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Badgers Badgers Badgers
Badgers, or Badgers Badgers Badgers, or The Badger Song, is 20 years old. Developed by Jonti Picking (Mr Weebl) the animation consists of 12 cartoon badgers doing calisthenics, a mushroom in front of a tree, and a snake in the desert. Related: the sentence "Badger badgers Badger badgers badger badger Badger badgers" is grammatically valid. And as we close in on Christmas...
Logistically I still can't believe we pulled it off
How 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' Pulled Off the Cameo Filled Pool Scene [12m15s] is a look at the insanely celebrity-cameo-laden pool scene from the entirely accurate biopic. Everyone is so enthusiastic about the project, it's charming. It's a thing you'd enjoy if you enjoy this kind of thing.
Only Murders in the Building: Ah, Love!
Date night! New York proves itself both a jewel box and a fish tank of romance as Charles, Mable & Oliver take their relationships to the next stage. And dating can reveal many hidden secrets, too...
Futurama: I Know What You Did Next Xmas
Bender and Zoidberg travel through time to attack Robot Santa.
Scout finds a forever home
"He’d had enough of being at the animal shelter, so Scout the dog climbed over one tall fence and then another, crossed a busy highway in the darkness, entered the automatic doors of a nursing home down the road, walked unnoticed into the lobby, hopped onto a couch, curled into a ball and quietly went to sleep for the night."
CW - sympathetic mention of animal abuse at the start (non-graphic).
CW - sympathetic mention of animal abuse at the start (non-graphic).
"I just published a wildly over-researched article--
--about a question that has been plaguing me for months: Why is this bridge here?"
The deepest of deep dives into the history of a seemingly trivial phenomenon: a footbridge over a suburban freeway south of Minneapolis. At the same time, an amazing piece of citizen research and reporting on a bit of pre-internet local history. (via)
What We Do in the Shadows: The Roast
A roast held in Laszlo's honor reveals dark secrets.
Only Murders in the Building: The White Room
Charles' stage fright reaches unimaginable heights, involving a break from reality and multiple baby dolls. Mabel is confronted by a mysterious individual from her past with a pivotal proposal.
The Afterparty: Feng
Zoe's father reluctantly agrees to sit with her, Aniq, and Danner as they review found-footage-style videos from the weekend.
Now there are going to be complaints about this convention, but...
YouTube's Swell Entertainment [YouTube video page link] attends events. But she doesn't go to create glamour Instagram moments, she goes to review the actual experience of attending the event. An interesting comparison/contrast are her videos lunacy at the furry convention [33m] and Anime Expo feels unsafe [37m]. But it's not just conventions, here is i snuck into Renee Rapp's listening party [20m]. I think she's great, and doing a thing nobody else is doing, and doing it with an attitude I enjoy.
There's a Manual for That
- How to draw Ronald McDonald
- How to be a Playboy bunny
- How to care for your Pet Rock
- How to run the Haunted Mansion
- How to fly to the Moon
- How to commit sabotage
"decided to allow myself the pleasure of this singular experience."
"Well, one day I found out he was actually coming into town to play as the featured soloist with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra." A sweet story by a pianist about a risk she took when she was much younger, and what happened next. Told in a Mastodon thread, 8 posts long (you'll have to tap/click "Read more" to read each post in its entirety).
“O Uommibatto”
How the Pre-Raphaelites Became Obsessed with the Wombat.
Angus Trumble at the Public Domain Review on 'Dante Gabriel Rossetti and company's curious but longstanding fixation with the furry oddity that is the wombat — that "most beautiful of God's creatures" which found its way into their poems, their art, and even, for a brief while, their homes.'
How do you do, fellow kids?
Looking for slang to make my children groan.
"With the new wave of leaders, comes a tremendous amount of empathy."
Kris Nóva has died in a climbing accident. Creator of the Nivenly Foundation, inspiration for Hachyderm, Nóva was a software engineer, author, public speaker, alpinist, and transgender advocate, maybe best known for her work on Kubernetes.
