Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Miss Cellania's Links

George Washington’s Extra-Boozy Eggnog Recipe Will Knock You Sideways. (via Strange Company

On December 23rd, NES Tetris was crashed naturally for the first time ever by a 13-year-old player known as Blue Scuti. Read the explanation of how Tetris works at those previously-thought unattainable levels and how significant Scuti's game is. (via Metafilter)

Your ‘dessert stomach’ is real. And it’s time you stopped feeling guilty about it. (via Damn Interesting)  

The Real-Life Case That Inspired The Exorcist Is Even More Remarkable Than Fiction. (via Strange Company)

Banksy Art Blatantly Stolen in Record Time.

Teenage Artist Virginia Frances Sterrett’s Hauntingly Beautiful Century-Old Dreamscapes for French Fairy Tales. (via Kottke)

Mickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain: ‘It’s Finally Happening’. (Thanks, WTM!)

9 Funerals Gone Wrong, for all different  reasons. You can read the list or listen to it on a video.

15 Forgotten Video Game Accessories. They were too difficult, too expensive, or just a bad idea from the get-go.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

"and it would be almost impossible for the thieves to sell the artwork at this point anyway."
That is most certainly not true.
xoxoxoBruce

Anonymous said...

More like Bland-sy

Spellucci said...

With respect to George Washington's eggnog recipe, "Let set in cool place for several days. Taste frequently." I'll drink to that.