Kyle MacLachlan Pens Tribute to David Lynch: ‘I Owe My Career to Him’ ❝ Kyle MacLachlan has paid tribute to David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker known for ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘Twin Peaks,’ who died at the age of 78. 💬 Lynch’s decades-long collaboration with MacLachlan is up there with Scorsese/Deniro or Wes Anderson/Bill Murray… a pairing where very different people wielding very different artistic tools kept coming together to create magic.
AITA For Ruining Boyfriend With Autism’s Safe Food ❝ “He says I don’t understand his brain; I say he doesn’t understand our budget.” 💬 No sweetie, I’m the asshole. ‘Cause I’m sorry, but I don’t care about his problems: no one should be paying $47 for soup on a regular basis. Let’s just pretend it’s 1985 and tell the little fucker to pull up his big-boy pants and get over it.
The crypto scam behind those weird text messages ❝ In the last couple of years, I’m sure you’ve received texts that start with something like, “Hi! It’s [random name], remember me? How are you?” and try to engage you… 💬 To quote the poet Bobby Hill: “I don’t know you! Let go of my purse!”
Man Caught With Pants Down at Bikini Beans Coffee, Fatally Shoots Himself ❝ A despondent man fatally shot himself after he was caught with his pants down — literally — driving his car at a coffee shop in Arizona, authorities said. 💬 He did a shitty, potentially scary thing. They should have gotten his tags, called the cops, and turned over the evidence they collected. Done and dusted. Instead, some dumb fuck decided to go mob-rule on his ass, now he’s dead, and everyone involved is either going to (a) feel shitty for the rest of their lives or (b) grow increasingly defensive and toxic as the reality of it all eats away at their souls.
Gamers Suspect Elon Musk Is a Charlatan ❝ The X owner is facing accusations of “fraudmaxing” — faking his way to elite status in video games. 💬 It’s not an “accusation”. It’s an obvious fact lacking any reasonable, alternative explanation. Also, c’mon… dude is snorting way too many drugs to focus on a single game long enough to be good at it.
Multiple women add detail to Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegations ❝ Multiple women add detail to Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegations 💬 The truth is always complicated and I’m gonna keep watching The Sandman whatever the case, but I must admit… dude’s ego is so huge that he stupidly assumed he could go from ‘hi, I’m Neil’ to ‘let’s play rape and I’m your master now’ in a half-hour. I mean… wow. Forget Alan Moore— Gaiman clearly thinks he’s a fucking magician. With that said, it also kinda sounds like Amanda had been procuring for him for quite some time, and his spiteful, entitled ass couldn’t imagine that she might send some poor girl over who hadn’t been groomed for the bath-and-bondage treatment.
Aligning Automattic’s Sponsored Contributions to WordPress — ❝ Automattic has always been deeply committed to the success of WordPress, dedicating significant resources and talent to its development for almost two decades. However, we’ve observed an imbalance … 💬 Matt Mullenweg destroyed the marketplace for paid blogging tools by incessantly pitching a free and open WordPress to the world, only to turn around and use his monopoly position to enrich himself and punish anyone who pisses him off. (It goes without saying that Tumblr has become worse since he acquired it.) He’s a typical startup asshole, in other words.
Why does Trump hate this tiny fish so much? ❝ As Los Angeles burns, President-elect Donald Trump is yelling at a fish. 💬 Why ask such a stupid question? He doesn’t know anything about the fish, and doesn’t care about it in any way. But he knows that someone he likes hates it, and someone he hates wants to protect it, so… fuck that fish!
New videos show off larger Nintendo Switch 2, snap-on Joy-Cons ❝ Accessory maker says 3D mock-up at CES is sourced from an actual console. 💬 I’m waiting to find out three things before I get excited: (1) how do the joycons feel?, (2) how big is that screen?, and (3) how much faster is it?
Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag’s LA Home Burns Down ❝ Spencer watched his and Heidi Montag’s house burn down via their security cameras. 💬 …but my empathy has to work a little harder on this one.
Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 86 ❝ Peter Yarrow — the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary — died on Tuesday in New York at the age of 86, his publicist said. Yarrow had bladder cancer for the past four years.
The Curious Gems of the River Thames ❝ London’s riverbanks are filled with treasures, including scores of deep red garnets with mysterious origins.
Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster Pictured Holding Hands ❝ Hugh and Deborra split after 27 years of marriage in September 2023, while Sutton filed for divorce from her husband of 10 years in October 2024. 💬 I didn’t realize the “Sutton Foster” that Hugh’s banging was Sutton Foster from Bunheads. I’m surprised he didn’t take a shot at Lauren Graham first…
Texas Cheerleader Accused of Poisoning Rival’s Show Goat in Shocking FFA Scandal ❝ A disturbing case of competition gone wrong has emerged from Cedar Park, Texas, where a high school cheerleader has been charged with felony animal cruelty… 💬 If you know anything about hyper-competitive southern girls and FFA shit, then there’s nothing shocking about it.
Aubrey Plaza’s Director Husband Jeff Baena Dead at 47 ❝ Filmmaker Jeff Baena — best known for directing films like “Life After Beth” and “The Little Hours,” and the husband of Aubrey Plaza, has died … TMZ has learned. 💬 When faced with a seemingly inexplicable suicide, we often ask, “Why would someone do that?” But when headlines about your death begin with your wife’s name, I think we have our first clue.
Things we learned about LLMs in 2024 ❝ A lot has happened in the world of Large Language Models over the course of 2024. Here’s a review of things we figured out about the field in the past …
The US Treasury Department was hacked ❝ The US Treasury Department suffered a “major” security incident attributed to attackers in China, who remotely accessed workstations and unclassified documents.
The Largest Walmart in America ❝ The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.
Brown’s Team17 made some of the most influential games of my generation
NOTE: Life is Strange: Double Exposure did not make the top 15 list. Because the list is wrong
Kotaku’s 15 Best Games Of 2024, Ranked ❝ This year has been one of the most challenging for the video game industry, so what games managed to stand out among all that turmoil?
Jason Mamoa cast as Lobo ❝ After making a splash as the King of Atlantis, actor Jason Momoa is set to play alien bounty hunter Lobo in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.
‘Nosferatu’: Lily-Rose Depp on Demonic Sexual Awakening as Her ‘Bible’ ❝ ‘Nosferatu’ star Lily-Rose Depp read a book on demonic sexual awakening to prepare for the role in the Robert Eggers feature. 💬 I still haven’t watched The Idol, but I’ll get around to it eventually… same thing with Nosferatu.
Your AirTag’s Battery Will Last for Up to 10 Years With Elevation Lab’s New TimeCapsule Enclosure ❝ Elevation Lab today announced the launch of TimeCapsule, an innovative and simple solution for increasing the battery life of Apple’s AirTag. 💬 This is a brilliant idea: you open up an AirTag and screw the “active” bit into this large-ish plastic case that also contains two big ol’ AA batteries, then snap the package shut… at that point, you drop it into your purse or luggage and don’t have to think about it again for a decade.
RIP, you batshit-crazy bastard
’90 Day Fiancé’ Star David Murphey Dead at 66 ❝ ’90 Day Fiancé’ star David Murphey — who was best known for appearing on “90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days” — has died … this according to his family.
17 Reality Show Secrets Directly From Stars ❝ In Season 2 of Vanderpump Rules, Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney’s fight in Mexico was very real, but Tom pouring beer over Katie’s head had to be recreated.
The most interesting thing about Arrh-Arrh’s work is that he hypothesizes that all human behavior —good or bad— is inevitably corrupted by circumstance. EXAMPLE: Ned is both the best man in Westeros, and the guy who personally, stubbornly started a war.
If they can get McGinley to come back, maybe I’ll watch. Maybe.
Bill Lawrence is getting back into Scrubs ❝ A new iteration of the 2001 sitcom is officially in the works at ABC. 💬 Well, not really. I’m not a purist who rejects Scrubs 2.0 —the one-season evolution of the show starring Kerry Bishé, Dave Franco, and a few hold-overs from the OG Scrubs— so I’m the theoretical target audience for this. But everything I’m reading suggests Lawrence won’t be running the show or in the writer’s room… they’re basically just rebooting the concept of a young doctor daydreaming his way trough his daily struggles. Which means it isn’t Scrubs in the same way that a random show about hospitals isn’t ER.
FTC Bans Location Data Company That Powers the Surveillance Ecosystem ❝ Venntel is a primary provider of location data to the government or other companies that sell to U.S. agencies. The FTC is banning Venntel from selling data related to health clinics, refugee shelters, and much more.
Flexbar is a USB gadget for anyone missing the Touchbar ❝ Flexbar is a MacBook-style horizontal touchbar as a discrete USB gadget, perfect for anyone who wanted one on their PC or who miss their disappearance from Apple’s laptops. They’re 10…
27 Gross Things Couples Do ❝ “My husband and I weigh ourselves before and after we poop so we can compare who had the biggest poop…”
So many jokes in the ZAZ films —especially Top Secret— are entirely visual and receive no comment in the script. I wonder how they play to blind audiences?
