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Friday, April 24, 2026
Laser Magic Spectacular
You know how lightsabers break the rules of physics by showing a light that just ends at a certain point? This music video from Auralnauts corrects that by outfitting Luke, er, Dirk Lasermaster, with a lightsaber that goes on to infinity. Otherwise, the weird things that would never happen in a real world were left in the footage from The Return of the Jedi. In fact, those weird moments are highlighted by repetition to a ridiculous degree.
The song is from their album The Last Laser Master. It's an adjunct to their 6-part opus called Auralnauts Star Wars Saga. (via Digg)
Impeachment
It won't work until January. He could do a lot of damage between now and then. (via Fark)Support for impeaching Trump is at 55%, according to a new Strength In Numbers/ @Verasight.io poll, with 37% of adults opposed. Crucially 1 in 5 of Trump’s own voters support impeachment. Read and share: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-22...
— G Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris.com) April 22, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Kentucky Moon
From the days when you had to sing, dance, act, and make people laugh to make it in show business. The Ritz Brothers perform with Tony Martin in this clip from the 1938 movie Kentucky Moonshine.
Coyote vs Acme
The long-awaited Coyote vs Acme is finally going to see the light. Based on a 1990 story, the film is a combination of animation and live action, and it's a courtroom drama. The Coyote, after untold disappointments with their products, is suing the Acme corporation. As you might guess, not all the action takes place in the courtroom, because it wouldn't be the Coyote we know without a lot of destructive chaos.
Warner Bros. seemed to be against this film from the start. First, they put limitations on their cartoon characters. Then they declined to move ahead with the movie. Years later, they approved a different script. Coyote vs Acme was completed, and got great reviews from anyone at previews or test screenings. However, in 2023, Warner Bros. announced it would not be released, drawing a lot of backlash from fans. They later said it could be released if the producers could find another distributor, but they also demanded too much money from anyone willing. Finally, in 2025, Ketchup Entertainment got a deal. Coyote vs Acme will open in theaters on August 28. (via Metafilter)
Infinity War of Infinite Avengers
The war cry is "Avengers, Assemble!" because there's strength in numbers ...up to a point. When you have to assemble eleventy-eight superheroes, it can take a bit of time. How many superheroes is too many superheroes? You know what they say, nothing succeeds like excess. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Tear the Flesh
People seem to like the first idea better. This comic is from Chris Hallbeck at Maximumble. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Do Animals Have Minds Like Humans?
We don't know exactly what's going on in someone else's mind, but we can take a guess based on their behavior. That goes for primitive species like worms with few neurons, up through animals with many neurons, to humans, who have taken the concept of "mind" a lot further. Yet we still don't know where to draw the line on which animals have "minds" as we think of them. Heck, we can't even define "mind" as opposed to sentience, self-awareness, and consciousness.
Humans, with the most complex of all brains, have managed to use our collection of neurons to develop and understand higher concepts like empathy, morality, art, fiction, prediction, language and math, long-term planning, and civilization itself. We've become pretty good at telling others what's on our minds, although we still cannot totally experience the way someone else thinks. Kurzgesagt gives us a brief tour of how brains differ between species and how more complex brains work. There's an ad from 4:44 to 6:00. The video ends at 10:42.
One Weird Trick to Unclog a Sink
Don't call a plumber! All you need to unclog a stubborn drain is ...eggs! Lots and lots of eggs. By the time you get to the end of this tutorial, you'll start to fear an egg shortage. Or maybe this guy has his own chicken coop and few neighbors to give eggs to. But at least, you'll be slightly entertained.
The YouTube channel HowToBasic most often gives us recipes, with similar results, but this time they went in another direction. This has to be a riff on those ads you see about why you should put oil in your toilet or aluminum foil on your door knobs. I still don't know those things because I am well aware that if I click on the ad, I'll be led down a 45-page primrose path of more ads. At least this video gets to the point quickly. (via Boing Boing)
Miss Cellania's Links
Teach your twins their names early, because you're going to need help. Even when they are Deborah and Michael.
Paramount Filming Locations (1927). See the spots in California that could stand in for faraway places. (via kottke)
If anyone asks you what Trump has done wrong, you can refer to this open letter. Sadly, it's far from complete. (via Fark)
The Winged Cat of Pinesville, West Virginia. (via Strange Company)
I Stumbled Across My Boyfriend's ChatGPT and It Ended Our Relationship. It wasn't cheating or some dramatic betrayal. What I found was worse: his uncertainty. (via Nag on the Lake)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie was supposed to launch a cult series into mainstream fame. It didn’t quite work out that way.
An intriguing song from 1979: "I'm Gonna Be an Engineer."
The Guy Who Gave Us the Word "Shrapnel."
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