(via Cliff Pickover)
Thursday, January 15, 2026
What a Good Boy
This is Donut, the most obedient golden retriever you've ever seen. In this video, he is instructed not to eat the hot dog. Oh, he wants to, and decides that his best strategy is to not look at it. But he's not the only one tempted. That's a good dog. I'm sure he got a hot dog for his efforts in the end.
Anytime is Ice Cream Time
Don't let the title fool you. While this cartoon stars many kinds of ice cream treats, the world does not treat them well. The juxtaposition of retro-style animated ice cream cones with their cruel fates may be quite jarring. Steve Cutts brings us all the technicolor carnage. (via Everlasting Blort)
Walkies
I'd walk a lot faster if I were only five years old like you. This comic is from Jimmy Craig at They Can Talk.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Science of Depression
Depression is a horrible malady that's often hard to pin down. Situational depression is when you feel awful with a reason, like personal loss, trauma, or the world is falling apart, and clinical depression is a mental illness, but these lie on a spectrum and it's hard to determine where the line is. Medical science has some standards for diagnosis, but they can be subjective. There are no biological injuries that point out clinical depression, and treatments vary in effectiveness from person to person.
Adding to that, the very symptoms of depression make it hard to seek help. Then there's the stigma and expense attached to treatment. But it's very important to recognize the symptoms and seek help if you or someone you know is suffering from depression. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
Wheee!
There is an entire genre of cat videos in which they ride down stairs in plastic containers, but this is the first one I've seen of a cat carrying his "sled" back upstairs. (via The Daily Dot)@tailbitpets he takes it up himself and launches down the stairs everyday 🤣 #funnypets #funnymoments #cats #catsoftiktok #funnyvideos ♬ The Funny Bassoon - Eitan Epstein Music
Kings
Update: But he didn't say this. They haven't found the origin of the quote yet, which means we can all say it. (via She Who Seeks)
An Honest Trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
To celebrate the anniversary of the 2001 movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, it's returning to theaters starting January 16th. The Two Towers will be released on January 17th, and The Return of the King hits theaters on January 18th. If you're in the right place, you can spend 12 hours of your weekend watching the trilogy. Yes, these are the extended editions, which makes The Fellowship of the Ring three hours and 48 minutes long. And it's the perfect excuse for an Honest Trailer.
While Screen Junkies gently pokes fun at the characters, it's obvious they can find little fault with the movie. We do get to see some of the tropes pointed out, like how Frodo is constantly interrupted while trying to sleep. It's no wonder he never thought of just flying to Mordor like Gandalf did. At any rate, you can expect Honest Trailers for the other two films in the trilogy to come out soon.
Miss Cellania's Links
The case of Bob, the fat boxing cat.
Video of V3cam being destroyed by lava fountain. Beautiful while it lasts. (via Everlasting Blort)
Viral outbreaks are always on the horizon – here are the viruses an infectious disease expert is watching in 2026.
Archaeologists Just Discovered the Oldest Known Evidence of Poison Arrows, Which Hunters Used to Slow Down Their Prey 60,000 Years Ago.
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113 historical photographs you'll be glad you saw.
In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public officials—and has made them a new target for policing voter fraud. (via Metafilter)
Meet the Goblin – the ultra-compact of fighter planes. If a fighter jet can be called cute, this one is it. (via Damn Interesting)
Why Cities Exist
When you have a lot of room, why don't people just spread out over the countryside? Owning, or at least being surrounded by land, would seem to make sense in a civilization that relies on agriculture. Yet cities keep growing, as they have for thousands of years. The explanation of this seemingly dry subject is made intriguing by the fact that it's from Wendover Productions, which is always fascinating.
The simple answer is that people like to live near other people when it's possible, because there are a lot of benefits to living in groups, like jobs, services, and culture. The story of cities is really the story of agriculture, which is the story of civilization. The video goes into quite a bit more detail. (via Digg)
Greenland
Don’t tell him about the Mayflower.
— George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) January 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Riders on the Storm
The latest project from Playing for Change is the laid-back 1971 hit from The Doors "Riders on the Storm." This collaboration features a couple dozen musicians from eight countries. But who are those two really old guys? That's drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger from The Doors. There are also bits of the original recording mixed in, with Jim Morrison's vocals and Ray Manzarek's keyboards. (Thanks, Brother Bill!)
Cat Does Fortnight Dance
He's pretty good at following directions, but he needs to work on his hip shaking. (via Nag on the Lake)
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