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Bernini’s Ratto di Proserpina
1 week ago
I’m in Rome with my family to celebrate a milestone. We went to the Borghese Gallery this morning and I got to see my favorite sculpture, Bernini’s Ratto di Proserpina. A masterpiece. The photos both do and do not do it justice — so …
This Is Your Captain Speaking…
1 week, 5 days ago
Hey, folks. I just wanted to let you know that I’m going to be away from the site for a couple of weeks for a family vacation. No guest editor or anything…just going off the air for a much needed rest. Wishing everyone well and I will see you …
The latest issue of Jodi Ettenberg’s The Curious About Everything newsletter is...
1 week, 5 days agoThe latest issue of Jodi Ettenberg’s The Curious About Everything newsletter is typically great — every link worth your attention. Best to have a few hours free before diving in.
Astronomers discover strange new celestial object in our Milky Way galaxy. “It...
1 week, 6 days agoAstronomers discover strange new celestial object in our Milky Way galaxy. “It was the first time X-rays had been seen coming from a so-called long-period radio transient, a rare object that cycles through radio signals over tens of minutes.”
King of the Hill is returning after 15 years. “Hank and Peggy...
1 week, 6 days agoKing of the Hill is returning after 15 years. “Hank and Peggy Hill are now retired and return to a changed Arlen after years of working in Saudi Arabia; and Bobby is 21 and living his best life while navigating adulthood as a chef.”
Taylor Swift has bought back the rights to her first six albums....
1 week, 6 days agoTaylor Swift has bought back the rights to her first six albums. “All of the music I’ve ever made now belongs to me.”
Teaser trailer for Wake Up Dead Man, the third in the Knives...
1 week, 6 days agoTeaser trailer for Wake Up Dead Man, the third in the Knives Out series by Rian Johnson.
David Lynch’s estate auction, including cameras, clothes, books, memorabilia, megaphones, scripts, vinyl,...
2 weeks, 1 day agoDavid Lynch’s estate auction, including cameras, clothes, books, memorabilia, megaphones, scripts, vinyl, furniture, coffee makers & grinders, art supplies, musical instruments, etc.
Beautiful Drone Footage of an Alaskan Salmon Migration
2 weeks, 1 day agoIf you can stop gawping at Alaska’s gorgeous scenery long enough, you can witness drone footage of a whole lot of salmon migrating upstream from Lake Iliamna1 to spawn. (via digg)
Lake Iliamna is home to the supposed Iliamna Lake Monster, a beast “10-30 feet …
I like this song (Lifelike’s So Electric) and I like this video...
2 weeks, 1 day agoI like this song (Lifelike’s So Electric) and I like this video (footage of Olivia Newton John in the movie Xanadu set to Lifelike’s So Electric).
Two interesting things about the rock paper scissors game: 1. scissors were...
2 weeks, 1 day agoTwo interesting things about the rock paper scissors game: 1. scissors were actually invented before paper, and 2. an early Japanese variant was frog slug snake (frog beats slug, slug beats snake, snake beats frog).
A supercut of every point scored by Kobe Bryant in his 81-point...
2 weeks, 1 day agoA supercut of every point scored by Kobe Bryant in his 81-point game in 2006. He only had 26 at the half and his team needed the points…they were losing until just before the 4th quarter.
The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years
2 weeks, 1 day ago
The Criterion Collection is releasing a new boxset of Wes Anderson films, The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years.
Wes Anderson’s first ten features represent twenty-five years of irrepressible creativity, an ongoing ode to outsiders and quixotic dreamers, and a world unto themselves, graced with a …
The actor Patrick Stewart exists in the Star Trek universe and “Jean-Luc...
2 weeks, 1 day agoThe actor Patrick Stewart exists in the Star Trek universe and “Jean-Luc Picard is aware of him” and other little-known Star Trek facts.
28 slightly rude notes on writing. “Most writing is bad because it’s...
2 weeks, 1 day ago28 slightly rude notes on writing. “Most writing is bad because it’s missing a motive. It feels dead because it hasn’t found its reason to live.”
Grammar movies: Apostrophes Now, Rebel Without a Clause, Gerund Brockovich, Alien vs...
2 weeks, 1 day agoGrammar movies: Apostrophes Now, Rebel Without a Clause, Gerund Brockovich, Alien vs Predicator, Indicative Jones and the Last Clause, Silence of the iambs, etc.
“All three of the country’s largest carriers (American Airlines, United Airlines, and...
2 weeks, 1 day ago“All three of the country’s largest carriers (American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta) are penalizing solo travelers with higher ticket prices than you can book when traveling with a group.” Assholes.
ESA’s Proba-3 is planning on creating an artificial eclipse to study the...
2 weeks, 2 days agoESA’s Proba-3 is planning on creating an artificial eclipse to study the sun’s corona. The two halves of the solar probe recently achieved “millimetre precision” while flying autonomously in formation for several hours 50,000 km above the Earth.
Caine’s Arcade
2 weeks, 2 days agoCaine is nine years old, lives in LA, and built his own arcade out of cardboard boxes in the back of his father’s auto parts store.
You’ve go to watch until at least 3:10 when he explains how to check the validity of the “Fun Pass” using the …
Don’t mind me, I’m just watching old episodes of The Great Space...
2 weeks, 2 days agoDon’t mind me, I’m just watching old episodes of The Great Space Coaster on YouTube (Does anyone else remember this show? I watched it as a kid along with 3-2-1 Contact, Captain Kangaroo, H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, etc.)
I Want No One Else to Succeed
2 weeks, 2 days ago
In this video, a writer named Hannah shares an experiment her Intro to Psychology professor ran on her class. Here’s a transcript:
It’s 11 years ago, I’m in a massive university Intro to Psychology class. Everybody in my 250-person lecture is freaking out because it’s the last …
The 100 best sports moments of the 21st century (so far). Hmm....
2 weeks, 2 days agoThe 100 best sports moments of the 21st century (so far). Hmm. That’s all I’m going to say about this list. Hmm.
Re: SpaceX rockets that keep exploding: You Can’t Make an Omelette Without...
2 weeks, 2 days agoRe: SpaceX rockets that keep exploding: You Can’t Make an Omelette Without Exploding Several Billion Dollars Worth of Eggs. “Look, things explode. It’s just part of nature. Cybertrucks explode, and it’s no big deal.”
Alexandra Petri has some advice for the 2025 Harvard grad who will...
2 weeks, 2 days agoAlexandra Petri has some advice for the 2025 Harvard grad who will become ludicrously rich: “After the cataclysmic Event happens that unravels society and sends me scurrying to my luxury bunker, how do I keep my guards loyal?”
Shifting Baselines and the New Normal of the Trump Era
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Among a number of things I’ve read online that I think about all the time is David Roberts’ 2020 piece for Vox about shifting baselines.
Humans often don’t remember what we’ve lost or demand that it be restored. Rather, we adjust to what we’ve got.
Concepts …
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