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Dogs And Language
Here's a summary of various studies that look at dogs and language. A couple of videos are included, one of them is this video: Dogs understand words as we do [2m20s] which is a summary of this paper, one of several linked in the first link in this post.
Hey voter voter voter voter... SWING!
See how demographic swings could impact the 2024 election: 538's new Swing-O-Matic shows which states could flip under different scenarios. [ABC News]. 538's Swing-O-Matic page gets interactive under the bold headline Create your own scenario with a bunch of sliders you can push back and forth to see how minor demographic shifts might have major implications for the 2024 US Presidential election.
Bulldog Utterly Bowled Over
Videos from The Dodo are usually a bit sappy but always heartwarming. However, Bulldog Obsessed With Bowls Gets A Special Delivery [3m20s] is full of exactly the kind of WTF that leads me to post it here.
Cow Magnets
What is a cow magnet? Have you ever heard of this type of magnet? Actually, cow magnets are very popular with farmers, ranchers, and veterinarians since they are a well-known method of preventing hardware disease in cattle. So what’s hardware disease? An informational page from Stanford Magnets.
Olivia Newton-John Television Special 1978
This is a particularly interesting find -- a full television special from 1978 focussed on Olivia Newton -John called Olivia [50m]. The guest starts are Andy Gibb and ABBA! The first 33 minutes are high-quality standard fare Seventies variety show material, but the last bit of the show has six people sitting stage having a little hootenanny, improvising sing-a-longs, and we eve get to hear Frida sing in her opera voice a bit! It's entirely charming that turns transcendent at the end.
Literally 30 years ago, Dionne Farris did the thing
Dionne Farris recorded an album released in 1994 that, if you're grooving on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album, might feel like it's a similar vibe. Wild Seed – Wild Flower [YT Playlist] comes from the vocalist of the band Arrested Development's song Tennessee, and Beyoncé's new album had been giving me whiplash in a lot of ways. Maybe, if you like Bey's new album, you'll like this older example of the same musical genre. Previously.
New Prince Song Dropped April 5 2024
Well, this is fun. Prince - United States Of Division (Official Audio) is a 6m20s funk jam with New Power Generation. Not quite sure WHEN this was recorded, but it feels appropriate to release right now.
The Cast Rolls Merrily Along Discussing Their Cast Album
So this is unexpectedly delightful! Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsey Mendez, Katie Rose Clark, Krystal Joy Brown, and Reg Rogers sit down with Seth Rudetsky to discuss the release of the Broadway Cast Album for Merrily We Roll Along [YT Playlist] in SiriusXM Cast Album Town Hall | Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway [52m]. Campy, joyous and full of laughter and some delightful theater stories! Merrily We Roll Along previously.
Toy Matinee
I've been struggling with making this post for a long time, but I think the video The GREATEST Band I EVER Joined | The STORY of TOY MATINEE [~30m] is the best inroad I can find. It's a guitarist who talks to many who were also involved in the band, and everyone who was involved completely adores the project. Here's the Toy Matinee album in question. [YT playlist] It's prog pop, unlike anything I've really heard much before or since.
They even cover All Star
Robot Slide Whistle Orchestrion [14m] has performances by the orchestrion plus background facts about its construction. It's charming and really nerdy.
Harmontown Extended Cut
Look, Dan Harmon is a complicated person. Between Community and Rick And Morty he's done a lot. He's also incredibly self-destructive and willing to be open about that. His podcast was popular enough that he went out on a tour, and Harmontown [2014] is the film that documents that tour. This extended version runs 2h40m.
Have you heard of Dick Turpin?
I don't know if you've seen The Completely Made Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, but you've maybe seen Noel Fielding on Bake-Off. Here is a conversation with Fielding, show producer Kenton Allen, and Vulture's Jesse David Fox: Apple TV+’s The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin: Noel Fielding and Kenton Allen [51m].
