Friday, June 19, 2026
How Avengers: Infinity War Should Have Ended
This video contains spoilers, but it won't make much sense anyway if you haven't seen Avengers: Infinity War. How It Should Have Ended came up with multiple ways the plot could have been resolved without all that fighting and stuff. Of course, that would have left us with much less of a movie, and wouldn't have set up the next installment. The real fun of this video begins afterward, when it spreads beyond the Marvel Cinematic Universe into other pop culture worlds. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
New Brother
This dog just got a little brother two weeks ago, and he's already exhausted. 12/10 for both (u/ThinkingBud)
— WeRateDogs (@weratedogs.com) June 15, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Thursday, June 18, 2026
A Question of Antimatter
The What If? series takes on hypothetical questions no matter how dumb they are. Many of the answers end with "we'd all die," and that explains why this one is so short. The question is, "What if everything was antimatter, EXCEPT Earth?"
Now, antimatter is a difficult concept which they do not try to explain to us, otherwise the video would be hours long and no one would watch it. I don't understand antimatter, either, but if we just fall back on science fiction involving a mirror universe or an alternate reality in which everything is backwards, we can follow the video. You probably won't understand antimatter any better afterward, besides learning it's not a good thing for earth. But listen carefully, and you'll glean some neat stuff, like how at dawn we are facing the direction the earth is moving. We also learn that Munroe, a former NASA engineer, would really like to see another space telescope.
One-Eared Teresita
Teresita was a stray kitten in Dubai suffering from an infection so bad she lost an ear. the other ear was big enough to make up for it. The veterinarian that took care of the kitten fell for her, and when the treatment funds ran out, she kept going and eventually adopted Teresita. Then later on, she took home one-eyed Popito to keep her company. You can keep up with this imperfectly perfect duo at Instagram.
Oh, The Places You Should Not Go!
It's become a tradition for parents to give their child the Dr. Seuss book Oh, The Places You'll Go! when they graduate from high school. It's sentimental for those who grew up reading Dr. Seuss books. But we know the world is a really scary place, so it might be more realistic if the book were written by Stephen King. In this parody of the Dr. Seuss book, we get a tour of all the terrible places King reveals in his novels. If you've not read the books, you have at least seen the movies. This video is a gift to the class of 2026 from the Stephen King Book Club.
Simon's Cat in The Snip
The kitten just got back from the vet, still under the influence just a bit. He's just been neutered! What's even worse, he tells the cat what happened. No doubt the cat has forgotten all about when it happened to him long ago.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Feelin' Stronger Every Day
From 1973. You'll find this song on the album Chicago VI. Good song; not enough Terry Kath.
Miss Cellania's Links
Places That Only Exist at a Certain Time of Day. (via Nag on the Lake)
Éolienne Bollée: An Unusual Windmill. Passive energy collection met art in the mid-19th century.
Why is football called 'soccer' in the US and Canada? (via TYWKIWDBI)
Muskox Soccer. (via Everlasting Blort)
The Heartbreaking Reason the "L" Is First in LGBTQ+.
Red Lobster's Endless Shrimp is Back, But Not for Everyone.
I Fed the People Building the Metaverse. A former chef at Facebook headquarters spills the beans. (via Nag on the Lake)
A Blast from the Past (2007): Periodic Tableware.
Canadian Bonnie and Clyde
Two people seemed suspicious to the Reddi Mart store owners in Spruce Grove, Alberta. One RCMP officer showed up to question the couple, and then all hell broke loose. The one constable and the store owner were busy with the guy, so the woman tried to escape the building, but security cameras are everywhere, and more police arrived. They were both eventually charged with using a stolen credit card plus multiple crimes caught in this video. You can read the news story here. (via Slate)
Rock
Looking at someone, or something, outside your own consciousness gives you a really different perspective on time and space. Cosmic. This is the latest comic from Randall Munroe at XKCD. Now back to your regular life.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
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