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Ted Lasso: Big Week
Richmond vs. West Ham.
Abbott Elementary: Educator of the Year
Gregory wins an award he doesn't think he's actually earned yet. Marvelous Geeks Media review.
We've decided to let AI run the network
All you need are some quality mind altering chemicals and 90 minutes of time for the Adult Swim: Special Broadcast 2023 to completely reshape your reality. Enjoy!
[don't share with candidates]
Company asking for only white candidates in job application sparks outrage.
"A note in bold in the job offer said: "Only Born US Citizens [White] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don't share with candidates]. The company has apologized and said the ad was posted by a new hire at the company."
I've been hip-hopping since my days in the swamp
Nerdcore rapper The Stupendium (previously) now uses they/them pronouns, so I apologize for the language in the earlier thread. But their latest project brings together half of nerdcore to blow your mind with a rap battle you'd never expect: Unlikely Cyphers: The Muppets
When A Toy Supports Hate
There have always been questions around the funding of the infamous image board 4chan, given its ties to hate groups and conspiracy theories like QAnon. But as part of the fallout of the mass shooting in Buffalo, it has come out that part of that funding came from Japanese toymaker Good Smile, whose Nendoroid line of super-deformed character figurines are popular around the world and has included characters from Disney and Nintendo, among other franchises.
Quantum Leap (2022): Timey-wimey at last!
This is to discuss the season arc for the new Quantum Leap - despite early doubts, it's turning out to be a valuable addition to the reboot.
Ted Lasso: 4-5-1
Welcome Zava! Everyone but Jamie's happy. Sam has a soft opening of his restaurant. Rebecca sees Tish the psychic and freaks out. Ted talks to Jake on the phone and freaks out.
Site Update
Following up on some concerns raised in MetaTalk threads from a few weeks ago about the role of the Steering Committee and having volunteers working for a for-profit company. This is not the outcome we were hoping for, but it's the one we got.
Some Stylish Substance
The trailer for Asteroid City, Wes Anderson's latest film, is finally out.
The poster was revealed yesterday and the opening date is set for June 16th (6/21 for wider release).
đđ đ MetaFilter Events: How it went in 2022, plus 2 standalone events
MetaFilter Events is back for a while to bring you two free standalone events featuring two significant figures from the Webâs early days: Ryan North (webcomic creator, known for his work with Dinosaur Comics and Marvel Comics), and Drew Curtis (founder of Fark).
Take a break from your work week, and come reminisce and revisit the early days of the Internet. Join us as we ask some early Web movers and shakers about their experiences, how they made what they did, how they rose to prominence, what theyâre doing now, and where the Web is going from here.
Cat-Gpt.com
Cat-Gpt.com is one of the strangest sites I've seen in some time. I have no idea how these people got their cats wedged into their large language models, or why.
Metafilter Events returns Wednesday and Friday
Wednesday is a Q&A with Ryan North, webcomic writer. Friday is a Q&A with Drew Curtis, founder and maintainer of Fark. Learn more here.
The Future is a Dead Mall
Dan Olson (aka Folding Ideas) on Decentraland, the Metaverse, and the shitty grift at the center of the (meta)universe.
A long, excellent YouTube video that is also something of a spiritual sequel to Olson's Line Goes Up, also featured on the blue.
Because we break the things we love...
...And monsters sharpen their claws in the void where youth is confused with beauty.
Get out your shovel! MeFi favorite Bobby Fingers is at it again, with an incendiary new diorama featuring the (middle-aged) King of Pop on the set of the notorious Pepsi commercial. Special appearances by Matt Parker, Constance Zimmer and David Spiegelhalter, with inspired use of shrooms, horse's caca and an original song about youthful indiscretions.
The Dumbest Way A Huge Turning Point in History Began
What is the dumbest way a huge turning point in history began?
Not a direct Twitter link, just a roundup of things said on Twitter about extremely dumb moments that twisted history. I presume y'all might be able to add your own as well?
The Mandalorian: Chapter 20: The Foundling
Din and Bo-Katan spend time in the hidden Mandalorian covert.
Shrinking: Closure
The wedding episode and season finale. Liz wants to partner with Sean. Jimmy cleans house. Alice gets "hot as shit" shoes. Paul, Gaby and Jimmy all have touching moments. And then...
Ted Lasso: (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Richmond decides to get a crazy/drama queen/trophy-winning Italian player. Trent Crimm, Independent, embeds with the team to write a book, which Roy is not happy about. Keeley reunites with an old friend and hires her for her organization.
Let's get the old gang together and do a music video!
Keanu, Lawrence, Carrie-Anne, Hugo, Gloria, Joey Pants and many more team up to bring us Ice Ice Matrix [Auralnauts, 3m43s]. With a guest verse by Wilford Brimley.
Shoresy: Shoresy Season 1
Shoresy attempts to turn around the losing ways of a minor league hockey team.
Trump in panic mode as he braces for likely charges
Manhattan district attorney expected to file criminal charges against ex-president for payment to adult film star in 2016. [Guardian]
Donald Trump is bracing for his most legally perilous week since he left the White House, with the Manhattan district attorney likely to bring criminal charges against him over his role in paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels, as he huddled this weekend to strategize his legal and political responses.
