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Want to get cozy and watch a Christmas special from a bygone decade but can't decide what to watch? Here one that recently got retroactively inserted into the time stream: the 66th Creatures of Yes video, The One True Santa Claus Revealed at Last! - a 24-minute puppet show made in a 70's TV style using period equipment. The Creatures of Yes, after its Epic Saga Era and Bottle Season Era, is clearly now in its Variety Show Era. (previyesly)
posted by BiggerJ at 7:54 PM PST - 1 comments

"The only artist in the world to embed gold leaves in glass, Kirikane." Yamamoto Akane: 'Making Beauty'. (slyt) [via The British museum]
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TimeGuessr is a game where you guess the location and year a photo was taken. [more inside]
posted by Klipspringer at 12:00 PM PST - 32 comments

It's nearly Christmas, it must mean that the King William's College Quiz has been posted to the Guardian or on the College's website. A shared Google Sheet is available for those who would like to play.
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Following up on his previous shift in federal marijuana policy, President Biden has issued a blanket pardon for all people convicted of simple use and possession under federal law. (SLWhite House) [more inside]
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The 8 Worst Music Trends of 2023 (slStereogum)
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The Nigerian Hit Movie That Broke Netflix - "Government corruption, police brutality and the often futile struggle of ordinary Nigerians for justice form the backdrop for Effiong's impressive action sequences. 'Authenticity was key for us, showing Nigeria as it is, in a way that Nigerian people would recognize,' says [director Editi] Effiong. 'Not a Hollywood version of Lagos, but Lagos as we Nigerians see it.' The film's success has raised the bar for Nigerian movies, which have proven a driving force for Netflix and other streaming services as they look to expand across Africa and to export African cinema worldwide." [more inside]
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I wandered the aisles of craft supplies, nick-knacks, and hobby paraphernalia, not absorbing much, drifting into ennui, until I stumbled across a row of plastic model kits. [more inside]
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THE BARCELONIAN is a collective illustration project that pays homage to the legendary THE NEW YORKER through the covers of a nonexistent magazine. More than 100 artists illustrate their relationship with the lived city, with the city of their loves and hates, to show us corners, scenes, anecdotes and episodes from the multiple perspectives of their unique view.
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