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Bandit Heeler is a hero. The cartoon father of Bluey and her younger sister Bingo, Bandit is the much-loved dad dog at the heart of Australia’s favourite four-legged family. He balances the drudgery of housework with the creative escapades of his daughters, repurposing everyday objects and actions for imaginative play and engagement. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan at 6:21 PM PST - 28 comments

Citizen Scientists! Help Amarillo, Texas identify this oddly-clothed resident frightening cryptocreature... before it starts to realize that there are plenty of cattle around the area to suck the blood out of and it doesn't need their zoo. (Or, that the 7-11 is actually open all night).
posted by not_on_display at 5:47 PM PST - 14 comments

[slyt] An unexpected leak in an aluminium (aluminum) factory causes a fire problem, and eventually a bit of damage to the ceiling. However, the worker still chooses to rescue their phone; the right call to make?
posted by Wordshore at 4:02 PM PST - 49 comments

Things get weird when the $300 million “Titanic Experience” collides with a fake UN department and a possible crypto scam. ... Squires says, on his Linkedin profile and his website, that he’s a strategic advisor for the United Nations Department of Sports, Music, and the Arts. Here’s the thing: There is no United Nations Department of Sports, Music, and the Arts. Adventures in investigation from Kaija Jussinoja and Matt Stickland writing in The Coast.
posted by Bella Donna at 8:39 AM PST - 44 comments

This New Yorker article explores various bits of research into animal language. Not super in depth but definitely a jumping off place if this intrigues you.
posted by leslies at 6:33 AM PST - 12 comments

10 Levels of Sleight of Hand - Cheating at Poker. (YT) "Level 1: this demonstration is based on a routine by Jim Swain, explained on his Miracles DVD set. Level 2: I use a shuffle sequence created by Rod the Hop in this phase and throughout the video. It is explained in Steve Forte's books, Gambling Sleight of Hand Vols. 1 and 2. Levels 3 & 4: these demonstrations are based off of Harry Lorayne's routine Numero Uno, released on Vol. 1 of his "Best Ever" DVD set. Level 5: while different in method, this level is based off of ideas found throughout Jim Swain's act on the first DVD of his Miracles DVD set. Levels 6, 7, & 8: these levels are comprised of a slight variation of Darwin Ortiz's routine Positively Fifth Street, found in his book Lessons in Card Mastery. Levels 9 & 10: this demonstration is a (very) slight variation of the Dai Vernon Poker Demonstration, published in the Dai Vernon Book of Magic." [more inside]
posted by storybored at 6:30 AM PST - 30 comments

Here is a short and very-layperson-accessible linguistics paper that made cartoon steam shoot out of my ears. I hope that you enjoy it as well.
posted by DoctorFedora at 5:45 AM PST - 108 comments

Cell Tower, a word search game in which you find words on a grid. Letters must be all connected orthogonally, and read top-down, left-right. Click the hamburger menu to access both the daily and previous puzzles, and instructions. Note that there are lots of words available, but only one solution that uses all the letters in the grid.
posted by Gorgik at 5:37 AM PST - 25 comments

Australia went to the polls three weeks ago* and elected a new federal government. Now anthropomorphised cartoon animals are laughing again. [more inside]
posted by Thella at 4:29 AM PST - 38 comments

Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton has proposed new legislation banning minors from attending drag shows. Florida lawmakers plan to follow suit with a bill that would charge an adult who brought a child to a drag show with a felony and terminate their parental rights. The drag show which prompted the response was also targeted by self-described "Christian fascist" protestors who chanted "groomer" at artists and families leaving the event. Many drag artists have responded, pointing out the hypocrisy of the movement.
posted by fight or flight at 4:13 AM PST - 71 comments