R.I.P. Jim Abrahams, director of Airplane! and more ❝ Abrahams, who along with Jerry and David Zucker became the preeminent parodists of their generation, died at age 80. 💬 Airplane and Top Secret are two of my favorite childhood movies… I’ve probably seen Airplane dozens of times. I even saw Airplane II in a theater, and while I’m pretty sure it was a substantial step down from the original, I left the building with a smile on my face.
‘The Great British Baking Show’ Needs a New Judge ❝ Early seasons of ‘The Great British Baking Show’ celebrated English tradition with familiar recipes. But as its contestants and challenges have grown more international and creative, the formulaic judging lags behind.
Studios Wanted to Recast Peter Dinklage in ‘The Station Agent’ ❝ Bobby Cannavale explained how 2003 film ‘The Station Agent’ almost wasn’t made as studios wanted to recast lead actor Peter Dinklage. 💬 One of the best movies of the 2000s… I need to watch it again, ASAP.
Bluesky filter lists from SkySentry ❝ As BlueSky grows, it’s helpful to have some filters. SkySentry has a fantastic collection of well-maintained block lists.
What the Mesopotamians had for dinner ❝ In Ancient Babylonia, soups and stews reigned supreme. Food historians are now using taste-tests to recover their forgotten flavours.
How gophers and fungi revived Mount St. Helens ❝ In 1980, after months of earthquakes and minor eruptions, Mount St. Helens erupted explosively, with thermal energy equivalent to 26 megatons
Judy Greer: Maggie Gyllenhaal Made ‘Quirky’ Lead Actresses Cool ❝ Judy Greer explained how Maggie Gyllenhaal in ‘Secretary’ made ‘quirky’ lead actresses part of the zeitgeist. 💬 Judy, darling… c’mon. Maggie Gyllenhaal is quirky. You’re cute and funny and charming as fuck, and unless they really de-glammed you for the role, you’d have been way too hot for Secretary. In that role, you’d have intimidated Spader’s character so much he’d have never hired you in the first place. For selfish reasons, I’d love to have seen you try, of course… but that casting went exactly as it should.
Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines ❝ The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced. 💬 It’s sobering to realize that if Fox News and the Wall Street Journal pulled themselves out of the MAGA nosedive, they could turn into legitimate heroes of the American Experiment.
I still think the movie should have been called The Good, The Bad, and Eli Wallach Needs A Bath
Clint Eastwood’s Box-Office History Prove ‘Juror #2’ Worth ❝ Clint Eastwood’s box office history proves that Juror #2 was worthy of a theatrical release and Warner Bros. should have given him one. 💬 When you see the inflation-adjusted numbers of Eastwood’s studio output over the last seventy years, it’s kind of astonishing. He’s a low-key titan of the film industry, taking Woody Allen-sized budgets and semi-regularly turning them into modest blockbusters. And just as an aside: Unforgiven is in my top 10 movies of all time.
Dog-sitter films explicit OnlyFans content in client homes, raising privacy concerns ❝ A Nova Scotia woman says she was shocked to discover her bathroom floor and swimming pool were the background of explicit videos posted by her dog-sitter on an adults-only website. 💬 I’ll consider this news when she starts fucking her canine clients. Until then, here’s a thought… quit lurking around OF and maybe you won’t see shit you don’t want to see.
ba-WOOSH!
Flush Toilet Finder | jRustonApps ❝ Flush Toilet Finder is the quickest, simplest way of finding a public bathroom or restroom. 💬 Fuck Yelp… this is the hyper-local, user-generated recommendation database we need. We all need a personal George Costanza, directing us to the best toilet in our cities.
Max tries its hand at procedural in first teaser for medical drama The Pitt ❝ Max tries its hand at procedural in first teaser for medical drama The Pitt 💬 Such is my sentimental love for the first half of ER’s run that I will absolutely give this show a chance. And even if it starts off weak, the show’s structural conceit —all 15 episodes are set during a single hospital shift— is novel enough to keep me hanging around for a bit beyond the pilot.
