2-D Trick Shots — a few marbles (one orange), a few woodblock magnets, some K'nex pieces, and a "net" made of buckyball magnets, all set in motion on top of a tilted magnetic whiteboard. [SLYT, 2:16]
posted to MetaFilter by not_on_display at 5:51 PM on June 20, 2019 (15 comments)

As soon as we sat down, Liu called a waiter over and asked for two beers. I said I wouldn’t be drinking, but Liu clarified that he was happy to lay claim to both bottles.

Jiayang Fan profiles science fiction writer Liu Cixin, primarily known internationally for his trilogy The Three-Body Problem and the film adaptation of The Wandering Earth, in The New Yorker.
posted to MetaFilter by save alive nothing that breatheth at 9:12 PM on June 19, 2019 (14 comments)

In this reboot of the 1980s series, a magic sword transforms an orphan girl into warrior She-Ra, who unites a rebellion to fight against evil.
posted to FanFare by snerson at 8:04 AM on April 29, 2019 (22 comments)

Deke is back and finds himself in the crosshairs of Sarge and his team. Yo-yo and Keller face an unexpected relationship challenge.
posted to FanFare by under_petticoat_rule at 8:15 AM on June 12, 2019 (3 comments)

Television Heaven tweeted 20 Things You Know Because of Television. Writer John Donoghue asked his followers "what else can we add?"
posted to MetaFilter by Johnny Wallflower at 9:54 PM on June 16, 2019 (143 comments)

While Fitz and Enoch try their luck at the casino, Daisy and Simmons find themselves in a much more exciting situation.
posted to FanFare by paper chromatographologist at 4:08 PM on May 25, 2019 (10 comments)

Super-assassin John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassin's guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head - he is the target of hit men and women everywhere.
posted to FanFare by mbrubeck at 7:00 PM on May 17, 2019 (36 comments)

An angel and a demon must join forces to find a way to save the world as the end of time grows near with the approaching Armageddon. Adapted from the book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
posted to FanFare by vverse23 at 10:22 AM on May 31, 2019 (228 comments)

"We made this absurd comedy that has full frontal male nudity and all these drug jokes, that people are still moved by—that to me is a perfect movie." Dewey Cox Ain’t Dead: An Oral History of ‘Walk Hard’
posted to MetaFilter by hippybear at 9:00 PM on June 6, 2019 (17 comments)

The Oral History of Santana and Rob Thomas’ ‘Smooth’ [sl Rolling Stone]
posted to MetaFilter by ellieBOA at 1:53 AM on June 6, 2019 (73 comments)

Claire is taken to meet the Laird. As suspicions about her grow, Claire befriends the mysterious Geillis Duncan. When the clan discover her medical skills, Claire goes from guest to prisoner.
posted to FanFare by infinitewindow at 1:51 PM on August 17, 2014 (11 comments)

1945 England: Claire Randall reunites with her husband after five years of war. A second honeymoon goes awry when she falls back through time to 1740's Scotland. (Episode viewable on starz.com in the US in advance of the 8/9/14 broadcast premiere)
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 6:15 PM on August 5, 2014 (8 comments)

It’s the end of an era as Bertie's boyfriend Speckle moves in and her best friend Tuca moves out —into the apartment right above her.
posted to FanFare by Going To Maine at 8:29 PM on May 21, 2019 (27 comments)

Bertie wants to climb the ladder at Condé Nest but has to wrestle with both her fears of being assertive and sexual harassment by a colleague. Tuca does some gig work, and takes a temp job with Bertie to give her support.
posted to FanFare by Going To Maine at 11:10 PM on May 22, 2019 (5 comments)

Tuca scores a date with the Deli Guy she’s been crushing on, while Bertie worries that her and Speckle’s sex and romantic life has collapsed into dull routine.
posted to FanFare by Going To Maine at 9:33 PM on May 23, 2019 (7 comments)

Four misfit teenagers join forces to save the world when an alien invasion interrupts their summer camp.
posted to FanFare by DirtyOldTown at 7:18 PM on May 25, 2019 (9 comments)

As two teen prodigies try to master the art of time travel, a tragic police shooting sends them on a series of dangerous trips to the past. (Netflix Original)
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 4:37 PM on May 26, 2019 (9 comments)

Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry "Yankee Clipper" Hoitz are both detectives of the New York City Police Department. Allen is a mild-mannered forensic accountant while Terry is a hot-tempered detective who has been partnered with Allen ever since he mistakenly shot Derek Jeter during the World Series. They receive no respect from the other officers, particularly detectives Martin and Fosse. All but Terry idolize cocky detectives Chris Danson and P. K. Highsmith, who are considered New York City's best policemen even though they frequently cause millions of dollars in property damage catching petty criminals. During a pursuit, Danson and Highsmith leap to their deaths after attempting to "aim for the bushes", which causes the precinct to wonder why they did it and who will take their place.
posted to FanFare by Carillon at 9:29 AM on May 30, 2019 (6 comments)

Archer and the crew of the Seamus wake up to the smell of shepherd's pie and see a business opportunity in their new guest.
posted to FanFare by mikepop at 11:04 AM on May 30, 2019 (23 comments)

A SIMPLE FAVOR, directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy blogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town.
posted to FanFare by lunasol at 10:46 AM on September 21, 2018 (12 comments)

The squad must track down a hacker who has infiltrated the Nine-Nine's servers; Rosa deals with relationship issues; Hitchcock and Scully attempt to cook the perfect lasagna. Sean Astin guest stars.
posted to FanFare by fizzix at 5:10 PM on April 26, 2019 (26 comments)

When Gina returns to the Nine-Nine, Jake and Terry get drawn into her life. Holt learns that Charles' son, Nikolaj, may be a genius. Rosa copes with an injury. (Summary from Hulu)
posted to FanFare by InTheYear2017 at 9:07 AM on May 5, 2019 (11 comments)

Its the Halloween Cinco de Mayo Heist! In order to distract Terry from the stress of his upcoming lieutenant's exam, Jake, Holt and the squad decide to hold the annual Halloween Heist on a new date, Cinco de Mayo.
posted to FanFare by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 9:03 PM on May 10, 2019 (15 comments)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ends the season with a two-part finale. Featuring the return of some old friends.
posted to FanFare by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 9:51 PM on May 17, 2019 (12 comments)

Y'all wanna hear a story about the time I accidentally transported a brick of heroin from Los Angeles to Seattle? I bet.
Alright, let's do this...
Original twitter thread
posted to MetaFilter by AndrewStephens at 5:52 PM on May 21, 2019 (109 comments)

Panic have announced a cute new handheld console, Playdate. Costing $149, it will come with a season of twelve brand new games launched weekly from developers like Keita Takahashi (Katamari Damacy), Bennett Foddy (QWOP), and Zach Gage (Really Bad Chess). The Playdate has an unusual design including a rotating crank controller, and is accompanied by a Mac SDK that works in Lua and C.
posted to MetaFilter by adrianhon at 2:28 AM on May 23, 2019 (84 comments)

Terminator Dark Fate [YouTube][Teaser Trailer] Terminator: Dark Fate is the sixth film in the Terminator franchise, but acts as a direct sequel to only the first two movies: Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The other three films are now considered part of an alternate timeline, according to the filmmakers.
posted to MetaFilter by Fizz at 10:22 AM on May 23, 2019 (95 comments)

The Battle of Winterfell is over and a new chapter for Westeros begins.
posted to FanFare by Brandon Blatcher at 7:17 PM on May 5, 2019 (670 comments)

Scattered across the galaxy, the team works to find their footing in the wake of losing Coulson
posted to FanFare by elgilito at 5:25 PM on May 12, 2019 (14 comments)

The vampires must defend themselves as an international vampire tribunal gathers to judge them for their transgressions.
posted to FanFare by filthy light thief at 11:40 AM on May 9, 2019 (17 comments)

The vampires get embroiled in local Staten Island politics as their first step to world domination.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 8:07 PM on April 3, 2019 (10 comments)

The vampires try to plan a lavish blood feast in honor of a visit by their ancient master from the Old Country. (FX Channel series)
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 7:56 PM on March 27, 2019 (13 comments)

Cedric and I spent uncountable hours peering into the gloom, and just as I was about to lose all hope, at the side of the road, a faded sign shewed forth:

SHACK OF INDULGENCE
15 MILES

H.P. Loveshack

By John Peck at McSweeney's.
posted to MetaFilter by Songdog at 9:15 AM on May 7, 2019 (19 comments)

On Christmas Eve in the small Alaskan town of Iglaak, a mysterious man in a suit appears in a jail cell with no explanation and asks the chief of police for a pardon. [Starring Marika Sila, Greg Kinnear, Steven Yeun, and Patrick Gallagher]
posted to FanFare by filthy light thief at 12:25 PM on April 23, 2019 (8 comments)

