"Researchers found that people emit more of the COVID-19 virus when breathing through their noses than through their mouths. " "Since mask-wearing is a two-way street—we wear them to protect ourselves from inhaling the virus and to shield others from virus we may unwittingly be transmitting as we exhale—letting a mask slip below the nose is a double failure."
posted to MetaFilter by folklore724 at 4:16 PM on January 22, 2021 (124 comments)

Alice didn't buy enough tacos. Fen's got 3 bars.
posted to FanFare by KTamas at 1:09 PM on January 23, 2020 (8 comments)

Gamestop Stock Has All the Prices at Once. "Of course the chart of GameStop Corp.’s stock price from yesterday[Jan 25/2021] is nuts. It closed on Friday at $65.01, opened yesterday at $96.73, got as high as $159.18 and as low as $61.13, and closed at $76.79. Almost 178 million shares traded, worth almost $17 billion." Matt Levine tackles the question: "If a lot of people on Reddit band together to drive the price of a stock higher, is that illegal?" Especially if some redditors take special pride in buying at the very top?
posted to MetaFilter by storybored at 12:16 PM on January 26, 2021 (506 comments)

A powerful and magical exploration of identity. Directed by Frank Oz and produced by Steven Colbert. It defies brief explanation. It is a film of an extraordinary stage performance by Derek DelGaudio about how we think about our selves, how others think about us, and how to resolve that difference.
posted to FanFare by Stanczyk at 6:17 PM on January 23, 2021 (30 comments)

Twenty years of doubting your commitment to Sparkle Motion - an oral history of the making of Donnie Darko.
posted to MetaFilter by dnash at 8:54 AM on January 22, 2021 (49 comments)

The adventures of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin inspire Assane Diop (Omar Sy) as he attempts to uncover the truth about a robbery. Lupin is the first French show to make Netflix's top 10 list in the US and is its most popular original show since The Witcher.
posted to FanFare by amarynth at 10:52 AM on January 21, 2021 (31 comments)

Wanda’s pregnancy fritzes her powers as she and Vision prepare for an accelerated delivery.
posted to FanFare by 1970s Antihero at 5:20 AM on January 22, 2021 (70 comments)

Celebration thread for the end of the previous Administration and roughly 10,000 years since a certain individual entered national politics.
posted to MetaTalk by nicoffeine at 6:50 AM on January 20, 2021 (350 comments)

The inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris: Live camera feed from C-Span; live updates from CNN; NYT live updates; NYT live stream and analysis; The Guardian live updates; NPR coverage beginning at 11 a.m. EST; streaming beginning at 10:30 a.m. EST at bideninaugural.org.
posted to MetaFilter by taz at 6:41 AM on January 20, 2021 (1592 comments)

Burnham returns to Vulcan in search of Spock, while Discovery continues to investigate the events near Kaminar.
posted to FanFare by mordax at 9:43 AM on March 1, 2019 (53 comments)

Penny and Julia go stargazing and Eliot and Margo forget a sandwich.
posted to FanFare by KTamas at 9:17 AM on January 16, 2020 (10 comments)

Since last summer, Cesar (also known as Guitar_Knight14) has been painstakingly recreating the musical Hamilton inside of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. After six months of work, he completed all of Act 1, which you can view as a YouTube playlist or a single hour-long video.
posted to MetaFilter by mbrubeck at 7:29 PM on January 19, 2021 (20 comments)

In an effort to fit in, Wanda and Vision perform a magic act in their community talent show.
posted to FanFare by 1970s Antihero at 6:11 AM on January 15, 2021 (74 comments)

Wanda and Vision struggle to conceal their powers during dinner with Vision’s boss and his wife.
posted to FanFare by 1970s Antihero at 6:07 AM on January 15, 2021 (39 comments)

Following on from two weeks of violent sedition, and the historic second impeachment of the current resident, Joe Biden yesterday laid out his administration's $1.9tn American Rescue Plan in a televised address. Coverage links, and some others from prior megathread inside.
posted to MetaFilter by MattWPBS at 9:42 AM on January 15, 2021 (1028 comments)

The storming of the U.S. Capitol has resulted in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi setting a hard deadline for moving forward with a 2nd impeachment of Donald Trump. Meanwhile, many of the insurrectionists caught on film are now under arrest. And the GOP has shifted from attacking the election to asking for everyone to move on and embrace unity.
posted to MetaFilter by valkane at 8:28 PM on January 11, 2021 (2009 comments)