Former comedian Russell Brand ended up selling “magical amulets” for “EMF protection” ❝ I’ve watched with fascination and disgust as Russell Brand has transformed over the years from actor, to spiritual guru and conspirituality grifter (which includes hawking cryptocurrency), to—immediately following rape allegations—right-wing Jesus loving Christian MAGA darling… 💬 The frustrating thing about Brand is that he’s legitimately talented and smart. Most MAGA figures are knuckle-dragging know- and do-nothings, but Russell can produce everything from the filthiest comedy to melodious recitations of Shakespeare without batting an eye. Which almost makes his turn worse, because it’s so clearly cynical and defensive… he’s hiding among the dipshits and morons to protect himself from the repercussions of a couple decades of substance-addled sex-addiction. And it’s working.
We wouldn’t want anyone thinking she’s sexy, now would we?
Sexual Scene At Sabrina Carpenter’s Show Stirs Debates ❝ “She has such a young fan base and to traumatize them like that is so sad.” 💬 Screw every single one of these haters in the orifice of their choice. I’m hardly a fan of Carpenter’s music, but get over yourselves, you entitled, whining little bitchlets… all the pop and rock music ever made had —and always will have— a young fan base, and who gives a flying, flipping, fantastical fuck? Tipper Gore would love you neo-Puritanical freaks, and that ain’t a compliment.
What you actually got from those comic book ads ❝ X-Ray Specs? Amazing fighting techniques? Magic tricks? A monkey? These videos show off what actually arrived when you ordered something from a comic ad. 💬 As a former kid who spent untold hours staring with wide-eyed curiosity at those ads, I appreciate that someone finally answered all of my unspoken questions.
Tripping on magic mushrooms to treat anorexia nervosa ❝ In another promising study on the medical use of psilocybin, the hallucinogen in magic mushrooms, researchers have shown that psychedelic therapy can help with treatment-resistant eating disorders.
23 Wild Porn Sex Acts That Don’t Work ❝ “Stopping and changing positions every three minutes is a good experience.” 💬 Porn is indeed a bad example of good sex. But the people crying the loudest about porn being a bad example are the kind of people no one would ever want to have sex with. Unclutch your pearls, you tedious vanilla dumbasses.
REVIEW: The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic by Alan Moore & Co. ❝ The relationship between the world and our consciousness, between the mind and our bodies, has been speculated about since the dawn of consciousness itself and the beginnings of a philosophy that could problematize that relationship. It’s a tricky thing to thread the needle between the world and the world of the mind without getting lost in how exactly one necessitates the other. However, it is exactly these issues that Alan Moore, Steve Moore and their gallery of artistic collaborators are attempting to work through 💬 I’ll definitely be getting this, in one format or another. I don’t share Moore’s political perspective, and I’m not even close to being all-in on his overall view of magic. But on a certain fundamental level —the connection between art, language, and mysticism— I find him highly persuasive.
The True Story of “Kid Nation,” the Wildest Reality TV Show Ever Made – Esquire ❝ 40 KIDS, NO PARENTS, A GHOST TOWN. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? The weird true story of Kid Nation, the Bush-era reality-TV experiment that dropped a bunch of children in the desert—then let the cameras roll. Years later, all of a sudden, the Internet got obsessed. THE WHEELS ON the bus went round and round and round and round, driving in circles though the desert outside Santa Fe. It was April 1, 2007… 💬 Wait. People are just now remembering that Kid Nation was a thing? It was simply a mildly diverting reality TV experiment, not some shocking event lost to time. We’re not talking about an artifact from 1807 here… it was 17 years ago, not pre-history.
If you can’t trust the voice of David Attenborough, what can you trust? ❝ The world’s best-loved naturalist has had his voice cloned – and misused – by AI. Soon, we won’t believe anything we hear unless we are in the same room as the speaker, writes Zoe Williams 💬 Depressingly, this isn’t one of those “what if?” things… it’s coming, it’s going to happen, and there will be no true positive outcomes. Best case scenario, all the theoretical benefits of AI dramatically outweigh the damage done by generative pseudo-intelligences.
More info, less activism
Scientific American editor-in-chief out after posting anti-MAGA rant ❝ The next editor-in-chief of Scientific American would be well-advised to make sure their criticisms of MAGA supporters aren’t too spicy 💬 Firing her was for the best. Unless someone is planning to put 40% of the population into reeducation camps, then engaging with them is the only way to right the ship of rationality on the rough seas of modern life. Like it or not, we’re stuck with these backward, blinkered fucks for a generation or three, and we can only save Us by first saving Them. As much as I sympathize with the urge to smack ‘em, we don’t need the editor of our respected publications driving them deeper into the cocoon of their own toxic stupidity. It’s time for the grown-ups to take charge.
