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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
An Honest Trailer for the Oscars
In the event that you haven't seen any of the nominees for Best Picture at the 2026 Academy Awards, you might learn enough about them from the Honest Trailer to form some kind of opinion on who should win. Don't laugh, I have seen exactly none of them, but I probably will catch a few in the next couple of years on TV. Whether I will make that effort at all depends on who wins and what Screen Junkies can tell us about them. The only one that has been recommended to me is Sinners, but they are all rated pretty highly.
There's plenty of fun in the Honest Trailer. I'm going to put "Thousand Island stare" in my backpack to pull out at the proper time. That's golden. The best part is at the end, where they make a supercut showing how all these movies are the same, or at least incorporate all the same elements. The 98th Academy Awards will be bestowed this Sunday night.
Miss Cellania's Links
Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe – the Chapel Built atop a Volcanic Plug.
Man Rushes to the Hospital After Turning Blue. He's alright now. (via Fark)
ChatGPT has all the answers. This one might be "No."
In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad. (via Nag on the Lake)
The Dark History of 'Hysteria.'
"Free oysters to any man 80 yaers old accompanied by his father." Someone finally collects.
Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate. Is anyone surprised? (via Boing Boing)
When you are young, anything new can be frightening. (via Everlasting Blort)
New Star Wars Soundtracks
David Unger came up with alternative music for Star Wars. He says,
The minute I saw Star Wars The Last Jedi in theaters, this song popped into my head during that scene, and I knew that I had to wait until the DVD to make this. That time is now. Hope you enjoy.While he was at it, he tagged on scenes from other Star Wars films with different music. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Must Resist
My secret life as a cat.
— Jeff Smith (@thecomichunter.bsky.social) March 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
War or Not War
It's a matter of semantics. According to the Constitution, only Congress has the power to declare war. That hasn't happened since 1942. But if you call it something else....
Stealing Kittens
I have opinions about people letting their cats get pregnant, but we don't know the story here. Maybe they are all foster cats. Thanks to the common scheme of naming cats for food of the same color, we can keep Cheeto and Mellow straight. Cheeto kept taking Mellow's kittens away! It was alarming at first, but her intentions become clear as time goes on.
Using AI to Write an Email
A couple of other blogging platforms I use (not Neatorama) are always asking me to use AI to write a blog post. That seems infinitely silly because if I typed up what I wanted it to write, the post is therefore written. That's understandable because I am a blogger. But social media and even my email service wants me to use AI, and I don't wanna. I know how to write a letter to communicate. Ryan George explains what could go wrong, and that's a lot.
However, there are some uses for AI writing that may actually be helpful. Dr. Dolittle has AI translate her notes into a report that a client can understand. Sure, she could write it herself; she's a good writer, but AI saves her time. Still, she reads the finished product before sharing it.
Slow Mo Kittens
Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy, the Slow Mo Guys, have a segment from an of their YouTube series The Super Slow Show in which they pander to us with a "montage of lovely, fluffy, soft, 4K kittens." I'm down with that. If you want to rationalize the time you take to watch this video, you could term it educational. Call it a study of how kittens move as they learn how to be graceful cats. But you and I know the real pull is the raw joy of watching kittens play. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Monday, March 09, 2026
Kiss Him Goodbye
I recall the day in 1987 that my boss said, "I'm not going to tell you what song this is, or who does it, I just want you to listen." That happened a lot back then. I recognized the song within seconds, but it was different. This is the Canadian a cappella group The Nylons. The song might not be as close to my heart as the original, but I loved this from that first listen. You can hear the studio version here.
Purrsephone
Purrsephone got a foster mom, Emilie, through the Elmbrook Humane Society while she was pregnant. She was so shy and scared that Emilie was worried about the kittens. No need. She became a great mama not only to her kittens, but to another stray who needed her.
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