Tuesday, July 31, 2018

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Even Libertarians Admit Medicare for All Would Save Trillions. 

Star Wars Episode IX Predictions: What's Next for the Sequel Trilogy? A look at the possibilities posed by the casting announcement and character arcs.

This Billion-Dollar Industry Is Showing a Dark Side. Medical technology can transform, or even save, your life, but there are tradeoffs.

People Share the Biggest Mistakes They Made During the First Year of Parenthood. Most of them arose from guilt rather than incompetence.

How a Notorious Gangster Was Exposed by His Own Sister. Her life has been in danger ever since.

What Dog and Cat Years Really Mean. A veterinary professor explains the life stages of dogs and cats.

How Evil Happens. Humans evolved to be social and even altruistic, but certain conditions can lead to ‘Syndrome E.’

That Time Someone Actually Achieved the Alchemists’ Dream of Turning a Different Material Into Gold. However, the cost of the process was substantially more than any possible profit.

Birthday cake for a 21-year-old.

If something happens in political news and you need to get updated, check out PoppinKREAM's comments at reddit. She has a list of links for every topic.

A blast from the past (2013): Origins of 8 of the Strangest Place Names in Canada.

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Monday, July 30, 2018

The Team Plan

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Star Wars: Episode IX Cast Announced. There are some surprises. (via Digg)

The Tiny "Spite Triangle" That Marks a Century-Old Grudge Against New York City. See an explanation of the maps that led to it in this Twitter thread.

American white people really hate being called “white people.” (via Fark)

27 Disturbing Things Your Boss Actually Made You Do

How to Keep Your Wedding from Looking Like a Disaster on Instagram. Some advice on chilling out, whatever you choose to share.

How to Grow Crops on Mars. We may need to re-engineer plants before we make the trip.

The Shark Arm Murder Mystery. The holiday mood was ruined when a shark threw up a human arm in front of an aquarium crowd. (via Strange Company)

The Most Educated Cities in America. And the least, with all 150 in ranked order. (via Thrillist)

The Real Story of Gumbo, Okra, and Filé. The origins of Louisiana cuisine owe more to West Africa than to France. (via Metafilter)

Why Your City Government Should Buy Your Local Newspaper. Treating information as a necessary utility might save journalism.

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Sunday, July 29, 2018

NASA 60th: How It All Began



President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958. That act transferred the duties of the  National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) from the military to a new civilian agency called the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA came about as a response to the Soviet Sputnik program, and accelerated when President Kennedy challenged the US to go to the moon by the end of the '60s. NASA has accomplished a lot in 60 years! This video is one of a series celebrating big milestones in NASA's history. (via Digg)

My Hero



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Paul McCartney at the Cavern Club



Sir Paul McCartney went back to his roots for a 28-song afternoon set Thursday at The Cavern Club in Liverpool. They gave out tickets free to the first 200 people, and managed to squeeze in about 250. Imagine playing the same gig over a 60-year span. Imagine being one of the people who got to see it! (via Nag on the Lake)


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Saturday, July 28, 2018

What a Deal!

A Shark Expert Reviews Shark Movies



We are coming to the end of another Shark Week, and once again we must confront the difference between real shark research and the exciting movies in which they play the villain. Jill McAndrew of the Long Island Aquarium knows sharks, and is happy to burst your bubble about the biggest shark films. (via Buzzfeed)  

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Things Fall Down in Istanbul



The shoddy engineering couldn't compete with the effect of heavy rains. First the retaining wall, then the four story home behind it.



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Friday, July 27, 2018

Thanos

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The 50 Greatest Special Effects Movies of All Time. The AV Club put their top 50 picks in chronological order instead of ranking them, so reading through them is a lesson in film history.

Amazon’s Facial Recognition Matched 28 Members of Congress to Criminal Mugshots. In case you are wondering, those were false positives instead of hidden arrests among your representatives. 

Woody Woodpecker vs. a Polish Animal Control officer.

27 Delicious Recipes to Try On Your Next Camping Trip. These are foods you really want to eat, adapted to primitive cooking methods.

A Person Can Instantly Blossom into a Savant-and No One Knows Why. The lucky few who experience sudden savant syndrome describe it as an epiphany of understanding.

Here's How Bad the Heat has Been Around the World. Records are being broken, and even the Arctic Circle has wildfires.

1,000-Year-Old Handprint From “Europe’s Lost People” Discovered In Scotland. A stone anvil contains a remnant of the Pictish coppersmith who used it.

Marine Biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez was Bitten and Dragged by a Crocodile ... and Lived to Tell Her Story. As terrifying as it was, she knew what to do and what not to do.

