Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet.
posted to FanFare by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 12:32 PM on December 18, 2022 (50 comments)

Ian and Poppy pitch their new game and David is left in charge at Mythic Quest. Jo assembles the gang for C.W's celebration. Brad returns as the janitor, Dana and Rachel are back again.
posted to FanFare by porpoise at 5:07 PM on January 2, 2023 (10 comments)

Chick-fil-A (PR Newswire release) is testing a fried-cauliflower sandwich (Southern Living and USA Today reviews) in certain markets. Conservatives are pissed (Gizmodo tweet roundup), and not because it isn't vegan (VeggL).
posted to MetaFilter by box at 2:13 PM on February 11, 2023 (114 comments)

Janine has a student secret admirer. Someone complains about Jacob teaching black history and Ava has to sit in on class. "Valentine's Day is our most confusing holiday."
posted to FanFare by jenfullmoon at 6:52 PM on February 9, 2023 (6 comments)

Fast X [Official Trailer] “Fast X, the tenth film in the Fast & Furious Saga, launches the final chapters of one of cinema’s most storied and popular global franchises, now in its third decade and still going strong with the same core cast and characters as when it began. Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they’ve ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who’s fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever. ”
posted to MetaFilter by Fizz at 11:25 AM on February 10, 2023 (81 comments)

Charlie's waitress job at a dinner theater is interrupted by a tragic death on stage during a performance by two washed-up television stars; when she starts to investigate, deadly motivations come to light.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 4:51 AM on February 9, 2023 (31 comments)

If Johnny Cash's character in Folsom Prison Blues shot a man in Reno, which is in Nevada, why was he serving time in Folsom Prison, which is in California?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by The_Vegetables at 7:34 AM on February 8, 2023 (16 comments)

Twitter experiencing international outages; most users can’t tweet or DM. Seems like its the 2nd or 3rd time in the last couple of months.
posted to MetaFilter by buffy12 at 5:48 PM on February 8, 2023 (230 comments)

Making an Infinite LEGO Domino Ring (SLYT) More LEGO automata from JKBrickworks: Orrery, Sisyphus, Archer, Combination safe, Popup Book
posted to MetaFilter by gwint at 9:28 AM on February 8, 2023 (8 comments)

Mr. Darkside By Sub-Radio (recently,previously)
posted to MetaFilter by Gorgik at 9:55 PM on February 3, 2023 (16 comments)

John Mulaney relays his childhood and Saturday Night Live, eviscerates the value of college, and laments getting older in this comedy special.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 8:09 AM on January 21, 2023 (6 comments)

It's fundraising time to take kids to the museum.
posted to FanFare by jenfullmoon at 11:03 PM on January 20, 2023 (9 comments)

Gregory's dad comes to visit the school.
posted to FanFare by jenfullmoon at 6:32 PM on January 14, 2023 (4 comments)

After Janine eats a bad tuna sandwich, Ava is forced to substitute for her class.
posted to FanFare by jenfullmoon at 10:22 PM on December 1, 2022 (8 comments)

The eighth grade class does an egg drop. Janine insists that the second graders do it too. Much egg splatter ensues. In other news, Barbara is disconcerted by a parent who got "Bitch" tattooed across her decolletage.
posted to FanFare by jenfullmoon at 6:24 PM on November 17, 2022 (5 comments)

After making a mistake in the courtroom, Abby decides to adopt an all-business approach to get things back on track, which catches everyone off guard.
posted to FanFare by Servo5678 at 9:40 AM on January 25, 2023 (10 comments)

Dan attempts to get venture back into the dating world, and Gurgs and Olivia search for a new office.
posted to FanFare by Servo5678 at 9:36 AM on February 1, 2023 (10 comments)

I watched Groundhog Day every day for a year. Here’s what I learned
posted to MetaFilter by chavenet at 7:22 AM on February 2, 2023 (58 comments)

Working at a retirement home, Charlie makes friends with two rebellious old ladies who may have taken matters into their own hands.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 10:33 AM on February 2, 2023 (38 comments)

For the 20th anniversary of Dinosaur Comics, creator Ryan North posted a special giant-size update.
posted to MetaFilter by Iridic at 1:34 PM on February 2, 2023 (14 comments)

AI has been generating an endless Seinfeld episode for more than a month now [Reid McCarter, AV Club]
"At the time of writing, Nothing, Forever showed Elaine and Kramer sitting on a couch, just having clipped into each other and melded into a strange new creature. The scene changed to show George talking to Elaine about a restaurant that won’t allow people to use ketchup on steak. "Rules, rules, there are always rules," Elaine replies, prompting the laugh track. She recalls there being rules about trying to order a decaf coffee once in the past and the laughs play again. The pair then stand together in silence for a while, nary a synth bass slap or pop to end their hilarious bit. After a while, George sits down on the couch and Elaine slowly falls diagonally into a wall." [Link to the Twitch stream]
posted to MetaFilter by Atom Eyes at 12:59 PM on January 31, 2023 (75 comments)

