A naive agent makes a discovery about the Westacres bomber. Lamb suspects that David knows more than he's letting on.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 8:09 AM on September 11, 2024 (4 comments)

The mystery of the ham radio and the name of the ham on the lam continue as Mabel, Oliver, and Charles, continue their investigation into who killed Sazz. Unexpectedly, Hollywood's A-list them, Eugene Levy, Eva Longora, and Zach Galifianakis, arrive to shadow their character's true life counterparts in preparation for the film.
posted to FanFare by Atreides at 1:42 PM on September 11, 2024 (6 comments)

chavenet has kindly started a debate watch thread over in Fanfare. If you'd like to share your thoughts while watching - or thank the brave MeFites who are watching so you don't have to - please join us over there.
posted to MetaFilter by kristi at 3:55 PM on September 10, 2024 (105 comments)

Hypocrisy, Spinelessness, and the Triumph of Donald Trump (SLThe Atlantic gift, archive.is)
posted to MetaFilter by box at 11:01 AM on September 9, 2024 (47 comments)

If you’re not familiar with the mystery of Celebrity Number Six, catch up here. In short, the internet has been looking for a photo for around three years.
posted to MetaFilter by maleficent at 5:59 PM on September 8, 2024 (28 comments)

Darby uncovers the secret retreat within the retreat.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 5:49 AM on December 12, 2023 (6 comments)

Darby confronts her prime suspect.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 4:05 AM on December 5, 2023 (7 comments)

There's a killer on the loose and nowhere to run with a storm closing in. Darby breaks out of lockdown and discovers the retreat may not be what she thought it was.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 2:54 PM on November 28, 2023 (11 comments)

Darby plays the role of the perfect guest in order to covertly investigate the crime.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 1:39 PM on November 22, 2023 (2 comments)

Synopsis inside as it would spoil episode 1.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 2:27 PM on November 14, 2023 (6 comments)

An amateur sleuth receives a mysterious invitation to a reclusive tech billionaire's secret retreat.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 2:25 PM on November 14, 2023 (13 comments)

Nobody Reads Ads. "A small archive of old and new print & outdoor ads + ONE thing each ad does well. Curated and snackable copywriting breakdowns by Miguel Ferreira."
posted to MetaFilter by gentlyepigrams at 12:59 AM on September 5, 2024 (28 comments)

A young man, Aren, is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people's lives easier.
posted to FanFare by Carillon at 3:31 PM on March 24, 2024 (1 comment)

A London bombing puts Taverner under pressure. When River grows concerned for his grandfather, Louisa encourages him to go for a visit.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 12:38 PM on September 4, 2024 (17 comments)

Hurrying through the National Gallery of Art five minutes before closing, I passed a Navajo weaving with a complex abstract pattern. Suddenly, I realized the pattern was strangely familiar, so I stopped and looked closely. The design turned out to be an image of Intel's Pentium chip, the start of the long-lived Pentium family.
posted to MetaFilter by Monday, stony Monday at 5:14 PM on September 1, 2024 (18 comments)

A darkly comedic and contemporary reimagining of Greek mythology, exploring themes of gender politics, power, and life in the underworld. Zeus (Jeff Goldblum) receives an ominous prophecy that makes him questions his omnipotence, his wife/sister/queen Hera (Janet McTeer) enjoys listening to the complaints of the mortals in the modern city, and Prometheus (Stephen Dillane) narrates from his chains. In this episode, Eurydice, known as Riddy (Aurora Perrineau) is going to break up with rock-star Orpheus (Killian Scott), when (spoiler alert!) she dies and is ferried by a cruise ship across the Styx. Inspired by Orpheus' music, Dionysus (Nabhaan Rizwan) decides to try to reunite the two lovers to prove that he has more purpose than party.
posted to FanFare by autopilot at 12:45 AM on August 31, 2024 (27 comments)

This really amazing 7-minute Star Wars animated short, in the style of 1980s anime like Macross, shows a space battle where the Empire are the good guys taking on a squadron of dasterdly rebels. Enjoy missile trails, awesome sudden close-ups, totally radical explosions, split screens of attractive TIE fighter pilots, and a vaguely annoying anime-inspired soundtrack. This PDF shows how it was all made and introduces you to the characters, along with some neat concept sketches.
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah at 10:59 AM on March 24, 2015 (64 comments)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine accidentally predicted the 2020s by writing about the 1990s. San Francisco Chronicle's Peter Hartlaub revisits the episodes, comparing it to modern-day San Francisco. Bay Area YIMBYs are hosting a Bell Riots event on Labor Day.
posted to MetaFilter by toastyk at 6:45 AM on August 31, 2024 (24 comments)

Sisko takes a dead man's name; will he have to sacrifice his life in order for the Federation to exist? The people of Sanctuary make a desperate last stand while Kira and O'Brien search through history to rescue their crew.
posted to FanFare by Halloween Jack at 6:30 PM on November 8, 2015 (9 comments)