9 women to watch from this year’s midterms

What's with all these Robin Hood movies? There are seven of them in the Hollywood pipeline right now!

A blast from the past (2014): A Lifetime of Friendship: Pets and Their People.

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Thursday, July 26, 2018

Hey, She's 16!

Street Art

French Restaurant



This is how I feel hearing Princess and her new husband speaking. The difference is that I don't pretend to understand. I know my limitations.  The closed captions on this video have a lot of [speaking French], so I don't know if Keegan Michael-Key is actually speaking French or French-sounding gibberish. The auto-translate doesn't help, because it translates the English captions, not the spoken language. (via Digg)

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Five Big Sharks That Help Keep Our Oceans Healthy. There are around 500 shark species, many just as interesting as the great white.

The Miles App Constantly Tracks Your Movement in Exchange for Discounts. It rewards you for green transportation, but invades your privacy to pay for it.

Unprofessional Office Supplies. Everybody wants them!

The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News. Falsehoods almost always beat out the truth on Twitter, penetrating further, faster, and deeper into the social network than accurate information.

New 'Amazing Dragon' Dinosaur Species Discovered in China. Lingwulong shenqi is a relatively short-necked sauropod that lived 174 million years ago.

For Centuries, People Took Chunks of Stonehenge Home as Souvenirs. They also carved their initials into the ancient stones.

The Fish That Gave Too Much. Overfishing of anchovies in the Mediterranean may alter the traditional Mediterranean diet.

How to Stay Married After Your Baby is Born, or, I’m not Divorced Yet. Laura June spells out the realities of that first year of parenthood.

A blast from the past (2014): 9 Silly Sharks.

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My, time does fly. That seems like just yesterday.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Product Review

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Consensus

It wouldn't be so bad if we could more easily recognize the bots when we encounter them. They're getting better all the time. This comic is from Zack Weinersmith at Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

When You See It

How Did Cereal Become a Staple Breakfast Item?



Cold cereal is a fairly American habit. The rest of the world eats a light meal of bread, fruit, and a couple of other normal foods, or maybe a hearty cooked meal if you do heavy labor. So why do we eat so much sugary cereal with milk? Yeah, it's tasty, but it's not good for us. Those cereals were born to be health foods, especially good for the suppression of sexual urges. Simon Whistler of Today I Found Out explains the evolution of breakfast itself first, and then the origins of the cereals we know.

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Robots to the Rescue: Racing Through Our Blood to Cure Disease. Fantastic Voyage (without the shrunken people) has gone from science fiction to reality.

The Tragic Story of Soyuz 11. Three cosmonauts died in orbit in 1971, as they began their journey home from Russia's Salyut 1 Space Station.

In George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel 1984, the “final, most essential command” of the ruling totalitarian regime is “to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.” On Tuesday, President Trump made that same request of his supporters. 

Shaggy get philosophical. (via Geeks Are Sexy

Meet the People Who Grind Out the Best Movie Trailers in the World. Learn what they do to lure you into a theater.

Captain Kathryn Janeway of the USS Voyager volunteers for the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign. AOC is delighted.

6 Hilarious Ways Our Ancestors Solved Everyday Problems. They did the best they could with what they had.

37 Movies to Watch in the Second Half of 2018. There are some really good ones to look forward to.

Kitten needs his music to go to sleep.

A blast from the past (2010): 11 Ways We Used Radiation in Everyday Life.

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Sweet Child o' Mine



Performed by the Capitol Children's Choir. This was produced ten years ago, so all these children are grown now.

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It's just too bad that people wanting to improve the lives of other people makes you uncomfortable, but kudos for stepping outside your bubble for a minute. The comments on this Tweet are well worth a read. Stephen Colbert had fun with this one.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Privates

Groom's Cake Surprise



What happens when an Alabama fan marries an LSU fan? Shenanigans! Johnny is a dedicated 'Bama fan, and his bride Bekka roots for LSU. The wedding was lovely, and Bekka arranged for a nice groom's cake emblazoned with a big red A for Alabama. A lovely gesture, right? Except she was trolling him. Read the details and see his full reaction at Toprivalry. College rivalries are taken seriously in the South.  (via reddit)

This Toilet

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DNA Animation



WEHImovies made this sequence for an exhibit called "The Future Starts Here" 2018. It's amazing! All this stuff is going on inside everyone of our trillions of cells. (via Digg)


Just Helping

They had the best of intentions! This is the latest comic from Lunarbaboon.

