75 Years of Teenage Girl Talk

 

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Game Show

 

@veronicaandthebabyboo not sure if the premise works as well in reverse, let me know what you think in the comments #politicalsatire #gameshows #parody #1980s #september11 ♬ original sound - Veronica and the Baby Boo

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Jan van Eyck’s Portrait of a Man

Jan van Eyck is believed to have painted this self-portrait in 1433. Jill Dunkerton, a conservator for The National Gallery, explains the processes involved in restoring and conserving this 600 year old painting

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Fooled Him

The bird was watching and the reaction was fun 🤣

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Route 66 Turns 100 This Year:

 Photographer and filmmaker Chris Attrell takes a road trip along the original Route 66  in just 9 days, through 8 states, with 100+ stops. The video is more than 2 hours long so it’s pretty comprehensive.

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The Irish Don’t Like Him Either

I Thought I’d Heard This Somewhere Before

It didn't work then either.

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Origami Typewriter

This mechanical typewriter was made by Siesta Origami using a single sheet of uncut 124cm paper.

 

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Star Trek Episode With Extremely Unofficial Subtitles

In this dubbed version of Star Trek-Insurrection an alien race demands access to the Federation lasagna, Picard is forced to balance the Prime Directive against the very real risk of disappointing dinner guests. At least that’s what the subtitles are telling us.

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Sunday Links

Ikea Catalogue 1957

Browse the Ikea Catalogue 1957. Everything old is new again and I love the cover. (image above)

Wash away your sins with soap for the religious. Via Memo Of The Air

Zimbabwe Citrus Party

A friend posted a link to a retro iPhone headset today. The one that gets the best reviews comes in pink and I suddenly realize that I must have one, not because it’s pink but because I often mute calls with my chin.

Wes Anderson Picks Nine of His Favorite Criterion Films 

Biiiiig Stretch Kottke talks about rehoming his fig tree and rehoming himself.

Why Does Canada's Capital City Have a Street Named After Donald Trump? 

A courtroom sketch game:  Unusual Suspects

A longish story about the quest by Toronto Star reporter Jake Edmiston to solve the mystery of the extra spicy mustard in his fridge. It’s more interesting than you might think.

Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ to go on display in London

A game for armchair gardeners No weeding, watering or pruning required. Via Webcurios

Freddy Krueger Fire Pit I already have the glove. I found it in my son’s closet when I was clearing out for our move.

Open the same map in the US and Canada and you may see two different names for the same lake. So, who decides what a place is really called?

From the archives at the Oxymoron Museum 

This guy is my soulmate: A List of Things I Was Hoping To Do Before Summer Ended And Now It’s Too Late

What is the world listening to today? Rotation's Music Map explores that question with a globe showing the songs currently charting in 166 countries and 174 cities.

Kobuk the Destroyer: An exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the unsung engineers who ensure it does.