Friday, August 03, 2018
Yoga With His Dog
Yoga is always more fun when you're not alone, so this guy pairs with his chihuahua. The dog is not only pretty good at yoga, he's a great listener! (via Tastefully Offensive)
Tweet of the Day
My parents’ cat inexplicably LOVES peaches, and it’s the most delightful thing. They send regular picture updates to the family group chat of this cat just chilling with the peaches. It’s the most important notification I get to my phone. pic.twitter.com/mPEQaRF8Mv— Lydia Coutré (@LydiaCoutre) August 1, 2018
This is Ozzy. He loves peaches. He doesn't eat peaches, he just sits with them and cuddles them. It's probably the smell, I love it, too. (via Mashable)
Tweet of the Day
apparently spotted in a dairy queen, the most ghastly shit ive seen in a minute or so pic.twitter.com/zsyy9Rh6JW— robin 🌱 (@sad__robin) August 1, 2018
Just having this around would constitute a hostile work environment. Exploit me harder, daddy! (via Digg)
Thursday, August 02, 2018
How Empathetic Is Your Dog?
Would your dog go out of his/her way to help you if you really needed it? We'd all like to think so. This experiment involved 34 dogs of different breeds and how they reacted to seeing their humans in distress. The good news is that most of them wanted to help, or at least be with, their owners. One might suspect that some were just too dumb to know what to do. Others may be smart enough to realize it was a setup. At least that's what we'd like to think. After all, they are all good dogs. Read more about the experiment at the New York Times. (via Laughing Squid)
Miss Cellania's Links
See The World in Ultraviolet. It's beyond our visible spectrum, but Veritasium gives us a reasonable facsimile in video form.
An Oral History of the Best Breaking Bad Episode Ever. A lot of collaboration went into "Ozymandias."
The Shorter Straw. Visionary Argentine filmmaker Quirino Cristiani produced two feature-length animated films before Walt Disney did, but is barely remembered.
Bronson, the 33-Pound Cat. This sweet butterball is already losing weight at his new home.
What Kills You When a Volcano Erupts? It’s not what you think.
The History Behind 8 Famous Tongue Twisters.
Sarah Connor Makes the Most Badass Return in the First Official Image From Terminator 6.
A rookie ICE agent makes an embarrassing mistake.
A blast from the past (2014): Alphonse Bertillon and the Identity of Criminals.
Tweet of the Day
*Trump drowns a puppy, pulls it out of the water at the last moment*— Adam Best (@adamcbest) July 30, 2018
Trump: "Not even Lincoln saved a puppy."
Liberals/Media: "You tried to drown it."
Hannity: "The fake news media won't even let Trump save a puppy without attacking him."
MAGA: "Why do liberals hate puppies?"
Wednesday, August 01, 2018
An Honest Trailer for Hook
In the 1991 movie Hook, Peter Pan goes back to Neverland as an adult. The movie features a star-studded cast that includes Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, and Maggie Smith, and they were all directed by Steven Spielberg. Still, it was a financial disappointment and was critically panned. Even Spielberg wasn't pleased with the finished product. However, many GenX and older Millennial viewers loved the movie as children. This Honest Trailer may be a warning for them not to bother re-watching it. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
A Masterpiece Made in the Edit
Not sure of source but oh my god????? pic.twitter.com/7z87zRoUzO— Kirsten Howard (@emotionalpedant) July 30, 2018
Be sure the sound is on when you watch this Twitter video. We don't know who edited it, but they deserve a salute. You can see the rest of the original video here. (via Digg)
Simone Giertz Update
Simone Giertz, the queen of shitty robots, had brain surgery to remove a benign tumor that had invaded her jaw and eye as well as her brain. This wonderfully smart, funny, entertaining, and self-deprecating woman has some really insightful things to say about her experience.
Miss Cellania's Links
Ancient Androids: Even Before Electricity, Robots Freaked People Out. Take a look at the history of automata from around the world.
Do men have it easier? For these transgender guys, the truth is more complex.
The Strange Saga of the Real-Life Simpsons House in Nevada.
Take This Cheat Sheet To The Ballpark To Decide When To Leave. That we even need such a guide speaks to the ridiculous lengths baseball games can run. (via Metafilter)
Mom says medics didn't take daughter to hospital, saying she couldn't afford it. Now her three children are orphans.
8 Graphic Novels to Get Your Kids Hooked on Comics. Millions of people have developed their love for reading through comic books.
Why Are Places in Science Fiction Not Wheelchair-Accessible? Ace Ratcliff didn't notice how many stairs those stories held until she could no longer climb them.
A Single Mom Gets School Supplies From A Complete Stranger. Her only obligation is to pay it forward, when and if she can.
How to Raise Multilingual Kids. The conventional wisdom for teaching more than one language doesn't always hold up under scientific study.
A blast from the past (2014): 8 Close, But Not Quite Cats.
Muppet Show Pitch
Jim Henson and company made this film to sell CBS on airing a new comedy series called The Muppet Show. (via Laughing Squid)
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