I had a really good idea for a post the other night. Then i fell asleep and promptly forgot it, so you’re getting this instead — apologies.
- It’s here it's here it’s heeere! The 1975 have released the first single off their new album, and by god, they might not be the greatest band in the world, but they got me into music, so i can’t help but call them my favourite band in the world.
- From Atlas Obscura, the rise and suspiciously rapid fall of Freedomland, USA
- What’s the deal with mirrors?
- I think you should take a look at this beautiful illustrated map of the world.
- The Matrix of Reddit Profanity — may need to incorporate some of these into my vocabulary
- An absolutely ancient interview with a pre-politics Keir Starmer
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The Youtube rabbit hole:
- Why isn’t it possible? [10 seconds]
- Scott the Woz on the history of 3D gaming [25 minutes]
- Kurzgesagt tries to answer the question “how many humans will there be?” [10 minutes] They’re also starting a bunch of new channels in languages like Hindi and Korean, which is nice.
PS — Has anyone else noticed Youtube’s recommendation algorithm serving up more obscure things than usual lately? I keep getting videos with views in the triple digits on my home page. I’m not complaining, but it’s an interesting development.