"Memories. You're talking about memories." User @vga256@dialup.cafe posted about a mesmerizing piece of Internet art history over on Mastodon, and wrote about the recovery and safeguard of "Blade Runner: the Aquarel Edition" on the Internet Archive.
posted to MetaFilter by citizenk at 1:21 AM on August 24, 2024 (19 comments)

A transporter accident sends Sisko, Bashir, and Dax three centuries into Earth's dark past to 2024, where the United States has attempted to solve the problem of homelessness by erecting "Sanctuary Districts" -- makeshift ghettos for unemployed and / or mentally ill persons. They've arrived just days before a violent incident that will lead to a turning point in Earth's history. Now they must find a way to avoid disrupting the timeline and get back to the 24th century.
posted to FanFare by zarq at 6:47 AM on November 4, 2015 (19 comments)

Charles-Haden Savage, Mabel Mora and Oliver Putnam are back for a new season of Only Murders in the Building. The first episode starts off on the same night that the last season ended, before the gang are whisked off to Hollywood.
posted to FanFare by Kattullus at 1:22 AM on August 28, 2024 (16 comments)

Oasis are back together. 15 years after the band broke up, they have announced a reunion tour of 14 dates in 2025 in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin, with tickets on sale on Saturday. “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised,” the band said.
posted to MetaFilter by fight or flight at 3:05 AM on August 27, 2024 (118 comments)

For more than a decade, a prankster spun a web of deception about the inventor of the electric toaster. His lies fooled newspapers, teachers and officials. Then a teenager flagged up something that everyone else had missed.
posted to MetaFilter by Pyrogenesis at 12:33 AM on November 20, 2022 (26 comments)

Tony Zhou answers the question: "What does David Fincher not do?" (previously), (previouser)
posted to MetaFilter by octothorpe at 6:10 PM on October 5, 2014 (41 comments)

When people say "the climate has changed before," these are the kinds of changes they're talking about. A handy (and terrifying) infographic by Randall Munroe.
posted to MetaFilter by Shmuel510 at 2:42 PM on September 12, 2016 (161 comments)

A group of vampire hunters are talking about how Dracula is going to be sorry when they catch him. One lady has apparently fixated on the idea of doing something uncomfortable to him in the crotch region, and keeps saying that they're going to "get up in his AREAS".
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Sing Or Swim at 6:20 PM on August 15, 2024 (7 comments)

"Since the cancellation, MIT Libraries estimates annual savings at more than 80% of its original spend. This move saves MIT approximately $2 million each year, and the Libraries provide alternative means of access that fulfills most article requests in minutes."
posted to MetaFilter by mhoye at 6:35 AM on August 16, 2024 (42 comments)

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and Independent Publishers Group (IPG) have announced a groundbreaking agreement that will allow libraries to purchase ebooks under the aegis of the IPG instead of renting them at eye-watering prices.
posted to MetaFilter by ursus_comiter at 4:45 PM on August 13, 2024 (15 comments)

I Don't Know James Rolfe (YT 1h 17m), a video essay (?) from Dan Olson aka Folding Ideas (previouslies).
posted to MetaFilter by fleacircus at 8:10 PM on June 20, 2024 (34 comments)

"Since when did Angelique Lancaster even look at this table, much less schlep over and sit at it?" A wish-fulfillment story fragment, inspired by the prompt "A loving, married couple wake up one day to find that they have returned to their high school days, when they were the most popular student and the class geek." Do mind the content notes at the start.
posted to MetaFilter by brainwane at 9:32 AM on August 12, 2024 (11 comments)

Two short fantasy stories about journeys, meant to provide care, that go in unexpected directions. "Median" by Kelly Robson (published March 2024 in Reactor (formerly Tor.com)): a horror story in which "a professional caregiver’s commute takes an unsettling detour when car trouble forces her to pull over on the highway, where she begins receiving distressing phone calls from strangers…" (Via Jason Sanford who said it "left me completely unsettled.") And "A Pilgrimage to the God of High Places" by Marissa Lingen (published May 2024 in Beneath Ceaseless Skies): "When I had taken leave from the Archives to go on this pilgrimage, no one had expected that a pilgrimage to the god of high places would cure me. Friends expressed shock that I would even try."
posted to MetaFilter by brainwane at 11:42 AM on August 13, 2024 (10 comments)

"And it wasn't until we had a meeting with representatives from the Comics Buyer's Guide that we had to decide whether we were going to do a free comic book day at all. Maggie Thompson was there, John Jackson Miller – the editor – was there, executives from Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse were all there. The team from Diamond Comics was there. And it was then-Image publisher Jim Valentino who suggested we put Free Comic Book Day on the weekend when the spotlight on comics content would be brightest because of the Spider-Man movie." A fascinating interview in The Comics Journal about the history of modern comics, the origin story of Free Comic Book Day, the changing of demographics of comics readers (2021; 2017; 2024), indie comics, and whole lot more, including the tale of a (comic book store's) death averted.
posted to MetaFilter by cupcakeninja at 5:54 AM on August 11, 2024 (4 comments)

