Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends.... This article rehashes the last three months of Twitter flushing down the toilet.
posted to MetaFilter by jenfullmoon at 8:21 PM on January 17, 2023 (219 comments)

Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a job. Working for a monster lurking beneath the surface of the world isn’t glamorous. But is it really worse than working for an oil conglomerate or an insurance company? In this economy?
posted to FanFare by DowBits at 1:29 PM on March 27, 2021 (10 comments)

A tintinnabulation of greeping. Guinea pigs living their best lives. Also, bonus chickens. (SL YouTube)
posted to MetaFilter by holborne at 7:39 PM on January 14, 2023 (34 comments)

[TRAILER] A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades: a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
posted to FanFare by DirtyOldTown at 9:12 AM on December 2, 2022 (11 comments)

The clues lead to a new tale that provides insight into the mystery behind the Elsewhere Society and its missing founder.
posted to FanFare by filthy light thief at 7:59 AM on March 27, 2020 (4 comments)

Fredwynn takes matters into his own hands but he needs his teammates to move on. He searches for the next clue and asks the gang for help; they take it too far in their search for answers leading them somewhere unexpected.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 3:31 PM on March 17, 2020 (4 comments)

Find That Meme, by Matthew Bryant provides full text search for memes.
How it’s made
h/t Today in Tabs, by rusty
posted to MetaFilter by Going To Maine at 1:35 PM on January 12, 2023 (9 comments)

Mathematician and numeric encylopedstrian N. J. A. Sloane looks back on the history of his work and collaborations on what became the wonder that is the OEIS in a brief and very accessible paper, “A Handbook of Integer Sequences” Fifty Years Later.
posted to MetaFilter by cortex at 10:10 AM on January 11, 2023 (10 comments)

If Rick says not to do something, people shouldn't do it; Morty receives a gift from a random stranger on the street.
posted to FanFare by Etrigan at 12:21 PM on January 10, 2023 (1 comment)

What starts as a merry Christmas in the Smith household takes an ugly turn when Morty uncovers a betrayal, thanks to a gift from a galaxy far, far away.
posted to FanFare by Etrigan at 8:16 AM on January 11, 2023 (2 comments)

Katie Porter is running for Senate. (*to the tune of Song 2)
posted to MetaFilter by ishmael at 8:59 AM on January 10, 2023 (45 comments)

Haters gonna hate.
posted to FanFare by Etrigan at 11:39 AM on January 9, 2023 (5 comments)

The rubber chicken is a versatile musical instrument. (all youtube links)
posted to MetaFilter by eotvos at 5:59 AM on January 7, 2023 (15 comments)

While searching for Fredwynn at the Shareholders meeting, the gang has their first encounter with Octavio; Janice explores her past.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 8:41 PM on March 9, 2020 (3 comments)

The game continues as Simone and Peter follow the clues and explore the city, the gang discovers that the game runs deeper than they thought and they have to make an important choice.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 5:21 PM on March 3, 2020 (5 comments)

Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe--all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives--on the world's fastest train.
posted to FanFare by praemunire at 6:36 PM on August 2, 2022 (26 comments)

Earlier this week, Hasbro released a new version of Clue, its classic, 75-year-old murder mystery board game. While the game is still played the same, the characters and artwork have been changed to better connect with players in 2023. And it seems the artists at Hasbro succeeded because the internet is now very horny for the new cast of potential murderers.
posted to MetaFilter by Etrigan at 12:40 AM on January 7, 2023 (64 comments)

An investing rule of thumb like “if anyone pitching an investment ever uses the word ‘trillion,’ hang up” would probably serve most people reasonably well. Bloomberg's Matt Levine takes a close look at a wild scam. [ungated] [CW: crypto]
posted to MetaFilter by chavenet at 10:55 AM on January 5, 2023 (27 comments)

You design a cat calendar.
posted to MetaFilter by jocelmeow at 7:05 AM on January 5, 2023 (39 comments)

What it says on the tin (SLYT) A young beaver celebrates Christmas by building a dam
posted to MetaFilter by mumimor at 3:46 PM on January 1, 2023 (54 comments)