The former US president has posted in all-caps on his Truth Social platform that he expected to be âARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEKâ and called for his supporters to engage in protests â an ominous echo of his tweets urging protests in the lead-up to the January 6 US Capitol attack.
A Memorial Day
About a week ago I was reading FPP 'X', and it made me think about a specific user whose input I would have appreciated, and whose comments in the past had helped shape, for the better, how I understand the world. The user in question died a couple years ago though, so that was that, but it put me on a path of thinking about them and - not to be morbid but, well - death.
Abbott Elementary: Festival
Abbott Elementary rallies together to fight the threat from Legendary Charter Schools.
The Mandalorian: Chapter 19: The Convert
On Coruscant, former Imperials find amnesty with the New Republic.
Movie: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, explore the Quantum Realm, where they interact with strange creatures and embark on an adventure that goes beyond the limits of what they thought was possible.
Ted Lasso: Smells Like Mean Spirit
Everyone is picking Richmond to finish dead last.
Abbott Elementary: Teacher Appreciation
Janine's sister visits. Everyone gets a bunch of stuff they don't want. Everyone fights over tickets.
Attention - the train!
Safety on the railway in Latvia is no laughing matter.
(It's all great, but the best is at the very end.) This stop-motion animation produced by AnimÄcijas BrigÄde features their long-running characters the Rescue Team. Fancy a trip to London or Greece? Or a spot of Latvian history?
I never see it folded until itâs printed.
Al Jaffee, Now 102, Is Ready to Be Added to Mount Rushmore
An extended version of Mike Sacksâs 2008 interview with the MAD Magazine cartoonist, originally excerpted in And Hereâs the Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft (2009).
Shrinking: Boop
Alice goes to a garden party. Women won't talk to Paul. Michael wants to disinvite Jimmy from officiating his wedding. Liz, Sean and Gaby go to her ex's art gallery opening. AV Club Review.
Shrinking: Apology Tour
Jimmy attempts damage control after his party. Paul's daughter pays another visit. Liz and Sean discover they have something in common. Disclaimer: Jason Segal's butt is out again. Liz's husband says that he's so tired of grinding away at his job that he wants to be home all day, and it's his turn, and if she wants space, she needs to go leave. AV Club review. Marvelous Geeks Media review.
Night Court: Two Peas On A Pod
Abby tries to get the court featured on a popular podcast, but the host only has eyes for Dan, who soon learns that being the center of attention can have its downsides.
The Mandalorian: Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore
The Mandalorian and Grogu explore the ruins of a destroyed planet.
A Goofball Colossus Called Back Into Action
Schwarzenegger told me he really does want to live forever. Not everyone would, at his age. But not everyone has had his life, either. âIf you have the kind of life that Iâve hadâthat I haveâit is so spectacular. I could not ever articulate how spectacular it was.â He was trying to project gratitude, but something else came throughâa plaintiveness in that gap between the tenses. from Arnold Schwarzeneggerâs Last Act [The Atlantic; ungated]
Abbott Elementary: Mural Arts
A mural's going to be done at the school. The charter thing comes up again. Janine tries to figure out how to break up with Maurice.
Poker Face: Escape from Shit Mountain
Charlie finds herself stranded in a motel during a blizzard; in order to survive the night, Charlie must decipher the deadly tension between her questionable companions.
Night Court: Blood Moon Binga
A blood moon brings out some of the weirdest cases New York has to offer along with a surprise visitor; Abby's mom, who's carrying some secrets; Gurgs suspects Dan knows more than he's letting on; Olivia and Neil stumble on the truth.
The Mandalorian: The Apostate
The Mandalorian begins an important journey.
The cursed universes of Dana Sibera
The #1 adjective others seem to put under her creations routinely and casually shared on Mastodon is cursed. Sibera seems to think likewise. âThey are terrible for the most part, but better out of my head than in,â she wrote when I asked. Marcin Wichary writes 2400 words with lots of pictures for the newsletter Shift Happens. [via lobste.rs]
Do yourself a favour. The world is dying. Join the Counterforce.
Short-circuiting the very language of literary value, permanently wrongfooting the custodians of taste, Gravityâs Rainbow proposes a new way of thinking about what we treasure most, what we fritter away, and what is taken from us. from Join the Counterforce: Thomas Pynchonâs postmodern epic Gravityâs Rainbow at 50
Leverage: Redemption: The Hurricane Job
"Stuck together during a massive hurricane, Eliot and Parker must stop a band of corrupt cops who have taken over a small hotel, and find what the cops are searching for, before itâs too late."
The Case For Shunning
"I don't know about you, but I get shamed for the things I say all the time, from supremacists and bigots, from people whose criticism I desire and from whose company I hope to be shunned. I would be ashamed to hold beliefs they would approve of. They may mischaracterize me, but they understand me very well. And I crave their understanding. I want them to know exactly what I think of them. Thatâs what the shunning is for." A.R. Moxon writes a fiery response to Scott Adams' racism (previously) and the New York Times' hypocrisy over J.K. Rowling and trans rights.