(via Bad Newspaper)
Friday, April 04, 2025
Minoule
Minoule is an urban cat who discovers that there's a canary living in the building across the street. He takes grave risks to get that bird, and along the way, a lot of other things are going on in the city. The canary and a guitar-playing cat on the roof provide a fine soundtrack to this wordless French production by Nicolas Bianco-Levrin. (via The Kid Should See This)
What If the Earth Were Rotated 90°?
In the What If? video series, Randall Munroe of XKCD and Henry Reich of MinutePhysics look into wild theoretical questions, no matter how stupid they are. Now, we know that the earth rotates 360° every day. But this question is about rotating it in a different direction, changing its orientation completely. To see what would happen, they theoretically made the Greenwich Meridian into the equator. That changes everything, especially the way we see the globe. London is suddenly in the tropics, and India is where Siberia used to be. If this change were to happen gradually, the earth would adapt, but it it were sudden, it could be a extinction event.
Miss Cellania's Links
Trump annoyed the Smithsonian isn’t promoting discredited racial ideas. New executive order slams museum for recognizing "race is not a biological reality."
Winston Churchill and Britain's 'last witch': How a Scottish woman was jailed in 1944 after she 'summoned the dead'... and why the war-time PM was absolutely furious about it. (via Strange Company)
Holy Water Accident Douses Eternal Flame. (via Nag on the Lake)
See the Spectacular Winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 22nd Annual Photography Contest. There were more than 30,000 entries, and you can see the 60 finalists here.
Dr. Buckland’s Scotch Oats Essence. What a wholesome name for a dangerous patent medicine. (via Strange Company)
This week's links are few and late, because I've been in the hospital. But I'm fine now!
You're Eating at a Buffet Wrong
How do you get your money's worth at a buffet? The Food Network is here to tell us how we've been doing it wrong. See, buffet eating is a zero-sum game, and you have two have a proper strategy to win.
On the other hand, you can decide that eating out is not a competition, but an experience that you pay to enjoy. If you enjoy the food and the experience, then you've won, no matter where you are. If your local buffet restaurant is full of diners trying to "beat the house," the experience will not be great and the food is probably sub-par anyway. Maybe you should patronize a restaurant that gives you the good experience you are paying for. (via Boing Boing)
Thursday, April 03, 2025
Dog Finds the Best Stick
Dogs love sticks, for some reason. This dog found what he considers the perfect stick, and he won't settle for any less. The problem is that the stick is still attached to the tree, and is not inclined to ;et go. Neither is the dog. He even manages to bark at the stick while hanging by his teeth! (via Tastefully Offensive)
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Kangaroos in the House
They aren't house bound, but come in to socialize with this family quite often. Kangaroos are not a common pet outside of Australia. Or even in Australia. (via Fark)
Wonder Woman, A Symbol of Progress
Wonder Woman was a breakthrough character for DC Comics in that she was a (gasp) woman! Since her debut in 1941, she's been a symbol of a woman's power, although a problematic one, having been written and drawn by men for a male audience. And even so, she got the short end of the stick in pop culture. Nevertheless, Wonder Woman persevered. Learn the history of Wonder Woman in this video from kaptainkristian. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
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