From Svend: the sinister simplicity of the BFF-bot
The first photo uploaded to the web was a sign of things to come
Scream Queen: Queen song rendered entirely in screams from movies
How English sounds to non-English speakers – using the phonemes but in nonsensical arrangements (via Tof)
I didn’t even know this article was about Orange is the New Black until I was already reading it, and I don’t know anything about that show. But it’s a good read:
My life with Piper
You’ll know if you want to check out Grantland’s week of articles devoted to the Romantic Comedy genre
“I can’t even” and H.P.Lovecraft
“To build a traditional city, an environment where people want to walk, build Really Narrow Streets.” (via Ivan T)
50 best opening lines in movies and 50 best closing lines in movies
The new D&D website is live, anticipating their big marketing push. Apart from game geeks like me, this will interest people curious how a 40-year-old brand is being repositioned and how the digital game/tabletop game divide is being managed. Additional data point: they have recruited Ice T to read for their audiobook line.
That poster of the woman saying WE CAN DO IT is not Rosie the Riveter. It is an anti-union poster.
Debunking myths about Gaza and Israel and Hamas and the IDF – I’ve been avoiding putting anything online about what’s happening in Gaza, because it’s a complex subject and I don’t have time for any more than cursory discussion. But this seems worth sharing anyway.
Michele A’Court: victims of drunk driving crashes – is it their fault?
And finally, via DM: Playing Stairway backwards, played backwards