AMA Session!
Wait, there’s no question here!?
What We Do in the Shadows: Hybrid Creatures
Nadja gives back to her community; Laszlo's experiments have some unexpected results.
1948, 1971 ... 2024?
There's no sign that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes will let up anytime soon, as Hollywood creatives ratchet up the rhetoric by calling for the breakup of the studios on antitrust grounds.
As Matt Stoller reports, this makes strange bedfellows: "Most of the public noise during this period of chaos is coming from the more labor oriented activist-types, but behind the scenes, the serious financiers and producers are worried as well, because the ability to actually make money by making and distributing films and TV shows is falling apart."
Mick Smiley Made the Best Ghostbusters Song, Then He Disappeared.
You know the scene in Ghostbusters where the power's been shut down, the ghosts have broken containment, and they start to run amok in New York? The distinctive, eerie song- "Magic" by Mick Smiley- that accompanies it exists only in the film and on the soundtrack; it was never released as a single and Smiley never released it himself. But who even is Mick Smiley? In 2016, Josie Riesman tracked him down and got his story.
The Afterparty: Ulysses
Aniq and Danner move the investigation to Zoe's family, starting with her free-spirited uncle. His tale is an epic, global romance.
Linus Drops the Ball
Linus Tech Tips has long been known for forthright tech review videos, even if Linus himself is a little clumsy. Linus Sebastian got his start doing product demo videos for now-defunct retailer NCIX in the early days of streaming video content, and has turned that into a YouTube empire, with 100 staff and multiple channels producing daily video content for his Linus Media Group.
But recent events, brought to light by YouTube tech peer Gaming Nexus, show a disregard for truth or good journalism, and has turned the fandom against them.
Only Murders in the Building: Grab Your Hankies
Oliver races to bring new life to his show as Mabel's investigation into the actual murder collides with a surprising ally. Charles bonds with the cast and Loretta proves her voice is invaluable.
Everybody Movement
Planet of the Bass - DJ Crazy Times ft Ms Biljana Electronica
As we proceed further along the Goncharov timeline, a 90s Eurotrash classic has been unearthed. Though if you missed the actual way you encountered it, someone uploaded their VHS copy.
How The Bird Was Sold
It's been long known that the purchase of Twitter, while primarily funded by Elon Musk, was done through a consortium of investors. In a piece by the Washington Post, they pull back the curtains on who's in that group. (Alternate link)
That 24Hz sound? It's loud, it's abrasive, it's super comforting.
I wish I had ever had a job that brought me as much joy as the man in this clip. 11 mile long 'Oppenheimer' film reel arrives in Grand Rapids [3m10s, ABC13] John Foley is an example of where occupation meets vocation. If you're curious about the actual process, here's OPPENHEIMER 70MM IMAX film print assembly at Science Museum, London. [14m] from bored_tech which details the technical steps of receiving and assembling one of thirty prints of this movie in this format in the world. I found this truly fascinating.
Milk Sad
A practical explanation of how weak entropy can ruin your day - and your savings.
Short version: A popular tool used to generate private keys for cryptocurrency wallets used 32 bits of system time as its random seed. "A 32 bit key space is 2^32, or 4,294,967,296 different unique combinations... Spoiler: That’s not as many combinations as it sounds. With enough optimizations, a decent gaming PC can do a brute-force search through 2^32 wallet combinations in less than a day... Attackers are actively exploiting this and have been draining funds..."
Tasmanian Quoll Joeys Engage in Really Cute Play-Fighting
Tasmanian Quoll Joeys Engage in Really Cute Play-Fighting (Youtube video). While mum’s away hunting, her six little joeys engage in endless play-fighting, wrestling matches and general mischief. It’s a valuable training ground for when they grow up and must deal with other quolls.