A down-on-his-luck campaign manager is determined to get a kid elected as the President of the United States.
posted to FanFare by filthy light thief at 7:51 AM on April 26, 2019 (4 comments)

The army of the undead arrives at Winterfell and the battle for life begins.
posted to FanFare by Brandon Blatcher at 7:22 PM on April 28, 2019 (842 comments)

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe. This is it, people.
posted to FanFare by smoke at 4:11 AM on April 24, 2019 (692 comments)

On September 22, 1989, minutes before going onstage, David Letterman had second thoughts about the Top Ten List planned for that evening's show. In "about two minutes," Late Night head writer Steve O'Donnell improvised a new one and dictated it directly to the show's chyron operator. The result was possibly the most surreal bit ever aired on this very surreal show. (SLYT)
posted to MetaFilter by How the runs scored at 8:04 PM on April 22, 2019 (79 comments)

The battle at Winterfell approaches and a number of characters come to terms with what's coming.
posted to FanFare by Brandon Blatcher at 6:58 PM on April 21, 2019 (426 comments)

When it's revealed that Fred has a crush on a bar patron, Abby and Beth encourage a reluctant Fred to start dating.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 3:25 AM on April 21, 2019

Holt and Peralta investigate at Kevin's university. Meanwhile, Jeffords and Santiago battle over who can provide the best lunch experience.
posted to FanFare by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 8:28 PM on April 20, 2019 (18 comments)

I'm not entirely sure this warrants a MeTa but, what the hell, I'm making one anyway. Michael Schur (@kentremendous), the creator of The Good Place*, discovered this AskMe and played into it a little bit. The resulting Twitter thread is short but amusing.
posted to MetaTalk by bondcliff at 6:02 PM on October 5, 2017 (37 comments)

Sierra Death Generator “There exist a lot of meme generators on the internet, but few are better organized or authentically made than the Death Generator. Created by programmer Foone Turing [@Foone], the open-source tool first began as a generator for death screens from Sierra games, starting with Police Quest 2 in 2017. Turing gets most of his screenshots by actually playing through the games, and he’s now up to dozens of classic titles and newer games alike, from SimCity 2000 to Animal Crossing: Wild World.” [via: The Verge]
posted to MetaFilter by Fizz at 8:58 AM on February 24, 2019 (18 comments)

The USS Discovery chases a lead.
posted to FanFare by mordax at 9:57 AM on January 25, 2019 (36 comments)

<SETG SCORE <+ ,SCORE 25>> <SETG MARVIN-COUNTER 4> <MOVE ,MARVIN ,PANTRY> <MOVE ,TOOL-REQUIRED ,MARVIN> <TELL "Marvin fiddles inside the " D ,MECHANISM " with the " D ,TOOL-REQUIRED " for about three-tenths of a second. He limps away. \"And me,\" you hear him mutter ashe goes, \"with this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left side.\"" CR>)

A whole bunch of Infocom's original source code is now available on github.
posted to MetaFilter by jenkinsEar at 7:26 AM on April 16, 2019 (76 comments)

After answering a distress signal from the USS Enterprise, the USS Discovery welcomes aboard Captain Christopher Pike and begins a new mission to investigate the meaning behind seven mysterious red signals. Michael Burnham grapples with her past growing up on Vulcan with her foster parents and brother Spock.
posted to FanFare by Automocar at 9:38 AM on January 18, 2019 (67 comments)

People gather in the North to prepare for the coming battle.
posted to FanFare by Brandon Blatcher at 6:54 PM on April 14, 2019 (370 comments)

Hailey spends a day with dad. These mitzvahs are murder.
posted to FanFare by numaner at 10:54 AM on April 5, 2019 (2 comments)

When a secret about Abby's dating history is revealed, Beth worries she might not be as close to Abby as she hoped. The gang enjoys a few too many drinks thanks to a visit from a liquor promoter.
posted to FanFare by ellieBOA at 9:50 AM on April 13, 2019 (5 comments)

Eve is reeling from her act of violence against Villanelle and doesn't know whether she is alive or dead. A paranoid and severely injured Villanelle manages to get herself to the hospital for treatment. Carolyn approaches Eve with an opportunity.
posted to FanFare by oh yeah! at 7:19 PM on April 7, 2019 (16 comments)