Parler got owned. Badly. Whilst scrambling to keep operational as various server providers pulled Parler from their services the admins left open a security loophole that allowed hackers to create administration accounts. They used this to create MILLIONS of admin accounts and to start downloading all of the data that Parler had stored. Amongst this data, discussions planning to attack the US Capitol from verified users (with pictures of their drivers licences etc. ), GPS data, photos with EXIF data. Further info in this Reddit thread.
posted to MetaFilter by Just this guy, y'know at 3:22 AM on January 11, 2021 (238 comments)

After telling his followers to storm the Capitol, President Trump releases a video seemingly admitting to losing, and then tells his base he won't be attending President-Elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
posted to MetaFilter by valkane at 12:39 PM on January 8, 2021 (1921 comments)

A signal appears above Kaminar.
posted to FanFare by mordax at 1:45 PM on February 22, 2019 (59 comments)

Stamets has a plan to save Tilly.
posted to FanFare by mordax at 11:35 AM on February 15, 2019 (43 comments)

After the first breach of the US Capitol in over 200 years, America is coming to terms with this being driven by the exiting President, rather than an invading power. Continuation of the prior thread.
posted to MetaFilter by MattWPBS at 8:15 AM on January 7, 2021 (1356 comments)

U.S. Capitol is on lockdown as protesters clash with police and breach the building; D.C. mayor imposes curfew.
posted to MetaFilter by NotLost at 11:48 AM on January 6, 2021 (1679 comments)

With control of the US Senate and hanging in the balance, two runoff Senatorial elections in the US state of Georgia with major national consequences draw to a close this evening. With 97% of the vote tallies, Decision Desk HQ (Twitter) has called one of the races for Democrat Raphael Warnock. Warnock, the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where Martin Luther King Jr. preached a gospel of social justice, will be the first Black Senator elected by Georgia.
posted to MetaFilter by darkstar at 9:25 PM on January 5, 2021 (516 comments)

“The people of Georgia are angry,” POTUS said in audio obtained by The Washington Post (Law & Crime). “The people in the country are angry. And there’s nothing wrong with saying that you’ve recalculated.” He asserted he won the state of Georgia, and he repeated baseless conspiracy theories regarding widespread voter fraud as well as sabotage. “All I want to do is this,” Trump said on the audio. “I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state.” Audio and transcript via CNN.
posted to MetaFilter by Bella Donna at 5:32 AM on January 4, 2021 (507 comments)

For the first time since 1992, The KLF have reissued their music on streaming services and YouTube as an eight-track collection named Solid State Logik 1 including Doctorin' The Tardis, 3AM Eternal, and Justified & Ancient.
posted to MetaFilter by adrianhon at 10:19 AM on January 3, 2021 (66 comments)

Facebook Watch (which is the name for the Facebook video service with original content) presents a (streaming) television adaptation of the popular podcast. American Public Radio correspondent Lia Haddock investigates the disappearance of an entire town's worth of people from the government run research facility of Limetown.
posted to FanFare by DirtyOldTown at 6:00 AM on October 17, 2019 (9 comments)

The Mandalorian rejoins old allies for a new mission.
posted to FanFare by EndsOfInvention at 2:14 AM on November 20, 2020 (74 comments)

After uncovering the origins of the Book of Names, the gang heads back to Ardham to cast the ultimate spell. (Season Finale)
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 7:10 PM on October 18, 2020 (25 comments)

Leti, Montrose, and Tic go back to 1921 to rescue Dee.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 7:13 PM on October 11, 2020 (37 comments)

A distraught Diana finds herself in Captain Lancaster's crosshairs. Meanwhile, a when a visitor from his past arrives at the boarding house, Atticus and Leti each take steps to protect their future.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 7:14 PM on October 4, 2020 (33 comments)

PunHub "Bringing you HD original puns from hot amateurs." (also on Facebook, Instagram).
posted to MetaFilter by misteraitch at 1:54 AM on December 31, 2020 (40 comments)

An interesting signal from space. Astronomers working at the Parkes Observatory detected a narrow radio emission (982 MHz) coming from the direction of the Proxima Centauri system.
posted to MetaFilter by doctornemo at 4:41 PM on December 31, 2020 (165 comments)

Musician Lubalin turns random internet drama into songs. Part 1 and Part 2.... and more seriously.
posted to MetaFilter by Toddles at 10:12 PM on December 30, 2020 (12 comments)