White contractors wouldn’t remove Confederate statues. So a Black man did it. He didn’t seek the job. He had never paid much attention to Civil War history. City and state officials said they turned to Team Henry Enterprises after a long list of bigger contractors — all White-owned — said they wanted no part of taking down Confederate statues.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 3:06 PM on January 2, 2023 (14 comments)

Season 11. 6 Episodes. Released December 25, 2022. Pitter patter.
posted to FanFare by fizzix at 3:13 PM on December 29, 2022 (11 comments)

Red Letter Media takes a look at the growing trend of VHS collecting, which has created an entirely new market for professional VHS grading: We Finally Watched Nukie: The VHS Grading Video
posted to MetaFilter by Pendragon at 11:18 AM on December 30, 2022 (34 comments)

We Rate Dogs’ annual compendium of good boys and girls is here. If you’re like me, you might want to have tissues available—these videos seem to bring an inordinate amount of dust with them.
posted to MetaFilter by kitten kaboodle at 10:50 AM on December 30, 2022 (18 comments)

A 2010 instructional music video, for businesses who have been advised to “Redesign Your Logo”, by Neil Cicierega. (previously)
posted to MetaFilter by Wordshore at 4:17 AM on December 30, 2022 (15 comments)

There have been two recent high-profile articles criticizing those trying to avoid catching or spreading SARS-Cov-2 (or trying to avoid catching/spreading it again): one in the NYTimes, "The Last Holdouts" by Amy Harmon (who reportedly deceived members of a covid safety group for parents about her own position), and one in the New Yorker, "The Case for Wearing Masks Forever," criticizing the People's CDC, by Emma Green (who is reportedly an anti-mask advocate). There have been rebuttals (more inside)
posted to MetaFilter by girandole at 12:17 PM on December 29, 2022 (161 comments)

After having his Twitter account reinstated, alt-right influencer and misogynist Andrew Tate decided to pick a fight with climate activist Greta Thunberg, and quickly found himself on the wrong side of her acerbic wit. His reaction to her snark wound up being much more serious for Tate, as he revealed he was currently in Romania - where he was facing charges of kidnapping, rape, and human trafficking. Needless to say, the Romanian police responded by arresting Tate and his brother Tristan.
posted to MetaFilter by NoxAeternum at 5:58 PM on December 29, 2022 (310 comments)

A specialist on medieval manuscript noticed a possible case of plagiarism. They started looking into it, and found out that nobody is real and nothing is real. The rest of the are worth looking into as well.
posted to MetaFilter by Pyrogenesis at 6:38 AM on December 28, 2022 (64 comments)

Tech billionaire Miles Bron invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the case. Release date: November 23, 2022 (USA). This is in limited time theatrical release in the US.
posted to FanFare by fiercekitten at 10:39 PM on November 24, 2022 (245 comments)

With cover from a spectacular local festival, the Aldhani mission reaches a point of no return.
posted to FanFare by EndsOfInvention at 12:55 AM on October 12, 2022 (93 comments)

Cassian must carefully navigate the distrust inherent in being the new member of a secret operation.
posted to FanFare by EndsOfInvention at 1:43 AM on October 5, 2022 (43 comments)

Out of options, Cassian is recruited for a dangerous mission to infiltrate an Imperial garrison.
posted to FanFare by EndsOfInvention at 12:33 AM on September 28, 2022 (47 comments)

Going from the early morning on December 23rd (going by US Eastern time) and going to midnight December 25th and usually a bit beyond, three solid days of riffing, weird movies and Christmas specials! It all takes place in MST Club's video share room. See inside for details!
posted to MetaTalk by JHarris at 9:16 AM on December 22, 2022 (17 comments)

Novelist and "cuspy Oregon Trail Xennial" Catherynne M. Valente (previously) takes us through Three Decades of Survival in the Desert of Social Media.
posted to MetaFilter by Etrigan at 8:04 PM on December 22, 2022 (33 comments)

Lev sabotages Flynne's treatment. Ash finds an unlikely ally. Wilf discovers some unsettling truths about Aelita. Flynne tries to save her world from Cherise.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 9:13 AM on December 2, 2022 (19 comments)