Sophie Turner in Talks to Play Lara Croft in ‘Tomb Raider’ Series ❝ Sophie Turner is in talks to play video game character Lara Croft in a new live-action ‘Tomb Raider’ series from Phoebe Waller-Bridge at Amazon MGM. 💬 I didn’t like Angelina’s version, so Sophie’s couldn’t possibly be worse. And I will give Phoebe Waller-Bridge all the chances she needs to make it work.
In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024 ❝ CHM remembers the remarkable career and contributions of 2023 Fellow Thomas E. Kurtz, who passed away on November 12, 2024. 💬 He was the co-creator of the BASIC programming language, one of the single most influential things to ever enter my life.
“Your body, my choice”: The misogynist MAGA attack, explained ❝ Rape threats and other sexist posts are going viral after the election. It’s part of a pattern. 💬 That pattern is called “I’m a confused, aggrieved, petulant man-boy whose innate inadequacies have so emasculated me that I’m left lashing out at anything and anyone who reminds me just how deeply pathetic I am.”
What’s behind the global political divide between young men and women? ❝ Trump’s victory in the US shone a light on the growing political polarisation between young male and female voters happening all over the world 💬 Remember what I just said about confused, aggrieved, petulant man-boys? Yeah… that.
Two Worcestershire women jailed for role in global monkey torture network ❝ Holly LeGresley, 37, and Adriana Orme, 56 uploaded content of monkeys being tortured to online chat groups 💬 This… I mean.. what?! That’s… that’s a thing? That’s a thing that people pay money to see? Human beings never fail to shock the shit out of me. And monkeys, apparently.
I’ve always hated the Dual Shock and its descendants, so I’ve been an Xbox Man all along
Xbox Boss Says No ‘Red Line’ With Exclusives, Including Even Halo ❝ Phil Spencer says the future of Xbox and its games includes more platforms 💬 It’s not that Microsoft doesn’t make good consoles… the OG Xbox was better than the PS2, and the Xbox 360 was just as good as the PS3. But to the extent that it understands the games themselves, Microsoft only seems to “get” PC gaming… it has little-to-no corporate taste when it comes to console games. So when their hardware is underwhelming —the Xbox One— or too late to market —the Xbox Series X— they have little to keep them afloat.
“Don’t be certain of anything” Bertrand Russell’s 1951 guide to fighting fanaticism is more relevant than ever ❝ How philosopher Bertrand Russell’s ten commandments for intellectual freedom offer a powerful antidote to modern political extremism. 💬 That first one is all-important, and something I preach almost daily. Activism is a contagion that propagates itself via the unwarranted certainty of vacuous people… expertise traffics in knowledge and trust, not advocacy.
Syndicated Comics ❝ DC Compact Comics line has been a huge hit and all 15 more titles are coming in the format in 2025, including even more evergreen classics
27 Sex Confessions, Kinks, And Fantasies ❝ “I want to get really sweaty with Steve Harvey and Dr. Phil, and after we finish hooking up they shave each other’s mustaches off we do it all again.”
Police Freak Out at iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves, Locking Cops Out ❝ Law enforcement believe the activity, which makes it harder to then unlock the phones, may be due to a potential update in iOS 18 which tells nearby iPhones to reboot if they have not been in contact with a cellular network for some time, according to a document obtained by 404 Media. 💬 As it turns out, yes, Apple did quietly add a new anti-cracking feature to iOS 18, and fuck you very much if you don’t like it.
10 video games that are actually funny ❝ Video games are hilarious. Don’t believe me? Here’s our list of the best examples of video game comedy, including Disco Elysium, Portal, and more.
Explore the deep and distant past of Intellivision ❝ Sure, you know the story of Nolan Bushnel and the early days of the video arcade game Pong. And as a kid (or parent) maybe you ate pizza while watching…
Halo 2 at 20: Remembering My Favorite Xbox Game Ever – IGN ❝ I was lucky enough to cover Halo 2 for Official Xbox Magazine before, during, and after its release, and so I thought I’d take this special 20th anniversary moment to share a few behind-the-scenes memories from what is, to me, the single greatest Xbox game ever.
TIL that the dunk tank has extremely racist origins ❝ Unbelievable but also not. 💬 I was blown away. But less-so as I thought about it, since so many sadistic public rituals seem ideally designed for a minority target.
Pizza with a side of cocaine ❝ Police became curious about the best-selling but inordinately-expensive special pizza offered by a Düsseldorf restaurant, so they ordered a “number 40” for themselves.
