Sunday, June 21, 2026
A Family Man
StoryCorps presents its latest story to be animated by the Rauch Brothers. Samuel Black talks about his hardworking father who may remind you of your own. (Thanks, Krisi!)
Saturday, June 20, 2026
The Unearthly
In the 1957 movie The Unearthly, John Carradine plays a mad scientist who recruits unknowing patients with no relatives for his ghastly experiments. Tor Johnson plays his assistant Lobo. It's about as good as you'd expect from a very low-budget film. (Thanks, WTM!)
Pumpkin
Pumpkin was spoiled by her previous owner, an elderly lady who died. She's a megachonker who weighs 20 pounds. Now, I had an orange cat who weighed 20 pounds, but he didn't seem fat because he was a large fellow who stood as tall as my knees on four legs. But Pumpkin is an average sized house cat, so 20 pounds is twice what she should weigh. She's so wide they couldn't have given her any other name.
As a special case, Pumpkin landed in a special home- with the president and CEO of Cincinnati's SPCA! Chris Seelbach is making getting Pumpkin back to a healthy weight his goal, but she's not quite on board yet. To make up for restricted food, Pumpkin is enjoying plenty of affection from the family. She doesn't like to walk much, but at 2:43 you'll see her walking toward the camera and you can almost hear the floor shaking under her. Oh Lawd, she comin'! See more videos of Pumpkin at TikTok. (via Laughing Squid)
Tap Dancing Through the Stars
Postmodern Jukebox is a rotating musical collective that collaborates with singers from all over in all genres, but for this performance, they've tapped a dancer instead (pun intended). Renowned tap dancer Demi Remick has performed with PMJ on the road for years. Here, she dances to a medley of science fiction themes in an act they call "2001: Tap Odyssey." In case you don't recognize all of them (although most of you will), the songs are from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, The X Files, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek: The Original Series, and Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Even if you don't care for tap dancing, you'll enjoy Postmodern Jukebox's jazzed-up versions of your favorite sci-fi movie and TV themes. (via Kuriositas)
Game Changer
A little girl at an arcade wants to take a toy wrestler home. He does not want to go live with a mere girl. Can he stop her from earning enough points to win him? This short film is from Aviv Mano of the Ringling College of Art and Design. (via Tastefully Offensive)
What Do We Want?
It happened as a negative feedback loop, gathering momentum like a snowball rolling downhill. How can we stop it? This comic is from rusty.creates at Bummer Party Comics. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Friday, June 19, 2026
Things That Are Making You Broke But Take 10 Seconds To Stop
The modern world of internet apps makes everything simple and convenient, particularly spending money. When all you have to do is push one virtual button to buy something, the price doesn't hit you nearly as hard as handing over cash. That price may look small now, but when it's multiplied over time, you'd be shocked by the total. Automatic payments often go ignored, but the effect on your bank balance adds up, and suddenly you're broke and you don't even know how it happened. Chill Dude Explains goes over ten ways your money is disappearing while you don't even notice. Not all of them are due to the convenience of the internet, but all are easy to miss if you aren't paying close attention.
Tusken Raiders of the Lost Ark
Don't you just love a good pop culture mashup? All it took was one common word to bring Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Star Wars universe together. The devil is in the details- notice the golden head that Indiana Jones tries to loot, and the pet Sallah-cious Crumb. This is Autumn and Richard, the grinning geeks, who go to great lengths in their cosplay to offer a twist and bring a smile. You can see plenty more of their costumes at Instagram.
This image was found at Jenn Yates' round up of Star Wars celebration pictures from 2022. All are funny. I don't know how I found the particular post, because the Epbot blog hasn't been updated for years.
The South: A Guide for Confused World Cup Visitors
The United States is pretty unique, as soccer fans from around the world are discovering as they gather for the World Cup. But the US is also very big, so our culture is different in the different parts of the nation. If you're traveling to Dallas, Houston, or Atlanta for the games, your experience will be different from those heading to the West or New England. And probably different from the movies you've seen.
The American South is, first of all, hot, and getting hotter every day. The people are friendly, but not always understandable. The English they speak is different from what you learned. The trains do not go everywhere. And if you clean your plate, you'll gain weight. Matt Mitchell has a guide to get international visitors up to snuff for their stay in the South.
Miss Cellania's Links
Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery.
Bonfires, Maypoles and a saint’s day: How Europe celebrates the longest day of the year.
Little Algeria - the Kansas city taking a World Cup team to its heart. Lawrence really rolled out the welcome mat. (via Metafilter)
The “unhinged” cake decorators at a Missoula Walmart have become local legends. Corporate has no comment. (via Fark)
Trae Crowder interviews a "transvestigator." NSFW language.
These Devoted Dads
Across the Animal Kingdom Will Warm Your Heart This Father’s Day. From
foxes that bring home dinner to fish that keep watch over their young,
male animals across several species take an active role in building
nests and caring for their babies
Final Rules for Medicaid Work Requirements Are Out. Here’s What You Need To Know. (via Metafilter)
Jules Verne predicted submarines and Moon missions. He also got some things hilariously wrong.
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
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