See You Later

The Cantina Band Documentary



One of the biggest bands of the 1970s was Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes, but since they didn't get the promotion they deserved, they became known as simply the Cantina band. That's being rectified somewhat with a behind-the-scenes documentary on their career, sort of, which is really just an elaborate Comic Con trailer from Conan O'Brien. A slew of celebrities make appearances. (via Laughing Squid)

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Mama Cats Looking out for Their Kittens' Safety



A compilation of videos where mom protects kittens from heights, dogs, getting lost, and the dreaded vacuum cleaner.

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There have been various bands playing as loud as possible outside the White House for days. Everyone wants to get in on the act.

Monday, July 23, 2018

Double-Cross

What Kittens Do To Your Brain



Cats are so devious, they've fooled humans into loving them. Neuroscience Ph.D. candidate Shannon Odell explains the mechanism in our brains that make us defenseless against cute little baby cats. (via Nag on the Lake)


Commas

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Dog Know How to Cool Off




It's hot this summer in North Carolina, especially if  you are a dog bred for cold climates. Mako the Husky has found a way around that, because he's found his place -inside the ice maker! He would have never been found if he'd pulled his tail in properly. Now the ice machine belongs to him. 


Boing Boing has another video where they caught Mako in the act of climbing into the ice machine.

The Monster

Chris Hallbeck at Maximumble is doing something different: a continued story. This is the first panel, from about a week ago. Since then, this little monster has gone out on his own, and is trying to find a job, which isn't so easy. I don't know where the story is going, but I'm keen to follow along! You can start here, and hit the "next" button to pull up the panels in order.


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Who Owns the Moon? A Space Lawyer Answers. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty settled the question before Apollo 11 touched down.

Wayne’s World: A Classic Comedy About Creativity and Commerce. In 1992, 'selling out' was a controversial decision.

More Voters Are Being Kicked Off the Rolls, Especially in States with a History of Discrimination. 

Remembering Antarctica’s Nuclear Past. McMurdo Station was powered by a small nuclear reactor for a short time, but it will never happen again.

Don't Leave Your Parabolic Mirror in the Car. The results might be hard to explain to your insurance adjuster.

The Risky Thailand Cave Rescue Relied on Talent, Luck, and Sticking to the Rules. A professional diver explains the five rules of cave diving.

Europe's Scorching Weather has Revealed a Mysterious Henge. Parched vegetation in Ireland's Boyne Valley draws a distinct picture of the structures below ground.

The Allure of Small Towns for Big City Freelancers. Having started out in a small town, this freelancer feels ahead of the game.

Trump’s Tax Cut Hasn’t Done Anything for Workers. Wages were supposed to rise. Instead, they’ve fallen.

A blast from the past (2016): 9 Amazing Tiki Bars.



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A Guide to the Most Delightful -and Sinister- Dollhouses in Pop Culture. There are 23 of them in this list, mostly from the past 20 years or so, but they go back as far as 1963. (via Digg)

Liberal Blind Spots Are Hiding the Truth About ‘Trump Country.’   

Our homes don’t need formal spaces. (via Metafilter)

How to Stage Photos for a Real Estate Listing. A realtor trying to sell a two-bedroom house in Granbury, Texas, enlisted the help of a T-rex! (via Boing Boing)

Here’s What Happened When The Government Lost Control Of The Biggest Nuclear Cleanup In The US.

How the Mesmerizing ‘Sibiu Eyes’ Became a Protest Symbol in Romania. The traditional anthropomorphic windows are recognizable as someone keeping an eye on things.


Storsjöodjuret, Sweden's Legendary Lake Monster. Accounts of sightings go back over 300 years, of a creature that's estimated to be anywhere from 10 to 42 feet long. (via Strange Company)

Mosaic Vermin Invade New York City as Part of Jim Bachor’s Latest Pothole Interventions. (via Nag on the Lake

Physicists are Preoccupied with Beauty. A hypotheses doesn't need to be aesthetically pleasing to be true and enlightening.

A blast from the past (2010): No Bull (well, one): 7 Historical Cow Tales.