These should make quite a loud bang
"Discover the evolution of explosive chemical experiments, with the maestro of chemistry Andrew Szydlo." Explosive chemistry - with Andrew Szydlo [1h]
DJ Set recorded on February, 2024 on the island of Florianópolis
"I was at a party in space with creatures of all kinds and shapes you can imagine, and this was the music playing, the vibe was unbelievable. Influenced by the 1970s space disco, with its synthesizers, funky grooves, and a certain psychedelia, the space DJs know what they're doing, it's time to listen to the voice that comes from beyond, or rather, from the infinite and beyond." COSMIC GROOVES - A Funky, Disco & House Grooves MIX from Outer Space [2h]
The first time they made a Fantastic Four movie....
I'll just put this here. Maybe people will enjoy it. Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four (Full Movie) 2015 [1h24m]
Who Does Ian McKellen Think He Are?
As the 'last of the McKellens', Sir Ian admits to a degree of melancholy as he delves into his family history [1h]. But the results pay off richly for one of Britain's greatest actors and civil rights champions. Ian's journey uncovers a theatrical ancestor, a Victorian political activist and a link to an ancient druidical landmark in the Lake District.
50 years of Austin City Limits
Backstage with Austin City Limits (ACL): Five Decades of Music | SXSW 2024 [1h] is a panel of people who create the legendary music show talking about the history of the music show.
Erma Bombeck, stand-up comedian
I don't know if the name Erma Bombeck means anything these days. For decades she epitomized a middle America observational kind of humor that was present in a lot of magazines about suburban life. While most of her material was written, she did put out one comedy album: The Family That Plays Together (Gets On Each Other's Nerves) [YT playlist, 1977]. I don't know if we have any equivalent voice in America today and maybe not all the humor works today, but this is a historical document that I got on vinyl from the Columbia House Record Club, and I'm happy to share it here today.
Remember that one episode of DS9 with the tribbles?
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations [32m, complete with commercials] was a documentary which was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the US on November 4th, 1996. The documentary looks at the writing and production of the episode [Wikipedia] and features footage filmed during production of the episode.
Out Of Thin Air
"Enjoy an evening of tap dancing and jazz music celebrating the art of improvisation. Watch as dancers and musicians improvise together and pull rhythm and melody “Out of Thin Air.” [56m] The program will feature Colburn School's talented faculty and musicians as well as an array of guest artists including tap legends Sam Weber and Josette Wiggan."
Neither of them really need any introduction....
Classicist Mary Beard [Wikipedia] is apparently well known for studying Ancient Rome. Comedian David Mitchell has read a lot about the British monarchy. Between them they can cover Julius Caesar to Elizabeth I, and they sat down together for a conversation for How To Academy in Rulers and Power | Mary Beard and David Mitchell [1h13m].
Geddy Lee's Effin' Life live on stage
In Live at Massey Hall: Geddy Lee [55m, CBC], Geddy spends some time talking to his old friend Alex, and then reads a bit from his book. If you like this kind of thing, maybe you'll like this example of this kind of thing.
Daniels: How We Pulled Off Everything Everywhere All at Once | SXSW 2024
"We should tell you that we've run out of new things to say about Everything Everywhere All At Once, so although we’ll try our best to stay on topic, we'll most likely go on a bunch of tangents about the state of the world, the impending climate crisis, the collapse of consensus truth, the rise of AI, the importance and impossibility of self care, and our collective responsibility as storytellers to confront the issues of our time, because that's probably going to be what's on our mind, but we can't make any promises, but at times we don’t feel qualified to talk about any of that stuff, anyway we hope you enjoy our SXSW keynote!" [1h]
Max's South Seas Hideaway, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Is This The Greatest Tiki Bar In The World? [46m] It probably is because the guy who created it spent YEARS purchasing tiki from all over the history of tiki bars, having some custom made, and designing a space that is a living museum as well as a thriving party joint. Here's NPR from 2016 discussing Let's Talk Tiki Bars: Harmless Fun Or Exploitation? because this is a loaded topic. But I hope we can discuss the amazing bar in Michigan most of all!
Merry And Pippin As Ros And Gil
In another interesting interview for Q on Canadian radio, Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd on LOTR, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern, and their incredible friendship [33m] explores how Dom and Billy have talked about doing the Stoppard play since filming The Two Towers, and they're finally doing it. Other things are also talked about.
