Friday Ephemera
Chick flick. // Farm your own insects, then eat them. // Following air through Facebook’s Oregon data centre. (h/t, MeFi) // Origami. // Optimism. // Pussy People: “What do the cats bring to the marriage?” // A machine that draws penises (badly). // Tactile comic books for the blind. // Coffee table of note. // Dogs versus citrus fruit, the great struggle of our time. // That towel will not allow you to fly. // Ladies, mouth your vowels and slim your face. // Not-quite-still movie stills. // Wine glass of note. // Ewok sushi. // Wipe
your phone on your shirt. // Phones replaced with sandwiches. // The
complete House of Cards. // Giant rodent hugs cats.
Thank you, David – I’ll be enjoying this during the day.
The multicultural band Die Antwoord with a new video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8nrF5aXPlQ
In my view, more polished than their earlier offerings – which perhaps makes it both better and worse?
-S
It is also striking that four of five cases were spidermen, a situation which is likely to change in the near future with the imminent release (at the time of writing) of a new Superman movie.
1) it is Spider-man not Spiderman.
2) While presenting an adjectiveless Spider-man is technically acceptable, there are several traditionally used descriptors : Amazing, Spectacular, Sensational… It makes me wonder if this was even peer reviewed.
3) I would suggest the Amazing Spider-man will continue to be more popular with kids than Superman as Spider-man is more relatable and being less invulnerable enables more drama. Flight, heat vision, freeze breath, super speed, super strength, super hearing, supervision, x-ray vision, super technology, near invulnerability, somehow being able to travel back in time by spinning the Earth backwards and a Superdog can get a little wearisome. Additionally, Superman rhymes with Pooperman.
Commercial role models for girls are less likely to show risk‐taking behaviour; for instance, none of the authors have ever experienced any “My Little Pony”‐related injuries.
I thought MLPs could fly. Perhaps, it is more the nature of boys if different than girls and not as much nurture by commercial role models.
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Parents, however, should be aware that a superhero costume can provoke perceived super‐abilities which need special supervision.
Having been a kid who pretended I was Spider-man I was well aware of my lack of actual superpowers. I imagine a kid playing Spider-man would notice quickly when he tries to climb a wall that his hands and feet don’t stick to the wall. Judging risk is a learned ability.
Wine glass of note.
I thought the purpose of the stem of a wine glass was to prevent the heat from one’s hand from changing the temperature of the wine.
“What do the cats bring to the marriage?”
I loved it when the grumpy wife is going on about cats definitely not being allowed in the bedroom (meanwhile in the very edge of the shot a cat sneaks upstairs).
Morning, all.
Simen,
The multicultural band Die Antwoord with a new video
I find their ideas compelling and wish to subscribe to their newsletter.
svh,
meanwhile in the very edge of the shot a cat sneaks upstairs
That, and the scene where Ros Hamilton, surrounded by a dozen hissing and spitting cats, is assuring us how calming classical music is.
Col. Milquetoast,
I thought the purpose of the stem of a wine glass was to prevent the heat from one’s hand from changing the temperature of the wine.
No refunds. Credit note only.
it is Spider-Man not Spiderman… It makes me wonder if this was even peer reviewed.
I share your outrage.
In other news, the condensed Man of Steel. Spoilers and plot holes, obviously.
“What do the cats bring to the marriage?”
The scene at 2:10 is pure genius.
Global Internet Porn Habits infographic
It displays the top search terms on porn sites by country; no actual dirty pictures. I’ll let you all decide for yourselves how NSFW it is.
It displays the top search terms on porn sites by country;
I didn’t anticipate the apparent enthusiasm among Icelandic people for gay sex involving Native Americans. Strange world.