Two Tribes was an apparently upbeat celebration of global nuclear war by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Appearing on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome, it reached #1 in 7 countries, staying there for 9 weeks in the UK. The Godley and Creme directed vid…
Squid Game
[Spoilers in links] Squid Game is a popular Netflix series (really popular), themed around socio-economic inequality and nostalgia, where contestants play six (adapted) childhood games for money, there being somewhat negative consequences for the loser…
“Soon, you can log in to MetaFilter using your analprint”
The Verge: “The idea for an analprint was sparked by Salvador Dalí, who discovered that ‘the anus has 35 or 37 creases, which are as unique as fingerprints'” Real clear science: “A team of researchers primarily based out of Stanford University has engi…
Not just lighthouse, pagan or witch horror
A24 have involvement in several films this autumn/fall. As well as (delayed) The Green Knight [previous 1] [previous 2] (The Lantern review) and Lamb [previous] (Variety review), there is C’mon C’mon (Vanity Fair review), starring Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby…
“They say, what they like; let them say it, I don’t care…”
Guardian: “Academic finds that lines widely reproduced in the eastern Roman empire are ‘stressed’ in a way that laid the foundations for what we recognise as poetry.” The full text paper in The Cambridge Classical Journal,
A Swedish pop band releases some new material
ABBA, a band who have previously charted several times, will release a new album, Voyage, in November. Two tracks are available now: I Still Have Faith In You, and Don’t Shut Me Down. There will also [knitwear] be a virtual concert next year. The quart…
Make your cat the centre of attention during family meals
Feline-friendly furniture now includes a dining table (for people) with a hole in the middle (more) for your cat to frequent. This joins the array of cat-centric domestic apparatus which includes cat trees, cat caves, window bubble pods, cat hammocks, …
From Shitterton to Bell End, via Titty Ho
In memory of a friend, Paul Taylor is doing a slow (28mph maximum) charity road trip. He will start in Shitterton (“Please stop stealing our sign”)(“Us too!”), which lies in the Piddle Valley, and journey to Twatt, Cockpole Green, The Knob, Great Tosso…
“This is their best? Oh.”
Guardian: (on the £38/$53 McCarthy salad) “There are separate sections for chopped beetroot, skinned tomato, bacon minced to a paste, chicken breast with the texture of value-range cotton wool, cubes of sweaty, squeaky cheese, shredded egg and, on top,…
I should buy Björk a boat
The 2005 video for Björk’s Triumph of a Heart (alternative) follows a familiar three-act story: relationship difficulties lead to one partner storming off for an evening of wild fun while the other (played here by Wittgenstein) ponders at home; thought…