(via She Who Seeks)
Thursday, April 09, 2026
Drone Light Show Sets Record
Drones have many uses, but let's not talk about war right now. For aerial entertainment, they are much safer than fireworks, and can light up the sky with intricate 3-dimensional images that are just breathtaking. The biggest show yet happened in Hefei, Anhui, China, on February 3rd, 2026. The Chinese company Guangdong EHang Egret Media Technology Co., Ltd. launched 22,580 and set a new world record for the "most multirotor/drones airborne simultaneously from a single computer (outdoors)." Since they qualified that, you have to wonder how many more were ever launched inside a structure.
Oh yeah, and unlike fireworks, these drones can be used again. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
A Cat Walks Into a Deli...
A cat walked into the deli-cat-tessen and admired the items on display at the meat counter. The clerk, who may be the butcher as well, went into his sales spiel and gave the cat a better look at a variety of offerings until the cat indicated what he most wanted. The cat probably thought he'd get away with not paying, but the deli got a viral video out of it.
Crisis
Well, I don't know about "solved." Iran is in a better position now than before Trump started the war, and the rest of the world is paying for it.Stable Genius Crisis Manager.
— Daniel Boris (@danboriscreates.bsky.social) April 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Joan Crawford Slaps
Joan Crawford was a lousy mom but a great actress. She managed to land so many parts that harnessed her anger, and in that era of Hollywood, that meant physical anger. This is a compilation of Joan Crawford slapping people. Or getting slapped. Or punched. There's a moment in the middle that will make you laugh at all of it.
An Honest Trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash
The 2025 movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is the second sequel to Avatar. Jake Sully and his family once again deal with the mostly evil humans who have invaded Pandora. Avatar: Fire and Ash was not as popular as Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022, but it was hella successful. The budget was maybe $400 million, and it grossed $1.4 billion. When your only competition is your previous movies, what does "success" mean, anyway? Screen Junkies found Avatar: Fire and Ash to be a bit repetitive, but it still looks gorgeous.
Miss Cellania's Links
Not What They're Paid For. Randy Rainbow's latest song parody takes on the entire Trump administration.
“Cognitive surrender” leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds. Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting “faulty” AI answers.
The quiet disappearance of the free-range childhood.
The unseen challenges of life on the Moon. (via Damn Interesting)
Roller skating can be art and comedy.
News you may have missed: Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service. (via Metafilter)
10 Famous Science Concepts That Most People Massively Misunderstand.
What is wisdom, and can it be taught? Scientists are trying to name the qualities that make someone wise and figure out how to cultivate them
Aie Rama Rama
Every once in a while, it's good to take a Bollywood break and enjoy an over-the-top production number with joyous music and more dancers than Hollywood can afford. (via Everlasting Blort)
Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Salsa Dances
We've seen plenty of canine freestyle in videos posted here, but it's been a while. The judges and the audience at Britain's Got Talent weren't at all familiar with the art. And Salsa did a lovely job.
Restrooms
Okay, does this designate shoulders vs. butt, or boobs vs.balls? Choose carefully. (via Give Me a Sign)
Roxanne Works Hard for the Money
It's always a treat to get a mashup of two (or more) familiar songs from Bill McClintock. Usually, they are shockingly different songs that meld in a surprising way. This time, the two main songs are thematically similar- they are about working women.
Donna Summer's 1983 hit "She Works Hard for the Money" was inspired by a tired restroom attendant she met at a Grammy afterparty. It's a song about all blue-collar women. On the other hand, the 1978 song "Roxanne," the first hit by The Police, is definitely about a sex worker. Together, the two songs seem to be about a really hard-working prostitute.
Musically, McClintock shows his skill at making disparate rhythms work together better than they should. There are also snippets of "Never Enough" by L.A. Guns and "Round and Round: by Ratt in this mashup.
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