What at first seemed empowering — siphoning money from men who would see women as nothing more than customized pocket pussies — became clearer to me as feeling returned to my body. There were, of course, a small minority of men who saw their monetary exchange as one for a woman’s subjectivity — those who paid to feel dominant and make an object out of someone. And then there were the rest. ... It was a time of isolation, a time where people had lost family members, friends, and communal events. It was a time where people wanted to connect and feel alive in their bodies, and had found a relatively simple vehicle for doing so. Even if they were connecting with me, who hid behind a facade of images and persona. Even if I ultimately could not give them the connection they bought. from my year as a hot girl for hire by Eliza McLamb
posted to MetaFilter by chavenet at 3:24 AM on January 31, 2023 (22 comments)

Charlie goes on tour with has-been metal band Doxxxology, a motley crew of dejected rockers who've spent decades trying to write a new hit; Charlie suspects foul play when one musician winds up dead.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 3:53 AM on January 29, 2023 (35 comments)

Extraordinary is a British superhero comedy television series created by Emma Moran. It was released on the Disney+ Star platform internationally, and Hulu in the United States, on 25 January 2023. The series was renewed for a second season on 23 January 2023, ahead of the series premiere. The main character is Jen, a young woman who lives in a world (London) where everyone has a superpower except her.
posted to FanFare by Mogur at 7:34 AM on January 29, 2023 (31 comments)

James Coburn, Raquel Welch, James Mason, Dyan Cannon, everyone is smoking, everyone is skinny, the pants are all bell bottoms, so much alcohol, the sunhats are so large, we're on a yacht! What more do you need?
posted to FanFare by The corpse in the library at 10:39 AM on August 28, 2022 (9 comments)

layoffs.fyi is tracking the latest downturn in tech employment. Is it due to previous over-hiring and recent high interest rates? Or is it perhaps "social contagion" in the C-suite? NYT: Tech Layoffs Shock Young Workers. The Older People? Not So Much (archive link).
posted to MetaFilter by gwint at 9:01 AM on January 23, 2023 (106 comments)

Charlie, adjusting to life on the run, struggles to clear the good name of an innocent trucker.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 7:38 PM on January 27, 2023 (29 comments)

The Rezvani Vengeance is a quarter-million dollar SUV designed exclusively for idiots [Kotaku.com] “You know where you’re going wrong? After a long day indiscriminately firing your Beretta 1301 in the desert, you’re home chugging back your InfoWars Ultimate Bone Broth Plus, when you discover you’re all out of SSI Sight-Rite chamber cartridge laser bore sights. So you jump into your SUV to head to the nearest Dick’s Sporting Goods, right? Only, in that SUV? Is it bulletproof? Does it fire pepper spray out the wing mirrors? Does it even come with gas masks? No I don’t think it does. Which is why you want to get yourself a Rezvani Vengeance, designed by video game vehicle artist, Milen Ivanov. [...] This laughably silly vehicle, yours starting at $285,000, is made to order, and thanks to bizarre TikTok influencer videos, a demonstrably extant creation. Based on the Cadillac Escalade, your standard model comes with all the features you’d expect in your bog-standard quarter-million dollar car.”
posted to MetaFilter by Fizz at 1:22 PM on January 27, 2023 (100 comments)

In March of 2018, 18 years after being banned from the Empress Hotel in British Columbia, Novia Scotia resident Nick Burchill wrote them a letter and asked for forgiveness. In October of 2022, Benedict Cumberbatch did a dramatic reading of the letter.
posted to MetaFilter by Brandon Blatcher at 10:53 AM on January 27, 2023 (20 comments)

Passing on some sad news: long-time site member eotvos died earlier today after suffering a critical brain injury this weekend. He's survived by his wife, who knew his MeFi handle and may see this post; my condolences to you, and to everyone in the MetaFilter community who knew him either as a friend or as a familiar voice on the site.
posted to MetaTalk by cortex at 4:37 PM on January 26, 2023 (208 comments)

Abby Stone, the daughter of the late Harry Stone, takes over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court and hires former prosecutor Dan Fielding as public defender.
posted to FanFare by Servo5678 at 9:55 AM on January 18, 2023 (39 comments)

Re-re-rewatch! (what, really?) Stella Star is a star rogue kind of lady, whose second-in-command and guy-pal Akton also seems to have weird space powers. Anyway, they're on the run from the Space Law, until the Emperor of the Universe wants them to track down his lost son amidst the "Haunted Stars." If this seems awfully random, trust me, it's only the beginning. By the end there's amazons with a giant lady robot with metal breasts, a Texan-speaking law robot, the evil Count Zarth Arn, and much much more. A legendary ridiculous movie, and prime fodder for Jonah and a pair of wisecracking robots. Previously, again, and one more time.
posted to FanFare by JHarris at 5:42 PM on January 26, 2023 (5 comments)