RIP Karl Wallinger
RIP Karl Wallinger. [NYT, ungated] Keyboardist for The Waterboys [Wikipedia] and creative force behind World Party [Wikipedia], he passed of undisclosed reasons this past Sunday at 66. He was well known for Put The Message In The Box, Private Revolution, and Ship Of Fools. The Guardian has a truly lovely write-up about Wallinger.
Champlain Towers South Condo collapse investigation update
They're still working on figuring out what caused the Champlain Towers South Condo to collapse in Miami in 2021 [Wikipedia]. There was an update of the NIST engineering investigation earlier this month, and Jeff Ostroff will take a half-hour to explain everything they've learned so far. Photos, video, deep analysis... It's a fascinating update to a recent tragedy that is still getting resolved.
Detroit's Music Scene
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges [1h, 2008, BBC] Is a look at the history of Detroit through the lens of music, from John Lee Hooker to Eminem. It's a really interesting scope through which to view this city.
Something good for a chuckle or 50
They aren't all pets, and they aren't all funny, but they are all animals and they are all entertaining to watch. The FUNNIEST Pet Videos of 2023! 🤣 | BEST Compilation [1h20m]
Serena is an amazing, one-of-a-kind cat!
My Cat Shoots Rubber Bands From Her Paws [6m16s] My black cat Serena has not only learned how to shoot rubber bands, she has mastered the art. I feel like a circus hawker, but YOU WON'T SEE THIS ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HERE! ... Serena is a 4 year old Domestic Short Hair. She has no top incisors, so her tongue sticks out ALL THE TIME!!!! 😺
Seth Rogan Loves Pot(tery)
About five years ago, Seth Rogen posted a picture on Instagram of seven rudimentary clay objects with the caption: “So maybe I joined a pottery studio so I could start making my own ashtrays.” Now, he’s taken his love for pottery to the next level by signing up as an executive producer for the competition show The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down. He also appears throughout the series as a guest judge. Seth tells Tom Power what inspired his love of pottery, if he finds it therapeutic, and how the imagery and design around weed paraphernalia has changed since legalization. [31m]
It's not a good movie, but it's historic
The Son Of Dracula film featured here is not the early 40s Lon Cheney film from Universal, but instead is the 1974 film from Apple [Wikipedia] (as in The Beatles), starring Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson. If you insist on watching this, here is the full film, Son Of Dracula [1h30m]. If you insist on torturing yourself further, here is the Son Of Dracula Soundtrack Album [YT playlist, background].
Believe it or not, people once actually talked about Generation X
Okay, so there's a bug in the bottom corner and a timecode and a pesky watermark, but this MTV News special feature about Generation X from 1991 [50m] is still pretty amazing. Narrated by Kurt Loder.
Bebe Neuwirth [and Chip Zien] Walks Down Memory Lane
Playbill gets Bebe Neuwirth to sit down and talk about her history in theater. Two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth discusses Chicago, A Chorus Line, and her Broadway return in Cabaret. [... and so much more, 40m] She is so full of joy and thrill about her career, it exudes through the screen and runs all over the place. Watch with care.
Today In "Human Bodies Moving Through Space"
YouTube has decided that modern dance groups are the thing to share with me right now. Three very different but thrilling examples: Here's dance group CDK doing a phenomenal routine to Somebody That I Used To Know. [3m50s] And Moon Dance performing at the World DanceSport Federation Championship last year [7m]. And finally, personal favorite Avantgardey performing as part of a larger ensemble for the Year Of The Dragon [7m].
Sympawnies by Noam Oxman
I've never seen anything like this before, really. Here's Purrlude in D for harp (Miss Kitty), a single instrument. But also a String Quarcat no.4 (Cotton) or a Quincat no.2 in G (Snickers) Or even the large ensemble Sympawny no.4 (Chubby Cat). The entire account of Sympawnies by Noam Oxman is full of musical whimsy that combines art and composition and animals.