"Welcome! To the MS-DOS 5.0 upgrade training!" (5 minutes; warning: old software ad, white guy rap, severe cringe)
posted to MetaFilter by JHarris at 5:48 AM on August 11, 2024 (33 comments)

"I’m working on a list of corporate jargon alternatives." Matt Watson proposes that we replace modern business phrases with "equally swanky alternatives from English of a bygone era." Examples: changing "I will check on that and circle back with you." to "I will investigate the matter and bring thee word again." and switching from "This is our new normal." to "Of such is our new state of affairs."
posted to MetaFilter by brainwane at 5:41 PM on August 6, 2024 (45 comments)

MST Club presents... and yes, that's the title, Ouija Shark. The site tell us it's from the people who brought us (groan) Jurassic Shark. Riff first released on May 24, 2024.
posted to FanFare by JHarris at 4:27 PM on July 25, 2024 (6 comments)

How to save $13.27 on your sAAs bill. Hilarious. Sometimes, the boundary between the real and the parody is just a few lines of code.
posted to MetaFilter by verylazyminer at 8:37 AM on August 3, 2024 (20 comments)

I wrote a song about my dad getting older - Jax and her dad in the car. One of several charming and heartwarming songs/shorts by Jax. Recently discovered by me - though she has 3M followers on YouTube and 14M on TikTok. Enjoyable content for enjoyment.
posted to MetaFilter by Glinn at 9:09 AM on August 3, 2024 (11 comments)

Using the information from several recent posts about how to support voter turnout in the upcoming U.S. Presidential election, I have created a VotingSupport page in Metafilter Wiki that lists specific organizations that work to educate and support voters. If you are looking for somewhere to volunteer, donate, or get help in voting, I hope you will take a look at this page.
posted to MetaTalk by ALeaflikeStructure at 10:14 AM on August 2, 2024 (14 comments)

SDCC gave us all a lil treat: the introduction of Lestat de Lioncourt as the rock star he becomes in The Vampire Lestat. Still using the biography framing, but in documentary form, it sounds like Daniel is delving deep into our beloved bi disaster show pony. Also, if AMC+ does NOT release that single on iTunes or similar, I will riot. I can't wait for season 3!
posted to FanFare by Kitteh at 8:16 AM on July 29, 2024 (4 comments)

A list of horror highlights by streaming service! Each of these services has too many to really cover in total, so I am highlighting just a few favorites for each, largely bypassing the better known stuff (though obviously fellow true believers may have seen most of these even so.)
posted to FanFare by DirtyOldTown at 4:25 PM on July 29, 2024 (13 comments)

No strangers to controversy (previously: sad puppies for a few years, self-censorship last year), the Hugo Awards have been hit again, this time by fraudulent voting. According to Glasgow 2024 Hugo Admin, nearly 10% of the votes cast were not by “natural persons.” Read or listen to the full statement.
posted to MetaFilter by goatdog at 3:01 PM on July 22, 2024 (101 comments)

In an interview with noted right wing figure and transphobe Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk attacked his estranged transgender daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson, proceeding to deadname her while calling her "dead" because she transitioned, and saying he was "tricked" into signing off on her gender affirming care. In response, Wilson has given an interview with NBC News in which she details how Musk was both an abusive and absentee father while she was growing up, and how he lied about her interests growing up as well as his signing off on her care.
posted to MetaFilter by NoxAeternum at 8:27 AM on July 26, 2024 (73 comments)

This short gen fic from a cat's point of view amused me: If Comfy, Warm, and My Size, Why No Sit: A Meta-analysis of Research into the Warm Flat Rectangle by Dr Fluffy Jones
posted to MetaFilter by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 6:56 AM on July 26, 2024 (21 comments)

Marsh Family Songs: "Didn't like the way this J.D. Vance bloke (newly picked as Trump's running mate) slagged off the UK lately. Looked into him. Not great. Made a parody song inspired by ABBA called "Vance VP""
posted to MetaFilter by valkane at 6:32 AM on July 26, 2024 (173 comments)

An imaginary island located at a real place. When a place doesn't exist, the first thing to do is to assign it a reasonable size.
posted to MetaFilter by verylazyminer at 6:50 AM on July 27, 2024 (11 comments)

An oral history of The Tick
posted to MetaFilter by Shepherd at 7:01 AM on July 27, 2024 (58 comments)

In the 1,500, there’s Katie Ledecky and then there’s everyone else (NYT). (ungated)
posted to MetaFilter by Literaryhero at 5:15 PM on July 30, 2024 (48 comments)

White Dudes for Harris "...is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president." [source]
posted to MetaFilter by kirkaracha at 5:03 PM on July 29, 2024 (105 comments)

Wolverine and Deadpool team up to defeat a common enemy.
posted to FanFare by TheophileEscargot at 2:20 PM on July 25, 2024 (36 comments)