long-awaited linkspam
Jul. 24th, 2018 10:04 pmI don't even know how long I've had some of these waiting in the wings.
A Brief Account of Why Vampires Are Romanian (or Rather A Not-At-All Brief Account of How They Actually Aren't): "Once the stage play and film take off, people start to take elements introduced in Dracula, even ones that didn’t have any precursors in literature or folklore, and decide that these are 100% ironclad things that real vampires™ do. Suddenly vampires all lack reflections; they cringe at crosses; they need to be invited into your home; and they all suddenly live in Transylvania."
a series of semi in-depth posts about 1997's "George Of The Jungle" and its portrayal and subversion of gender dynamics in film: "AND he’s emotionally available. Google image search George of the jungle and see how many smiles you can find, see how many open looks of confusion there are, see how much sadness you can see in George’s face."
Followup: What Ever Happened To Brendan Fraser?: "It's so cool to see leading men become great character actors later in their career."
The mystery of knitting ... remains a mystery: "So I pulled out all the stitches until it was a big pile of wrinkly string and began again. This was like starting a cross-country trip over because you missed an exit in Iowa, but I reasoned it was all good practice." This is deeply familiar to me, from an observational standpoint.
The Great Omar: "This is not merely a cursed tome written by an Arabian mathematician. It is a fabulously-bound cursed tome produced by one of the greatest binderies in London at the behest of one of the greatest antiquarian booksellers."
The 1969 Easter Mass Incident: "Content Warnings: Religion, food, symbolic cannibalism, symbolic gore, penis mention, Blasphemy, SO MUCH BLASPHEMY, weapons, war mention. Mind the warnings and your health always comes first. Its a HILARIOUS story, I promise."
An artist replaced the men in these classic Westerns with women: "[P]racticing the facial expressions and body language was the hardest part for the models. 'Women are kind of trained to make coy, approachable facial expressions.'"
If HAL9000 was Alexa: "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." "Sorry, I can't find anyone named Rod Kay Moore in your contacts."
it me, ur smol: a cute story about a neural network AI that wants you to stay hydrated.
One hell of an impression: the story of very old hominid footprints discovered in Greece. "In 2011, the researchers were ready to share these exciting findings with the world. And that’s when the trouble began."
Now for a lampshade solo: how the Radiophonic Workshop built the future of sound: "Since 2009, a decade after the Workshop was closed to save cash, [these four men] have kept it alive as a band..." Neat. I know the Radiophonic Workship (and Paddy Kingsland, one of the four men) from the credits to the Hitchhikers Guide radio show, so, doubly neat.
A Brief Account of Why Vampires Are Romanian (or Rather A Not-At-All Brief Account of How They Actually Aren't): "Once the stage play and film take off, people start to take elements introduced in Dracula, even ones that didn’t have any precursors in literature or folklore, and decide that these are 100% ironclad things that real vampires™ do. Suddenly vampires all lack reflections; they cringe at crosses; they need to be invited into your home; and they all suddenly live in Transylvania."
a series of semi in-depth posts about 1997's "George Of The Jungle" and its portrayal and subversion of gender dynamics in film: "AND he’s emotionally available. Google image search George of the jungle and see how many smiles you can find, see how many open looks of confusion there are, see how much sadness you can see in George’s face."
Followup: What Ever Happened To Brendan Fraser?: "It's so cool to see leading men become great character actors later in their career."
The mystery of knitting ... remains a mystery: "So I pulled out all the stitches until it was a big pile of wrinkly string and began again. This was like starting a cross-country trip over because you missed an exit in Iowa, but I reasoned it was all good practice." This is deeply familiar to me, from an observational standpoint.
The Great Omar: "This is not merely a cursed tome written by an Arabian mathematician. It is a fabulously-bound cursed tome produced by one of the greatest binderies in London at the behest of one of the greatest antiquarian booksellers."
The 1969 Easter Mass Incident: "Content Warnings: Religion, food, symbolic cannibalism, symbolic gore, penis mention, Blasphemy, SO MUCH BLASPHEMY, weapons, war mention. Mind the warnings and your health always comes first. Its a HILARIOUS story, I promise."
An artist replaced the men in these classic Westerns with women: "[P]racticing the facial expressions and body language was the hardest part for the models. 'Women are kind of trained to make coy, approachable facial expressions.'"
If HAL9000 was Alexa: "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." "Sorry, I can't find anyone named Rod Kay Moore in your contacts."
it me, ur smol: a cute story about a neural network AI that wants you to stay hydrated.
One hell of an impression: the story of very old hominid footprints discovered in Greece. "In 2011, the researchers were ready to share these exciting findings with the world. And that’s when the trouble began."
Now for a lampshade solo: how the Radiophonic Workshop built the future of sound: "Since 2009, a decade after the Workshop was closed to save cash, [these four men] have kept it alive as a band..." Neat. I know the Radiophonic Workship (and Paddy Kingsland, one of the four men) from the credits to the Hitchhikers Guide radio show, so, doubly neat.