Saturday, February 23, 2019
What the #$@!% are These?
If the stories were on TV, they'd be bleeped out. In print, the self-censoring of profanities had to have some placeholder. Those seemingly random keyboard symbols are called grawlixes. Vox explains their history, which goes back to the beginning of narrative comics. (via Laughing Squid)
Robot Gymnastics
They're coming for your job, even if you're an elite athlete! Seriously, the engineers who built and programmed these robots deserve a medal. (via reddit)
Tweet of the Day
4: Mama, I'm not feeling so good.— Mrs. Lucero 😏 (@cafchaosgrace) January 31, 2019
Me: What's wrong baby girl?
4: I haven't had spaghetti for so long my stomach misses it. Listen, *puffs up belly* you can hear my tummy cry.
(via Buzzfeed)
Friday, February 22, 2019
The Force
The Force is the Force, of course, of course, but how many times is the Force mentioned in the Star Wars films? Star Wars Kids have plenty of time on their hands, so they counted. And edited them all together, in chronological order of the story. That a lot of Force, which become more rhythmic and hypnotic over the course of the video. (via io9)
A Hungarian Version Of "Honky Tonk Women"
This is a performance by Gregori Grainger and his Graingerettes, recorded sometime around 1990. (via Everlasting Blort)
Job Interview
This one really hit home for me. The management at my day job keeps asking about my satisfaction level and my future goals with the company. This is my first unskilled job since the 1980s, and no one has asked me things like that before. I'm new, I'm part time, and I'm 60. You just keep paying me, and I'll keep coming to work and giving my best effort. This comic is from Zach Weinersmith at Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.
Seahorse and Sea Cow
Yes, it's all very clear now. You have to wonder if sea creatures refer to land animals by odd names in line with how much they resemble the sea creatures they are more familiar with. This comic is from Tommy Siegel.
Venice Water Parade
In this parade, the floats really do float! The city of Venice began the Carnival season with a moon-themed parade on the Cannaregio Canal on February 16. The illuminated floats carrying a variety of performers was upstaged by a balloon representing the moon sailed overhead, with a 15th-century caravel underneath. This raw footage from the Associated Press is not narrated, and some interviews are not in English, but you can tell a good time was had by all. Carnival celebrations will continue through March 5.
Miss Cellania's Links
These Are the Americans Who Live in a Bubble. A new study looks at how much people interact with other people who are not like them.
Karl Lagerfeld's Beloved Cat Choupette to Inherit Part of His Fortune. (via Mental Floss)
Trump White House Is Forcing Interns to Sign NDAs and Threatening Them With Financial Ruin.
18 Cats That Don’t Care About Your Personal Space. (via Neatorama)
Breed Your Own Mutants with Ganbreeder. Remix photos until they are terrifying. (via Boing Boing)
Chicken & Waffles Pizza and Ice Cream Tacos.
The Trump administration has been blocked from systematically breaking up migrant families, but hundreds of children crossing the border continue to be separated from their parents in a process requiring none of the oversight used to remove children in the United States from their homes.
When the Highest Paid Hollywood Director Was a Woman. Lois Weber did things her way, and was deliberately forgotten.
All the Presidents’ Meals. How US state dinners have changed over time. (via Everlasting Blort)
A blast from the past (2013): 8 Pop Culture Periodic Tables.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
True Facts: The Lemur
Ze Frank has another edition of the delicious and ridiculous True Facts series, this one about various species of lemur. These relatively small primates are both amusing and endangered. Warning: contains potty humor and brief glimpses of lemur genitals and mating. (via Laughing Squid)
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