When her friend is murdered, Charlie Cale, a woman with a knack for identifying lies, investigates.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 5:01 PM on January 26, 2023 (41 comments)

Thirty years later, Conan O’Brien reflects on the making and legacy of “Marge vs. the Monorail,” one of the best ‘Simpsons’—and sitcom—episodes of all time [The Ringer]
posted to MetaFilter by chavenet at 4:53 AM on January 19, 2023 (73 comments)

How to Be 18 Years Old Again for Only $2 Million a Year Middle-aged tech centimillionaire Bryan Johnson and his team of 30 doctors say they have a plan to reboot his body.
posted to MetaFilter by bitteschoen at 12:07 PM on January 25, 2023 (103 comments)

Move the knight to every square in order, right to left, top to bottom. Except don’t land anywhere the queen can take you, and don’t take the queen.
posted to MetaFilter by Etrigan at 10:20 AM on January 25, 2023 (17 comments)

GoTo, maker of LastPass, has updated their blog with new information regarding a security incident that took place in November 2022, reports The Verge.
posted to MetaFilter by slogger at 7:20 AM on January 25, 2023 (52 comments)

Adult Swim has cut ties with Justin Roiland in the wake of the news that the Rick and Morty co-creator was charged with felony domestic abuse in Orange County. Sources say the show is set to continue, with Roiland’s voice roles to be recast. Though Roiland will still be credited as co-creator, fellow co-creator Dan Harmon will now be the lone showrunner. The show is locked in through season 10.
posted to MetaFilter by DirtyOldTown at 6:10 AM on January 25, 2023 (95 comments)

The gang is recast in a Mad Max setting.
posted to FanFare by porpoise at 7:14 PM on January 18, 2023 (10 comments)

A [gradually pissed off] guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator [DGAF] skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers.
posted to FanFare by porpoise at 9:21 PM on January 23, 2023 (8 comments)

With time running out, the gang splits up in an effort to find Clara; Simone and Janice follow her artwork, while Fredwynn and Peter link the game to a large corporation.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 4:56 PM on March 31, 2020 (3 comments)

[TRAILER] When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus (David Harbour) is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.
posted to FanFare by DirtyOldTown at 9:25 AM on December 2, 2022 (21 comments)

Cory Doctorow on why we can't have nice (Internet) things
posted to MetaFilter by ChurchHatesTucker at 8:58 PM on January 21, 2023 (93 comments)

The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.
posted to FanFare by Carillon at 12:00 AM on November 17, 2022 (1 comment)

The team resists the threat of Immortus, but is Immortus the salvation of humanity?
posted to FanFare by kittens for breakfast at 12:48 PM on January 8, 2023 (5 comments)

Willoughby Kipling returns to lead our heroes in a charge against yet another vaguely defined threat, and predictably they fuck off and get high instead.
posted to FanFare by kittens for breakfast at 8:15 PM on December 29, 2022 (5 comments)

Dorothy is living in her own private Idaho on Danny, working through her feelings about her dad, when an alien threat invades that even her imaginary friends can't save her from -- so it's time to make a new one.
posted to FanFare by kittens for breakfast at 7:03 PM on December 22, 2022 (5 comments)

My New Year’s resolution was to watch more standup as it brings me joy! Please recommend me your favourite standup comedy specials, I like feminist, pro LGBTQ+, no punching down comedians, below are specials some I’ve watched and enjoyed recently. Thanks!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ellieBOA at 8:31 AM on January 20, 2023 (63 comments)

Vic reunites with old friends (not the Titans; his really old friends), Rita goes to the movies, and Jane has a very unexpected experience.
posted to FanFare by kittens for breakfast at 5:46 PM on December 15, 2022 (7 comments)

Pet Fish Reveals Credit Card Details During Pokémon Violet Livestream: Mutekimaru Channel is a Japanese YouTuber whose most well-known livestream series is called 'Fish Play Pokémon'. On these streams — you guessed it — some pet fish actually manages to play through entire Pokémon games. [...] But how do they play? Mutekimaru has created a program and circuit board that uses motion tracking. The board has a sheet of paper and various button inputs on it, and it's placed behind the fish tank. When the fish swims by the button, the circuit board picks up the movement and inputs the relevant movement. On 15th January, while playing Pokémon Violet on stream, the game crashed and the fish found themselves going into the Switch's menu, and then the eShop. It's a... journey, to say the least. Once on the eShop, the fish manage to browse a few games such as Minecraft and Minecraft Legends, but not before popping into the wallet page and adding 500 yen to Mutekimaru's account — which is where the credit card details were on show! [via: Nintendo Life]
posted to MetaFilter by Fizz at 6:04 AM on January 17, 2023 (28 comments)