Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Garfield's Lasagna
Garfield, the fat cat of comics and movie fame, always craved lasagna. Andrew Rea shows us why that lasagna was so delicious in the latest episode of Binging With Babish. The good news is that Garfield doesn't have to appear in this cooking video, so he doesn't. All the parts of this lasagna are hand-made before they are assembled. J. Kenji López-Alt's recipe for Ragu Bolognese is at Serious Eats. To see Brad Leone make the ricotta cheese, see his video. The instructions for homemade pasta is in a previous video by Andrew Rea. I can guarantee that after going through all this for a pan of lasagna, the cat is not getting it. (via reddit)
The Pirate and the Sailor
"So tell me," asks the sailor, "how did you come to lose that leg?"
"Arrgh," says the pirate, "'Twas a black squall swept me overboard. Whilst in the water, a shark snapped me leg off and I've had this peg leg ever since."
"Wow!" says the sailor. "And how'd you get the hook?"
"We was fighting at close quarters," says the pirate. "Some scurvy dog with a cutlass hacked me hand off and I've had this hook ever since."
"Amazing!" says the sailor. "And what about the eye patch?"
"Arrgh," says the pirate. "'Twas a seagull pooped in me eye."
"A seagull?" asks the sailor, a bit incredulous.
"Well, I should explain," says the pirate. "'Twas me first day with the new hook."
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The Psychology of Generation Jones
The Baby Boom generation is usually defined as people born anywhere from 1946 to 1964, which is a lot of years. By 1999, it was clear that those people born in the later half had a much different life from those born to returning World War II soldiers. While we do remember Woodstock, we were too young to go. We thought the war in Vietnam would last forever. And while we didn't grow up with computers, we were young enough to embrace them. The further you get into this video, the more I feel seen.
Why Do Superheroes Wear Capes?
A superhero's costume must be skin tight, colorful, and come with a cape. But superhero costume designer Edna Mode says, "No capes!" and therefore the more modern superheroes don't. So why do the old school heroes like Superman and Batman wear capes? It's not just because they capes are cool.
To get the real story, we have to go back to the pop culture that inspired the comic book superhero in the first place, back in the 1930s. Once a character has been designed, artists found all kinds of ways to use the cape to illustrate different aspects of the character or the story. As more and more superheroes came about, some went without capes just to be different, or as a statement that they aren't a slave to obsolete fashion unless the character was designed to be old-fashioned. (via Laughing Squid)
Michael Jackson's Childhood
Michael Jackson is second on the list of the most successful recording artists in history, behind only The Beatles. That legacy is tarnished by the very weirdness of his personal life. Whether he was nefarious or just plain eccentric, he knew how to make headlines. But you might not know what came before. Yeah, that was the Jackson 5, which was the product of Joe Jackson.
Jackson's father saw his musically-talented sons as a ticket to success, which must be cultivated by any means necessary. The cost was enormous for all his nine children, but especially for Michael. He spent his adult life rebuilding a fantasy childhood to make up for the normal one he never got. Weird History looks back in time to the Jackson family and their ascent to fame.
Women's History Month
(via Everlasting Blort)Happy Women's History Month.
— Elayne Boosler (@eboosler.bsky.social) March 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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Monday, March 16, 2026
Late Night Shows In 2050
Late night talk shows have a hard enough time now, trying to make jokes when there's nothing to talk about in the news but bad news. Ryan George takes this trajectory to its limits.
A Public Works Chicken
A hen wandered into the Public Works department in Truman, Minnesota, about a year ago, and never left! Employees said she was pretty bedraggled, and they suspect she had been chased there by a dog. But no one in the area seems to have lost a chicken, or at least they didn't claim her. That's understandable. I asked a friend how many chickens she had, and she couldn't say because they won't stand still enough to be counted.
Anyway, this chicken decided that the city facility was now her home, and they named her Noodles. Noodles spends her days supervising the staff from a high perch and her nights laying eggs for the utility workers, and they couldn't be happier about it.
1929 Toaster
I love these ancient gadgets. My grandparents got a toaster about this old when they finally got electricity, but it didn't pop like this one- instead it had two heating elements that you had to fold up around the bread. The problem with purchasing an old electrical appliance is that the cord is usually covered in fabric and is either nonfunctioning or dangerous. This guy has replaced the cord, but I'm not up to doing that. (via Everlasting Blort)
Miss Cellania's Links
A Native Soldier Allied With the British Killed a Young White Woman in 1777. Propaganda Transformed Her Into a Martyr of the American Revolution.
How to make a giraffe sandwich.
The Year I Was Supposed to Die. Alternate link. (via Metafilter)
The Chance for Peace speech is as relevant today as it ever was.
15 Celebrities Who Begged For Cameos in The Star Wars Franchise.
Trans people tell us about the everyday differences between genders we never think about.
Poopyfartybum69: When NPCs Are Forced to Say Players’ Ridiculous Usernames Out Loud. Might be NSFW.
New Zealand's possums are a problem. Could Selena Gomez be the solution? (via Nag on the Lake)
The First Venus Flytrap
Even though species evolve in tiny increments, when one develops something that is different from their ancestors, there has to be a first one to try it. YouTube comedian CalebCity imagined how that very first plant decided it would be carnivorous and then evolve into a Venus Flytrap. He plays the roles of two plants and a bumblebee. Brace yourselves. This is the one-man version of Little Shop of Horrors. (via Tastefully Offensive)
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