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Psynwav BLFC 2022 EDM mashup set From the mashup artist who gave us Slamilton (previously), a fresh set of EDM mashups which covers musical ground like you won't see coming. Setlist inside, but I find it fun going in fresh. [more inside]
posted by CrystalDave at 10:56 PM PST - 5 comments

A very amusing Rube Goldberg Machine.
posted by dobbs at 7:54 PM PST - 14 comments

Tinder Hearted: How did a dating app become my longest running relationship? After nearly a decade of online dating, Allison P. Davis takes stock at New York Magazine's The Cut.
posted by Iris Gambol at 5:01 PM PST - 66 comments

Everything Everywhere All At Once is an Overwhelming Experience [27m] is an analysis of the film that really digs deep and, for me, brought out a lot that I hadn't realized about the film. Quality film essay, worth a watch (it uses scenes from the film to illustrate its points). [more inside]
posted by hippybear at 4:51 PM PST - 73 comments

Lost Ollie (SLYT Netflix Trailer) From the creator of Kubo and the Two Strings, the producers of Stranger Things, and the director of Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse. [more inside]
posted by Glinn at 3:02 PM PST - 20 comments

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nadhim Zahawi, has been sending threatening letters, drafted by expensive lawyers, to people investigating his tax affairs. The letters are designed to intimidate, and say they are confidential and can't be published. One was sent to me. I am publishing it. [more inside]
posted by smcg at 11:46 AM PST - 12 comments

Bill Russell, winningest champion in American pro sports history, first Black head coach in the NBA, outspoken advocate for racial justice, has died. (Washington Post obituary)... The family's announcement from his twitter; His friend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's tribute (substack)... 1987 NYT article by his daughter Karen Russell about the racism they faced in Boston when he was bringing 11 NBA titles to the city. [more inside]
posted by LobsterMitten at 9:15 AM PST - 40 comments

After four years of development, a new, modernized version of Winamp has been released, whipping up frenzy in old school digital music enthusiasts and Andean pack animals alike. (SLBleeping Computer) [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum at 9:10 AM PST - 39 comments

"This film contains flashing lights, themes of trauma, and an unlikable female protagonist" "Hulu issued a faux content warning joking that influencer satire film “Not Okay” features an “unlikable female protagonist,” and viewers took to social media to share their puzzlement at… not getting the joke." It is now being called a "meta-joke" ... "it’s meant to be cultural commentary about disagreeable women characters being worthy of a mature-content disclaimer on the order of, say, exploding-head violence or graphic nudity." (Variety) Plot summary within. [more inside]
posted by geoff. at 7:06 AM PST - 45 comments