First of all, Happy New Year to everyone except CNN chairman, CEO, and buzzkill Chris Licht (and Ryan Seacrest apparently) who deprived us of drunk Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen this year. (Riverfront Times)
No, Tom Hanks. Don’t contribute to the Nepo Baby conversation. I don’t want to stop loving you. (Buzzfeed News)
Love this legend putting the NFL on blast for being the absolute worst.
After 42 years in the making, History of the World: Part II is coming to Hulu as an eight part series. (Sounds a little like Drunk History but that’s not a bad thing). (IGN)
In honor of Prince Harry’s book Spare, coming out January 10, let’s revisit Laura’s piece for some context so you can spend the whole day dissecting the lives of rich, beautiful royals. (The Antagonist)
Thank God we have our greatest minds solving the world’s problems, like loser cars that are just one color.
Here’s a solution to a problem we don’t have. “Rather than moving the brush around your mouth for two minutes, you position one side of your mouth inside the Y-Brush, turn on the device and then gently chew on the brush head while rotating it around your teeth”. (Endgadget)
I don’t get it. Why not put all that energy into making the real thing? This just seems sadistic.
On that note, here’s A Year in Food Art, which includes a meat hedgehog and gingerbread NYC buildings. (Atlas Obscura)
New York approves of composting human bodies. It’s not the worst idea they’ve had, honestly. (BBC News)
Speaking of decomposing dead bodies, explain this to your Jewish friends, please.
Refik Anadol presents his latest installation, Unsupervised, at MoMA. It uses AI to redefine two centuries of artwork. Basically it looks like a beautiful blob of colors. (Designboom)
Moral of the story, hide your expensive edibles before they’re wasted on your kids. (NPR)
It’s still a shitshow in Iran, but important to celebrate any good news.
Stars of the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet are suing Paramount for making them do nude scenes as teenagers. (Variety)
I get this amethyst chair design in theory. But no thank you. (Nerdist)
Here’s to being more productive in 2023 with this list of the most anticipated movies. (Collider)
Microsoft video game workers formed their first union. I don’t know what this means exactly, but we’ll make Dustin elaborate with a blog post. Until then, rejoice kings! (AP News)
People who do this, who hurt you?
Is Netflix trolling us with Kaleidoscope? Maybe. (Inverse)
Is it still “foraging” if you buy your mushrooms from Whole Foods?
I don’t follow sports, but when I do it’s to troll college football bowl names. (The Antagonist)
This foolproof way of determining whether your favorite Netflix show will be canceled could really help emotionally prepare you for the inevitable. (Pajiba)
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