I'd say he's like a grumpy pop culture protege of James Burke
I'd really only known Rich Hall [Wikipedia] from his appearances on BBC panel shows. It turns out, he has a whole career doing documentaries trying to explain the United States to a UK audience steeped in US mass media. Rich Hall's Red Menace [2019, 1h30m] begins with an atom bomb and follows the Cold War conflict between the US and the USSR as depicted in cinema and contrasting that with actual history. But he's done so many more!
What We Do in the Shadows: Urgent Care
When Guillermo is injured, Nadja takes him to Urgent Care. Colin has trouble feeding.
Twisted Metal: Twisted Metal Season 1: Full Season
A motor-mouthed delivery man is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Strange Planet: Season 1
Blue beings find themselves exploring and trying to understand the complexities and nuances of human traits. Based on Nathan Pyle's webcomic Strange Planet.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Hegemony
[Season finale] The crew is in especially dire straits; to get out of this one, they'll need some sort of miracle worker.
Movie: Oppenheimer
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Remember how it improved society somewhat
You might already know that political / reporting / general nonfiction comics outlet The Nib is closing down at the end of August. It was too good to last.
You might not know that The Nib is making all fifteen issues of the magazine free to download as PDFs! Consider kicking back a few bucks to help them preserve the website in the meanwhile.
You might not know that The Nib is making all fifteen issues of the magazine free to download as PDFs! Consider kicking back a few bucks to help them preserve the website in the meanwhile.
Movie: Lost in Translation
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
Only Murders in the Building: The Beat Goes On
Mabel, Oliver, and Charles attend Ben's lavish memorial full of fans and those with more dubious motives.
What We Do in the Shadows: The Campaign
Colin runs for office; Nandor makes a new friend; Nadja reconnects with her roots.
Futurama: How the West Was 1010001
Bender and the crew head west to join the bitcoin mining rush.
Only Murders in the Building: The Show Must...
After Ben Glenroy's collapse on stage, Charles, Oliver, and Mabel piece together the show's first days with a suspicious cast and crew to determine if foul play was involved.
Hijack: Less Than an Hour
Sam attempts to convince the hijackers to land the plane. A list of demands reveals who's behind the hijacking.
The Afterparty: Sebastian
Sebastian, like everyone else in this season, has a backstory that is more complicated than it appears. Theme for this episode is HEIST.
Foundation: Mysteries and Martyrs
The Anacreons and their hostages board the fabled Invictus warship. The bond between Brother Dawn and Azura intensifies.
A cookbook for accessible cooking
Crip Up the Kitchen is a cookbook that makes home cooking more accessible and culturally relevant for cooks and would-be cooks with disabilities. The book organizes recipes by the level of effort required to make them and recommends tools that help prevent pain and reserve energy, using methods similar to Spoon Theory.
Lucifer: Vegas With Some Radish
When Lucifer discovers his ex-fake-wife, Candy, has gone missing, he hightails it to Las Vegas with Ella in tow. Meanwhile, Chloe is upset that Lucifer left on her birthday, so Linda tries to lift her spirits.
Harley Quinn: Harlivy
After fleeing the wedding, Harley and Ivy go on an "Eat Bang Kill" tour that leads them to a secret project Ivy abandoned years ago.
2023 MeFi Fundraising Month
Hi MetaFilter
We are thrilled to announce the launch of MetaFilter's Fundraising Month, a time when our community comes together to support the site we all hold so dear. This particular year, our goal is clear: To continue on the path towards more stable and robust site finances that we started with 2022’s fundraising.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of MetaFilter's Fundraising Month, a time when our community comes together to support the site we all hold so dear. This particular year, our goal is clear: To continue on the path towards more stable and robust site finances that we started with 2022’s fundraising.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Subspace Rhapsody
In Berman's days, a glimpse of singing was looked on as something cringing. Now, [more insiiiiiiide]
Movie: The Grand Budapest Hotel
The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. (capsule description from IMDB)