A Girl and Her Cat Sing Starship



A little girl on her bicycle with a kitten in the basket sing a song that has nothing to do with anything while all kinds of weird things go on around them. It makes no sense at all, and my reaction was “This is silly!” (Which is exactly the kind of thing I love.) Then it turns out that was the whole point. (via Tastefully Offensive)

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Sunday, July 22, 2018

Author's Warning

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Emergency Phone

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Saturday, July 21, 2018

Trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters



During Comic Con weekend, movies studio trot out thrilling trailers for movies that may be just around the corner, or may not be out for another year. Such is the case for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the third Hollywood-made Godzilla film, and a sequel to the 2014 Godzilla. It will be the 35th overall Godzilla film. And like the Japanese film series, this one expands to include other giant monsters.
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species – thought to be mere myths – rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.  
Godzilla: King of the Monsters will be in theaters in May of 2019. (via Tastefully Offensive)

Lowes

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Identification

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Friday, July 20, 2018

Survey Says

The Walking Dead Season 9: Official Comic-Con Trailer



The Walking Dead will return in about ten weeks. Here's the first trailer for season nine, which is apparently about rifts in the rather large community of allies. We already know a couple of the core cast members won't survive the season, but we don't know yet how they will leave. It had better be spectacular. Meanwhile, in Texas...



Morgan, Victor, Alicia, and a bunch of new characters are looking for a new story line. Fear the Walking Dead will be back next month for the second half of the season. Comic Con also had a trailer for that.

Cupboard

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Why Heathrow Airport Had Empty Flights to Nowhere



Heathrow Airport in London is a huge global hub, but it only has two runways. Really. Landing rights at Heathrow are therefore extremely valuable to airlines, and some weird things can happen in order to keep those rights, like "ghost flights." The practice seems wasteful, but the airlines see them as an necessary investment. Half as Interesting, a channel from Wendover Productions, explains how that happened. This video slides into an ad at about four minutes. Also, I personally would not call Cardiff "Nowhere," but that's the title the video came with. (via Metafilter)

Fun at the Grocery

The Kind of Story We Need Right Now



Seth Meyers tells the tale of DeDe Phillips, who was attacked by a rabid bobcat. As he proved when his second son was born, Meyers really knows how to tell a story. Since the June 7 attack, Phillips has undergone rabies vaccination, and is okay. Well, she's not only okay, she's a badass.  

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A Theory of Trump Kompromat. Financial shenanigans would obligate our current president more thoroughly than a pee tape.

The Most Spectacular Astronomy Images of 2018. The winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year will be announced in October.

The Vindication of Cheese, Butter, and Full-Fat Milk.


‘Sort of a Double Negative.’ How did we end up with a president that doesn't have the country's best interest at heart?

How to Enjoy Baseball When Your Team Really Sucks. There's always something good to focus on.

Two Centuries Before Mandela, This Xhosa Hero Died Escaping Robben Island. Makhanda was arrested in 1819.

Nikola Tesla's Cat and Other Feline Fascinations. Quite a few cats have left their mark on history.

The Best Notes Found in Used Books. The marginalia includes criticism, recommendations, dedications, out-of-context communications, snark, spoilers, secret code, and jokes.

See the Winners of the Dog Photographer Of The Year Awards. Judging must have been difficult, because they are all good dogs.

These Drawings By J.R.R. Tolkien Bring Middle-Earth To Life. Was there no end to the man's talents?

A blast from the past (2010): A Bovine Gift from the Heart.

Cockatiel

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Puppies vs. Robot



Who will reign supreme, five Jack Russell terrier puppies fight or a RoboRaptor? The puppies have the numbers, the robot is scary, but the real winner is the audience. (via Geeks Are Sexy)  


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Thursday, July 19, 2018

Tammy

Drama in the Deep



Oceanographers were watching the bottom of the ocean from the vantage point of the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition a couple of weeks ago. They see a benthic fish in a hole, waiting for something to come along he can eat. A snail approaches. There are quill worms around. Then a barracuda comes along and changes all expectations. The live narration makes the drama all the more exciting. (via Tastefully Offensive)

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Batman Wants To Join The Marvel Universe



Comic Con San Diego opens today and will run through Sunday. All the comic book superheroes are there, including Batman. It's his chance to do what he's always wanted- to ditch DC and join the fun of the Marvel Cinematic Universe! The Marvel superheroes respond by having some fun at Batman's expense. (via Laughing Squid)

A Primer on Nelson Mandela



The 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth was Wednesday. In honor of the occasion, Trevor Noah has a good introduction to Mandela's life for those too young to have followed it, or adults were didn't pay attention.



While we have Trevor Noah here for a minute, here's an unaired piece about him referring to the World Cup champion French team as Africans. France responded, Noah responded, and they both make valid points. 

Eyes

In case this confuses you, the photographer is outside, looking into a window at a cat. Most of the picture is a reflection of the sunny outside. (via Pleated-Jeans)

What The Fluff Challenge with a Twist



This family performed the blanker disappearing act for their dog like in so man What The Fluff videos you've seen, but this one is a bit different. It's a combination of What The Fluff and a reunion with a long-gone soldier! This puppy had no idea that his daddy was home until they let the blanket fall.

