A compilation of silliness to take the edge off your day.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Sex Bomb
Imagine you've traveled to a market fair somewhere in Jolly Olde England around 1500. Among the farmers and craftsmen selling their wares, there are also jugglers, puppeteers, and singers to keep the crowd around. A four-man choir performs a cappella in harmony, but what are they singing? It's Tom Jones' 1999 hits "Sex Bomb" which was a big hit in Europe, but was never even released in the United States.
German music theory professor Jonas Wolf has a particular thing for Renaissance music. He has made a hobby of translating modern music pieces into different historical styles. This one is a one-man project, with Wolf singing four parts. While the song is quite pleasant, the real interest is the incongruity of the tune and the subject matter. However, from what I've read, performers in the Middle Ages could get pretty bawdy at times. (via Metafilter)
Kitchen Tools for the Blind
People who are blind can become very good at negotiating the world by touch, but that presents real hazards while cooking, specifically sharp knives and burning heat. Kevin Chiam designed some kitchen products to mitigate these dangers during his final year at the National University of Singapore. You can see that if these came to market, sighted people would use them, too. Chiam explains the design behind the products at his website. (via reddit)
Monday, October 12, 2026
Midnight Rider
Gregg Allman performs with Bonnie Raitt, Aaron Neville, and the Neville Brothers in 1989.
Cat Models
Grandpa Yoshitaka is well-known in Japan and has gone viral elsewhere for his lovely photographs with his cats Chouchou and Miko, and their beloved predecessor Wolf out in nature. Yoshitaka always has a beaming smile that competes with the cats. Or almost always. Getting two cats to get along long enough for a photo shoot in a flower garden isn't always easy. When they are good, they produce serene and beautiful images, but when they are bad, they are just funny. We know how hard it is to get cats to go with the program, and the fact that they manage to get so many good photos is a real accomplishment. You can see years worth iof these photos, the good ones and the ones with cat spats, at Instagram.
Packaging
You might think you're getting more when you buy the bottle instead of the tube, but always check the net weight. (via Bored Panda)
Cat on the Catwalk
A cat strutted her stuff on the catwalk during a fashion show in Istanbul. Watch her graceful strides as she shows off a classic fur coat. Granted, she gets distracted by the models passing by, and has to stop for sudden grooming needs, but that's what you'd expect from a feline fashionista. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Pete Hegseth Addresses the Crew of the Lincoln
I just got back in town, and I missed Saturday Night Live completely. But here is the opening skit from last night featuring Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth.
Cats Take to Abandoned Puppy
Irresponsible pet owners often dump kittens or puppies in random places when they can't find homes for all of them. The lucky ones will be found by people who care. This abandoned puppy has no idea what happened to him and where his mother went. The house cats, who might have a real problem accepting a grown dog or cat, recognized a baby in distress and are quick to comfort him. My cats are like this. They take months to accept a new adult cat, and they don't think much of dogs. But put a kitten in the mix, and my toms and queens, all fixed, run to dote on a new kitten. I bet they'd be the same with a puppy.
We Finally Know More About Humanity’s First Civilization
The scientific consensus is that human civilization started about 12,000 years ago. yeah, we don't really know for sure, but that's how far back the evidence we have goes. For the purpose of this video, Kurzgesagt assigns that point to be the year zero. This is when the first stone settlements were built, which left us traces of their history. From there, they progressed to religion, agriculture, trade, and war, in that order as these civilized people traveled to the ends of the earth. Then came climate change and the flood, causing many communities to relocate to survive. Those who did survive flourished, leading to larger cities, governments, and written language. Kurzgesagt only covers the time between the first human settlements and the first written evidence of history. This video is 15:40; the rest is an ad.
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