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half•alive - Sophie's House (Official Video)
There are some interesting people moving their bodies interestingly in the music video half•alive - Sophie's House (Official Video). [5m]
"It's time once again to ask... WHERE IS HE NOW?"
In 2021, House House, the makers of Untitled Goose Game, created a proof-of-concept for an animation series involving the Goose and its hapless victims. It never made it to production, but they've released the proof-of-concept animation to Youtube. So for just four minutes of your time, please journey back to the beleaguered village, and watch the Untitled Goose Programme. (Previously and first on Untitled Goose Game)
Agatha All Along: Circle Sewn With Fate / Unlock Thy Hidden Gate
With old foes in hot pursuit, Agatha and Teen gather a desperate coven to walk The Witches’ Road.
Agatha All Along: Seekest Thou the Road
In small town Westview, Detective Agnes’ murder case sends her down a road that changes everything.
Movie: Bill & Ted Face the Music
Once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, 2 would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.
Slow Horses: Penny For Your Thoughts
River is trapped in France. Back at Slough House, the Dogs have come for Lamb.
'something fundamentally baffling with the way most of you think'
Tumblr user baddywronglegs:
I've asked this question before and been surprised by the results, now I have access to more weirdos it's your problem:
It is the middle of a Sunday afternoon. You have nothing on, and aren't expecting visitors, deliveries or post.
Unexpectedly, there is a knock at the door.
Which of these would surprise you more to find on the doorstep? Fairy or Walrus?Followed by bewilderment that 80% of the site apparently chose the latter. (see title) OP would later try to frame the question as 'The most reasonable impossible thing, or the most unreasonable possible thing'
The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out
The data on extreme human ageing is rotten from the inside out
. Ig Nobel prize winner Saul Justin Newman on his paper Supercentenarians and the oldest-old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans.
Taskmaster: Series 18—the entire run. (Autumn 2024)
The waiting is over! It's time once again to perform wacky random tasks to earn the appreciation of the Taskmaster, thereby being doled out valueless points so we can win a cheap likeness of the Taskmaster's head! ...Or, more accurately, it's time blablablah random tasks vicariously, by watching five unlucky comedians attempting said wacky shit, blablablah etc. Let's welcome to the stage: Andy Zaltzman! Babatunde Aléshé! Emma Sidi! Jack Dee! and Rosie Jones! Their time starts NOW!
Why a ruling against the Internet Archive hurts libraries
It locks them into an e-book ecosystem designed to extract as much money as possible while harvesting (and reselling) reader data en masse.
"This decision harms libraries. It locks them into an e-book ecosystem designed to extract as much money as possible while harvesting (and reselling) reader data en masse. "
Slow Horses: A Stranger Comes to Town
A naive agent makes a discovery about the Westacres bomber. Lamb suspects that David knows more than he's letting on.
Only Murders in the Building: Two for the Road
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.
September 10 US Presidential Debate thread in FanFare
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.
Celebrity Number Six has been found
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.
A Murder at the End of the World: Crime Seen
Darby uncovers the secret retreat within the retreat.
A Murder at the End of the World: Crypt
Darby confronts her prime suspect.
A Murder at the End of the World: Family Secrets
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.
A Murder at the End of the World: Survivors
Darby plays the role of the perfect guest in order to covertly investigate the crime.
A Murder at the End of the World: The Silver Doe
Synopsis inside as it would spoil episode 1.
A Murder at the End of the World: Homme Fatale
An amateur sleuth receives a mysterious invitation to a reclusive tech billionaire's secret retreat.
Apparently this one guy does
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."
Movie: The American Society of Magical Negroes
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.
Slow Horses: Identity Theft
A London bombing puts Taverner under pressure. When River grows concerned for his grandfather, Louisa encourages him to go for a visit.
The Pentium as a Navajo weaving
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.
Kaos: Episode 1
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.
Star Wars space battles the way they should have been, 1980s style
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.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Past Tense, Part II
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.
Blade Runner, the Aquarel Edition (ca. 2012)
"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.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Past Tense, Part I
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.
Only Murders in the Building: Once Upon a Time in the West
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.
sunshine follows thunder
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.
Alan MacMasters: How the great online toaster hoax was exposed
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.
A Timeline of Earth's Average Temperature Since the Last Ice Age
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.
Another help-me-find-a-comic question. Ridiculous vampire hunters.
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".
"Overwhelmingly positive."
"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."
It's a Good Start
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.
I Don't Know James Rolfe
I Don't Know James Rolfe (YT 1h 17m), a video essay (?) from Dan Olson aka Folding Ideas (previouslies).
time travel, soup, and a badly-kept secret
"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.
new short stories by Kelly Robson and Marissa Lingen
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."
Flying Colors Comics, Free Comic Book Day, and the Comic Book Market
"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.
Yo Microsoft Raps
"Welcome! To the MS-DOS 5.0 upgrade training!" (5 minutes; warning: old software ad, white guy rap, severe cringe)
from "ASAP" to "betimes"
"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."
Special Event: Rifftrax: OUIJA SHARK
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.
The most bleeding edge stack of all time
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.
Jax wrote a song for her dad
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.