I had no idea there was a Sesame Street Tumblr and I wish it was still active. But at least it’s still around for posterity (albeit in a bad state). The post Sesame Street has a (dormant) Tumblr appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading
Anne Ewbank looked at the historical food rituals of Halloween where people tried to predict marriages through them, amongst other things. Here’s an old game called Snapdragon: Some Halloween love rituals were considered spiritually dangerous. (I’m looking at you, dumb supper.) B … | Continue reading
Stephanie Ijoma of Nnesaga interviewed Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Quintessa Swindle & Noah Centineo for the release of Black Adam. I still need to see it but given the high praise that Stephanie bestowed onto the movie in her interviews, I’m looking forward to it. The post Nnes … | Continue reading
So, I’ve covered the following types of milk on the site: Moose milk (but not the Canadian cocktail) Potato milk Pea milk Donkey milk Now’s the turn of buffalo milk and a company in Somerset called Buffalicious that makes products from it. According to their website, Buffalicious … | Continue reading
Simone (syx) is an Italian software engineer with a showcase of websites that look like different kinds of desktops. They range from command line to Windows 95 to Ubuntu. It’s a nostalgic trip for those who remember the interfaces of Web 1.0 and 2.0 and don’t like the homogeneity … | Continue reading
If you didn’t already know, I’m a proud Bradfordian. I left when I was 6 but my childhood memories of the city are strong and prevalent in my life. The Kirkgate Centre figures in many of them and, since leaving, I’ve had the privilege to return quite a few times. Then a few weeks … | Continue reading
The one thing I hate about modern trailers is how they seem to give the entire movie away in about 2–3 minutes. I blame the likes of Netflix for this and while this style of condensed storytelling can help you dodge a bullet, it can often ruin a film you would have enjoyed had yo … | Continue reading
Thought I’d try a clickbait title for the first time. Ultimately, this mini doc shows clips from a previously lost version of Mrs. Doubtfire starring the late Robin Williams as the titular character. Compared to the final cut, scenes from this “lost” version were more R-rated and … | Continue reading
[…] if you are doing it correctly, your work will be undetectable. Now you’re looking sharp. Razor sharp. If you want respect, you must look respectable. I need him to iron my shirt sleeves. And that iron. The post Gus Fring teaching us how to iron a shirt appeared first on Cultr … | Continue reading
My new favourite poem by Ricardo Reis, one of Fernando Pessoa’s many personas: Segue o teu destino,Rega as tuas plantas,Ama as tuas rosas.O resto é a sombraDe árvores alheias. A realidadeSempre é mais ou menosDo que nós queremos.Só nós somos sempreIguais a nós-próprios. Suave é v … | Continue reading
However you pronounce them, GIFs are iconic pieces of internet history. But they also form a significant part of our social history in a highly technological age. Jenny Brewer spoke to artists and experts about GIFs from the past, in the present, and their future: Both for the Gi … | Continue reading
Liam Brown’s hiking videos are the best and his recent venture took him to the Outer Hebrides in Scotland where he hiked 156 miles. No matter what the weather, he’s out there exploring some of the most beautiful parts of the UK (and sometimes the continent), on foot or in his van … | Continue reading
I enjoy GQ’s “Actors Talking About Their Best Known Characters” videos but this one was the most candid I’ve seen to date. Christian Bale spoke about some of his biggest roles including Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, Bruce Wayne and Batman in The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Tre … | Continue reading
For gal-dem, Kemi Alemoru spoke to Pam Grier about her life and legacy: In a number of her films, Grier would bare her body, distracting hopeless men and wielding her sexual power over her enemies. “I wanted society to see Black women as owning their sexuality. Isn’t that a part … | Continue reading
WaPo posted a cool infographic examining the health benefits of coffee and tea. But which hot beverage is the healthiest? Do you start your mornings with a potent dose of caffeine from a freshly brewed cup of Joe? Or do you prefer a slightly less caffeinated nudge from a warm and … | Continue reading
If you’ve ever wondered what inspired some of the more peculiar designs of the Pokémon franchise, look no further than yokai, the Japanese word meaning ‘strange apparition’ which describes a wide group of monsters, ghosts, and other spirits. YOKAI explores those traditions in a b … | Continue reading
I’ve covered a few codices on the site including Codex Seraphinianus, Codex Argenteus, and Codex Regius. But there’s a giant one with a sinister edge: Codex Gigas. What is Codex Gigas? Codex Gigas is a medieval manuscript from the 13th century, written by a monk from Bohemia (now … | Continue reading
Sam Lin-Sommer chronicled Heinz Tomato Ketchup’s victory of catsup for tomato sauce supremacy in Atlas Obscura. It came down to marketing, and an attack on those using preservatives: Thanks in part to high-quality ingredients, Heinz’s new tomato ketchup cost two to three times mo … | Continue reading
A company in Kenya turns old flip flops into amazing works of art that have garnered the attention of millions, including the Pope. “Flip-flop waste is a global problem. We have received numerous inquiries from India, Indonesia, Brazil. They have the same problem, and they’ve ask … | Continue reading
A very inventive teaser trailer for MINERALS, starring Dean Norris as Hank, “a DEA agent whose avid passion for minerals has led him to set out on a quest to find the purest mineral in existence”. I kinda wish this was real. Breaking Bad related: Cook In The Breaking Bad RV with … | Continue reading
Disney has been given a lot of carte blanche in the US to grow and absorb everything in its wake. The above video by Half as Interesting shows how Disney made their Disney dollars a legal currency at an exchange rate of $1 DD to $1 USD. […] they are not compatible with coin machi … | Continue reading
Using an injectable camera by Otis_Inf, eli_handle_b․wav added Sergeant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) from Police Squad and the Naked Gun trilogy to Detroit: Become Human and the results are hilarious and oddly fitting. The post What if Frank Drebin was in Detroit: Become Human? … | Continue reading
VideoLamps is an Etsy store based in Cardiff, Wales that sells custom lamps made from classic VHS tapes. Perfect for, well, anyone who loves retro stuff, VHS culture, and lamps. The most popular category is HALLOWEEN STUFF so if grab a lamp for the spooky season if you can! The p … | Continue reading
For Atlas Obscura, Sam O’Brien examined the history of Pennsylvania’s forgotten baked good, the Amish funeral pie: Of all the parties to crash, a funeral in the traditionally parsimonious Mennonite community doesn’t seem like an obvious choice. But the funerary feast was a rare o … | Continue reading
Inverse took a deep dive into the surreal history of Face/Off, speaking to various cast and crew (but notably not John Woo, Nicolas Cage, or John Travolta) about their experiences of the 1997 blockbuster: MICHAEL COLLEARY, SCREENWRITER: Face/Off was always a pleasure. MIKE WERB, … | Continue reading
John D. Cook used Mathematica’s CountryData database to find similar world flag designs and I’m shocked at how many are practically identical bar slightly darker/lighter shades of colour: A week ago I posted some pairs of similar flags on Twitter, and later I found that Mathemati … | Continue reading