There are two types of holiday songs I like; traditional religious/winter carols as outlined in capricorn’s recent ask, and songs that are extended immature sex jokes. Please help me find more songs in the latter category to make my Christmas playlist of extremely jarring tonal shifts complete.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by ActionPopulated at 5:44 PM on December 4, 2022 (28 comments)

Can you help me find a video of a man singing a Christmas carol that he's rewritten so that every word is "penis"?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Dr. Wu at 12:27 PM on December 21, 2022 (4 comments)

The Doom Patrol try to take themselves seriously as superheroes, only to find that their enemies are more ridiculous than ever.
posted to FanFare by kittens for breakfast at 5:03 PM on December 8, 2022 (7 comments)

Janine, Gregory and Ava arrive (separately) to a hookah bar party, while Jacob, Barbara, Melissa and the janitor party quietly...or not so quietly when Jacob runs his mouth off.
posted to FanFare by jenfullmoon at 10:48 PM on December 8, 2022 (13 comments)

The teachers are appalled after seeing a commercial in support of charter schools criticizing Abbott Elementary; Janine and Gregory talk about Janine's relationship with Tariq.
posted to FanFare by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 9:42 PM on November 3, 2022 (5 comments)

A student steals a bag of candy meant to be given out to the kids at the end of the day and starts distributing it during school hours; Janine is invited to a Halloween party by an old friend and starts to reconsider her personal life.
posted to FanFare by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 10:41 PM on October 27, 2022 (6 comments)

Jackson Lamb is on high alert after a former spy is found dead. Trailer. The Guardian: Every scene in this series has a finesse of quality or invention. Full of lovely comedy and espionage antics. On Apple TV.
posted to FanFare by ShooBoo at 11:51 AM on December 10, 2022 (22 comments)

Three short science fiction stories written by people of color and published this year (and thus eligible for you to nominate for 2022 awards). "there’s official information, but it’s never enough. And there are rumors, but you can’t trust them. This is almost like…in between." "Shared Data" by Malka Older imagines us joining forces to share information as mutual aid. "What he wanted was to leave reality." "Simulations" by Danilo Campos portrays an AI who gives a tech CEO surprising advice. Vaughn reached inside herself experimentally, tentatively, looking for anger, and found only fear again. "All That Burns Unseen" by Premee Mohamed depicts firefighting, eldercare, and a new friend.
posted to MetaFilter by brainwane at 5:14 PM on December 20, 2022 (10 comments)

Albie asks Dominic for a karmic payment to help Lucia. Tanya grows wary of Quentin's motives. Ethan confronts Cam.
posted to FanFare by Violet Blue at 9:59 PM on December 11, 2022 (79 comments)

A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
posted to FanFare by phunniemee at 8:32 PM on February 27, 2022 (18 comments)

Two men (Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane) with commitment problems attempt a relationship.
posted to FanFare by DirtyOldTown at 7:33 AM on October 13, 2022 (8 comments)

After recent events, Matt goes into in hiding with a guilty conscience, and he has the airlock codes. Chaos ensues when a narrow window for escape on a rescue shuttle suddenly becomes available. [Season finale; renewed for Season 2]
posted to FanFare by filthy light thief at 10:59 AM on March 20, 2020 (2 comments)

Ethan grows suspicious of Cam. Tanya gives Portia an opaque warning about Jack. Lucia helps the Di Grassos search for long-lost relatives.
posted to FanFare by Violet Blue at 9:46 PM on December 4, 2022 (61 comments)

Flynne, Burton and Conner meet with Lowbeer and are put to the test. Meanwhile, Ella’s life is in danger, and Tommy deals with the Sheriff and Corbell Pickett his own way.
posted to FanFare by infinitewindow at 3:12 PM on November 26, 2022 (12 comments)

Flynne and Wilf discover Aelita’s ties to the Neoprims. Inspector Lowbeer demands to meet Flynne, Burton and Conner.
posted to FanFare by Coaticass at 4:03 AM on November 18, 2022 (19 comments)