the suddenly-relevant-in-a-new-way title track of her 2019 debut album, an Interior Person. (some lyrics may be NSFW, but YMMV whether or not they are NSFWFH) [more inside]
posted by Thomas Tallis is my Homeboy at 8:35 AM PST - 2 comments

Ori and the Will of the Wisps: A beautiful game gets a smart sequel [Game Trailer][YouTube] “Ori and the Will of the Wisps invites you to dance inside a beautiful world. There is combat, sure, and there are threats, but the dance, and the beauty of your surroundings, are always the focus. Moon Studios’ first game, Ori and the Blind Forest, was notable for the same reason. Here was a striking 2D platformer that staked out the visual middle ground between a Pixar short and an oversaturated photograph of a fantastical forest. Will of the Wisps is even more sumptuous and varied in its aesthetic, filled with delightful details that make so many frames look more like paintings than a video game. Screenshots and trailers don’t do it justice. Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a vibrant platformer.” [via: Polygon] [more inside]
posted by Fizz at 8:24 AM PST - 18 comments

Melbourne Zoo is live streaming four exhibits, so you can enjoy #AnimalsAtHome. [more inside]
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So, the wonder chicken... Anything to do with our man?
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