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Aliens and Terminator 2: How James Cameron Crafts Perfect Sequels. There's still no hope for another Titanic story.

Jared Kushner is being sued, and has been dodging notices for months. Using the Secret Service to avoid process servers seems like obstruction, doesn't it?

25 years ago, Sleepless In Seattle Found the Romantic Hiding in the Cynic. Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks made a love story in which the principles didn't meet until the very end.

When a DNA Test Shatters Your Identity. Unexpected results happen so often that support groups have formed to help people deal with the trauma.

33 Clever Copycat Recipes For Your Favorite Chain Restaurants. These are particularly helpful when you live far away from those eateries.

Men (Still) Can’t Handle Women Earning More Than They Do. 

How Inclusive are Beauty Brands Around the World? Depending on where you live, you might not be able to find foundation makeup that matches your skin color. (via Metafilter)

Community Plumbing: A Tribute to the Neighborhood Hardware Store. They are a reminder of how real-world skills can be developed to fix what's wrong. (Thanks, Deborah!)

How Jesse Helms Invented the Republican Party. (via Metafilter)

A blast from the past (2011): The Extraordinary Life of Liviu Librescu.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Top 25

All the Singles Ladies

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How Exactly Does Binary Code Work?



Everything you see on the internet is coded by using only zero or one. Since there are only those two options in binary, they can be defined as "off" and "on." You might already know that, but you'll learn a lot more in this TED-Ed video from José Américo N L F Freitas. (via The Kid Should See This)

Acting!

Come Take It Away



Photo editors get some strange requests. James Fridman explains, while showing off his editing skills in epic fashion. Yeah, she should have worded that a little differently. He "improves" photos for those who request (as time allows) and the results are always gratifying.  

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50 Things to Know about Aquaman. To be precise, about the Aquaman movie set to hit theaters in December.

Barbie is Now a Woke Vlogger. For a toy fashion model, her advice for young women is amazingly spot-on.

This Is Your Brain on Fatherhood. Only about 10 percent of mammalian species provide paternal care for babies, but those who do have a better chance of survival.

What Does a Six-Legged Robot Flowerpot Do? It seeks out sunlight, water, and whatever else the plant may need.

The Female Version of a ‘Nice Guy’ Isn’t What You Think.

Hospital Food: Unappetizing Meals for Sick People. The switch from home convalescence to feeding a variety of inpatients is the reason hospital food is so bad.

The Secretive Mega-Companies Behind Your Glasses. Chances are that your lenses and frames are made by two companies that control the global market.

An archive of Doonesbury comics about Donald Trump starting in 1987. 

A blast from the past (2011): 7 Groundbreaking Specialty Acts.

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

An Honest Trailer for A Quiet Place



A Quiet Place was a horror film about blind monsters that attack if they hear any sound. You can imagine how scary that would be, especially for a family with children. The movie made a big splash this spring. It quietly took in $331 million and a sequel is in the works. Now that it's out on home video, Screen Junkies has examined A Quiet Place thoroughly but quietly to bring us an Honest Trailer.


Bohemian Rhapsody Trailer



We saw an impressive teaser a couple of months ago, and now here's the first full trailer for Bohemian Rhapsody, the story of Queen. In theaters November 2. 

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Trump’s Appeasement Summit with Putin.

How Many Nukes Would It Take to Send the Earth Spiraling Off Into the Sun? More than we have now, but we can still easily destroy ourselves.
11 Exercises That Will Strengthen Your Attention. Building useful habits will make you more observant.

The Extraordinary Life of Martha Gellhorn, the Woman Ernest Hemingway Tried to Erase. She was the only woman on the beach at Normandy during the D-Day invasion.

Dirty, Dishonest, and Badly Behaved: Sophia Jarvis, Victorian Maid. Did she stand a chance in court against her abusive employer?

Trial runs for fascism are in full flow. We're in the test marketing phase, and how we respond will turn history.

5 Crazy True Crime Stories Involving Video Games.

A Lost Stanley Kubrick Screenplay has Apparently Been Found. It's a 1956 treatment of a 1913 novella that we'll probably never see produced.

For a Brief, Glorious Moment, Camera-Wielding Pigeons Spied From Above. Julius Neubronner lost a pigeon and developed avian photography.

United States of Protest: A Citizen's Guide to 250 Years of Resistance. (via Nag on the Lake)

A blast from the past (2011): Pyrophonia: Music on Fire.

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Monday, July 16, 2018

Mayor Chaffee

This looks like a really interesting story, until you realize that this is two stories with the headlines butted up against each other. (via Bad Newspaper)