— Marti Lawrence (@marti-l.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Streets of Minneapolis
Every historical movement needs an anthem. Bruce Springsteen wrote this on Saturday, recorded it yesterday, and released it today. The lyrics are here.
Cats and Snow
If you need a laugh, here's ten minutes of cats frolicking in the snow. You'll see cats in sleds, on skis, and in snowsuits. You'll see cats running, jumping, digging, and exploring. Most of them are having a good time, but there are a few who prefer to be someplace warmer.
An Honest Trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Screen Junkies celebrates the silver anniversary of The Lord of the Rings movies, or at least the beginning of them, by giving us a full set of Honest Trailers in conjunction with the release of the extended versions of film in theaters. It's time for the last one, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Everyone from the previous installments shows up for the battle, plus many characters we've never seen before. Everyone either dies gruesomely or gets to be the hero. The satisfying ending is not the end, and neither is that one. Or that one, either. The extended edition runs four hours and 23 minutes, so you wonder how many more ending scenes were tacked on. But you'll get plenty of Monty Python references and jokes at the expense of farts, George RR Martin, and England.
Miss Cellania's Links
Wild Star Wars Theories That Could Be True, But Probably Aren’t.
"I'm trying to imagine all these actors getting the script and trying to figure out how they're going to convey, like, two whole minutes of shock and paralysis while the dumbest thing that's ever happened plays out in front of them."
Halley’s Comet wrongly named: 11th-century English monk predates British astronomer. More on that interesting monk. (via Popular Science)
The Kill Line: What America looks like on Chinese social media. (via Metafilter)
Gen X is feeling old. Delicious karma for Boomers.
10 Life-Threatening Beauty Hacks From Eras Gone By.
You know Renee Good and Alex Pretti, but there have been nine people killed by ICE so far in 2026, and it's still January. (via kottke)
Caroline Hampton's Rubber Gloves. The American nurse was the first to wear gloves while assisting in surgery.
The Dangers of an Icy Hill
This happened in Texas some years ago. Kristy Boyd of Longview, Texas, recorded vehicles trying to make it up an icy hill, with some having more success than others. Then a big rig tried it. It had the speed going up, but couldn't quite make it over the top. That's when things went downhill, so to speak. First, gravity wins, then inertia. The real winner is the smaller car that didn't even try the hill. I bet that driver's life flashed before his eyes. (via Digg)
Widow
(via Nag on the Lake)I’ll admit, this one got me. 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ikt6sgthBr
— Steve 🇺🇸 (@SteveLovesAmmo) January 24, 2026
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
My Name is Edgar and I Have a Cow
Edgar is a normal and unassuming guy with a rather boring routine until that day he witnessed a calf being born at a beef processing facility. Then his life gets turned upside down. (via Kuriositas)
How to Get 20 Cats
This guy, who goes by Whisker Street, took in a stray cat. The stray cat brought his girlfriend around, so he welcomed her in as well. Before you know it, he has 20 cats. But it's not just because he fell into the habit of rescuing more street cats. It took him a couple of years to figure out why they kept having kittens and how to prevent that. Well, he sounds young. Anyway, all the cats are loved and cared for. But what you'll remember from this video are the names he gave them. The first two are Epakateketekete and LaoGanMaHuHanCha. One is named HP Deskjet 2852E All-in-one Printer, but he admits that he calls her simply All-in-one-printer for short. That's short? We learn a few others, and then more crazy names at their Instagram gallery.
Name a New Species
If you recall, back in 2024, Ze Frank was invited to be on the board of the Senkenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA). He promptly visited them in Germany and made a video roasting the organization. Now, this is the institute that is charged with studying and naming new species of mollusks as they are discovered. What would Ze Frank offer this organization? Publicity, of course. They soon returned the favor by naming a type of chiton after him, Craspedochiton zefranki.
What next? How about crowdsourcing a species name? SOSA and Ze are now inviting fans to suggest a scientific name for a new species of Craspedochiton. You can submit one in the comments at this video's YouTube page, but it must only be one word, Latin or not, with an explanation, so molluskmcmolluskface won't cut it.
Going Fishing
A little fishing trip is more complicated than just that, when you have to build your world first. Even when that world is on your desk in your bedroom! The result is just as cute as it can be. I have some concerns, however, about the hooks that weren't removed from the fish before it was consumed. Swedish stop-motion animator Guldies Konst used 2,500 still pictures (out of 4530 he took) to create this video. That's a lot of time spent in his bedroom. You might want to go back and check out the images in the still frames -especially the fire. It looks completely different than what the moving video shows. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Reflecting a Mood
Morning.
— Frostbitten Flamingo (@flemtheparrot.bsky.social) January 25, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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