The Nanny Meets The Icon
Fran Drescher Interviews Barbra Streisand--SAG 2024 Life Achievement Recipient [35m] Because 50 hours of autobiography audiobook might not be enough.
A story about Barbie on a quest to stop the heat death of the universe.
Maybe you remember YouTuber Ted Nivision from a previous post. Here we find him slowly dissolving his sanity in a new adventure: I Watched Every Barbie Movie Ever Made [1h50m], which culminates with the 2023 Barbie film. It doesn't go well.
Fiction. Desire. Fantasy. Power. Death. Identity. -- Twilight
ContraPoints has a new video essay out, titled simply Twilight [2h53m]. It covers quite a lot. Like a lot more than you think it's going to cover. I enjoyed it and learned things.
You know that it's the best of Cheapos
Everyone's favorite queer YouTube Marxist media analyst Alexander Avila looks back at the career of recent Grammy winner Miley Cyrus and her alter egos Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana in his video Hannah Montana's Guide to Life Under Capitalism [1h26m] And there's a LOT he will pull out of this series, and I found it all worthwhile. One small note: automated voices of famous people are used to read passages of text, and it can be a bit jarring.
Guster Keeps Going All Day
Ex-Boston-Street-Band Guster has a new album coming out and they've released two new songs. Keep Going has a fantastical music video. All Day is a lyric video. Their last album was 5 years ago.
At the time he was alive and well and singing in Amsterdam.
Here's Jacques Brel on the Dutch television program Club Domino in the early Sixties. [50m] The songs are in French and the host speaks Dutch, but wow, he does a thing with his song delivery, reminds me a bit of Sinatra or Dylan with how he's living the moment.
Donald Trump's Rhetoric
The Unique Rhetoric of Donald Trump [20m] Dr. Jennifer Mercieca, professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at Texas A&M University, discusses the unprecedented rhetorical devices Donald Trump has used to build a cult-like following, capture the attention economy, and allowed him to avoid accountability despite major political controversies and legal challenges.
I thought it was a laugh but people in the audience cry a little
From Sniffles The Mouse to Bugs Bunny to The Grinch... Chuck Jones: Extremes and InBetweens - A Life in Animation [1h24m] (Originally recorded on VHS from Australian TV in 2000.)
The ABCs of Book Banning
The ABCs of Book Banning [27m, MTV Documentary Films] Centenarian Grace Linn confronts a Florida School Board, opposing book banning in local schools. Children express disappointment over losing access to vital titles on LGBTQ and racial issues, wars, and the realities of growing up.
We Haven't Got The Americans Here Tonight
Here's a panel of British writers for Succession, including Tony Roche, Jon Brown, Lucy Prebble, and Georgie Pritchett. Creator and show-runner Jesse Armstrong also joins, and it is hosted by Adam Buxton. Held at Southbank Centre in Sept 2023, so after the series ended. Succession: an evening with the writers [1h42m]
Down in the valley, the valley so low
This is not an exciting video. The presentation is not elegant, but it is informative. It probably won't interest many of you. But the title of it is Why do rollercoasters valley and how do they get recovered [55m] by Ryan The Ride Mechanic. And I know there's a subset of you who will be thrilled to watch this very fascinating video about a topic I'd never thought to learn about.
Venice Carnival Masks
Load your band into the van and hit the road
What Drives Us [1h30m] is a documentary about being an on-the-road rock and roll band. It's an interesting journey of self-discovery. Directed by Dave Grohl. Includes interviews with unexpected people.
Bruce has a friend named Kevin
I discovered a gem on YouTube today, and it hides much deeper treasure. Bruce & friend Kevin: Live at the Rivoli! PART 1 [45m] is two Kids who come from The Hall doing a stage show. I don't know if Part 2 will be posted, but I hope so.
I mean, if you're going to go to the Maldives, do it in style!
THE RITZ-CARLTON MALDIVES | Phenomenal private island resort (full tour) [1h12m] is a wordless tour of the resort. You won't get any perky central casting aspiring host here; it's images and music and an extremely engineered hotel resort that is basically at one with the water. I can't afford it and am not really into oceans, but if I were and could, this could be amazing.