'Humans need the ritual of saying goodbye' : the Covid life of a small-town funeral director Being a funeral home director in Zachary, Louisiana, means sometimes your neighbor calls when they see cars in the parking lot, to ask: “Who died?”
posted to MetaFilter by infini at 5:27 AM on December 26, 2020 (34 comments)

Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman's next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah.
posted to FanFare by jimw at 8:05 PM on December 25, 2020 (139 comments)

Six half-hour episodes that are sort of visual essays on specific subjects, but do not expect to learn how to do these things he's telling you about. Subjects include making risotto, covering your furniture, making small talk, splitting the check, putting up scaffolding, and improving your memory. They're often sweet, funny, a bit twisted, and occasionally profound. On HBO Max.
posted to FanFare by Stanczyk at 1:49 PM on December 16, 2020 (11 comments)

From the folks behind Horrible Histories, Ghosts is comedy cast from a very Blackadderian mold.
posted to FanFare by robocop is bleeding at 5:16 AM on November 24, 2020 (5 comments)

Reddit interviewed moderators of r/coronavirus, r/blacklivesmatter, r/weddingplanning, r/frugal, r/applyingtocollege, and r/amitheasshole about how their communities faced some of 2020's most unprecedented moments.
posted to MetaFilter by adrianhon at 2:04 AM on December 18, 2020 (14 comments)

To move against the Empire, the Mandalorian needs the help of an old enemy.
posted to FanFare by EndsOfInvention at 3:21 AM on December 11, 2020 (106 comments)

The Mandalorian and his allies attempt a dangerous rescue mission.
posted to FanFare by EndsOfInvention at 5:01 AM on December 18, 2020 (198 comments)

Julie Nolke does a fourth video of Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self This time December Julie is quite drunk and sad....but why, when there's actual good news to share? Last mentioned here.
posted to MetaFilter by jenfullmoon at 12:28 PM on December 17, 2020 (29 comments)

Impersonating a Property Owner, a Man Paid an Artist to Paint a Cookie Monster Mural in Peoria. The Town—and the Internet—Have Questions The case of the mystery mural commission has gone viral.
posted to MetaFilter by ActingTheGoat at 7:17 PM on December 11, 2020 (63 comments)

Fadeke Adegbuyi on LinkedIn’s alternate universe and how it makes professional networking weird with its bizarre inspirational copypasta, never-ending InMail, copycat features (stories! audio messages!), and rockstar recruiters.
posted to MetaFilter by adrianhon at 2:15 PM on December 11, 2020 (89 comments)

A single twitter link of a video [1m52s] of two voice actors reading a script for which their characters were never intended. And yet...
posted to MetaFilter by hippybear at 10:44 PM on December 8, 2020 (11 comments)

The Mandalorian and the Child travel to an ancient site on Tython.
posted to FanFare by EndsOfInvention at 2:52 AM on December 4, 2020 (92 comments)

The Mandalorian and the Child continue their journey through a dangerous galaxy.
posted to FanFare by EndsOfInvention at 2:12 AM on November 27, 2020 (98 comments)

DJ Cummerbund: A purveyor of cursed, powerful mashups such as The Devil Wap Down to Georgia and Play That Funky Music Rammstein (2020 Webby Award). Come for songs that you may not know how to feel about individually yet are strangely compelling when bound together, stay for the restrained yet hilarious video editing and persistently recurring Macho Man.
posted to MetaFilter by automatic cabinet at 11:07 AM on November 26, 2020 (18 comments)

A mysterious sphere threatens the USS Discovery even as May, in her original form, implements a plan that puts Tilly's life in danger. Saru and Burnham's bond grows when Saru is forced to acknowledge a deeply unsettling Kelpien truth. Pike receives new intel on Spock from a loyal friend. (text from Memory Alpha )
posted to FanFare by freethefeet at 1:24 AM on February 8, 2019 (57 comments)

Hyppolyta's relentless search for answers takes her on a multidimensional journey of self-discovery, and Atticus heads to St. Louis to consult an old family friend.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 7:16 PM on September 27, 2020 (28 comments)

Meeting your girlfriend's family for the first time can be tough. Planning to propose at her family's annual Christmas dinner - until you realize that they don't even know she's gay - is even harder. When Abby (Kristen Stewart) learns that Harper (Mackenzie Davis) has kept their relationship a secret from her family, she begins to question the girlfriend she thought she knew.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 11:53 AM on November 25, 2020 (41 comments)