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The most anticipated films of 2024
AV Club,
After the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023, studio release schedules got a little hectic. Major films that were expected last year, like Dune: Part 2, got pushed back to 2024 instead. Which means that this year, the film calendar is actually pretty packed. We’ve got classic January horror movies like Night Swim,… Read more...
A 1962 attempt at a Claymation Marx Brothers TV show
Boing Boing,
From Mark Evanier's very fine blog News from ME: In 1962, Screen Gems, the television division of Columbia Pictures, tried to produce a Marx Brothers television show. The fact that Chico had passed away in 1961 did not deter the project, as it was intended to be done in Claymation animation (called Tri-Cinemation by the production). — Read the rest The post A 1962 attempt at a Claymation Marx Brothers TV show appeared first on Boing Boing.
This "magnetic" performance by synth-pop band Future Islands is one of the best I've seen
Watch this absolutely genius network television debut by Baltimore, Maryland-based synth-pop band Future Islands. They appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on March 3, 2014, performing "Seasons (Waiting on You)" from their 2014 album Singles (recorded at Dreamland Studios). — Read the rest The post This "magnetic" performance by synth-pop band Future Islands is one of the best I've seen appeared first on Boing Boing.
The Crossword: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
The New Yorker,
A moderately challenging puzzle.
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, January 2nd
“When I was your age, we had to walk ten miles inside our apartments because we were quarantined.”
Bold of You to Assume I Need to Drink Water
I could go for an iced coffee, though.
A Question of Legacy
Some of my ancestors had money, and some held awful beliefs. I set out to investigate what I once stood to inherit.
Green-winged macaw pampered on spa day
Have you ever seen a parrot getting a massage? I hadn't, until seeing these videos of Griffin, an adorable green-winged macaw who absolutely loves being getting massages, giving and receiving snuggles, and more. I love watching how relaxed Griffin looks when he's being pampered. — Read the rest The post Green-winged macaw pampered on spa day appeared first on Boing Boing.