boughs of holly: a gallery of Edwardians dressed up as Christmas trees—via the Everlasting Blรถrt
gifcities: the Internet Archive’s gallery of vintage animations
hb3:
Pornhub is pulling out of Florida over a new law that requires age
verification on adult websites with a government issued form of
identification—don’t say you weren’t warned
diplomatic corps: Trump pre-appoints a slew of woefully unqualified ambassadors
superman is bleeding: the teaser trailer for the new cinematic adaptation neolithic octopoid: revisiting the Silurian hypothesis through cephalopods—via Clive Thompson’s Linkfest
by-line: Pulitzer’s year in news stories
perfect fit content: Spotify ghosts human artist, avoiding royalties
the campaign for economic democracy: Jane Fonda’s political action committee was funded through sales of Workout, inspired by serial presidential candidate and entrepreneur Lyndon LaRouche
a court of thorns and roses: sexual congress with supernatural beings is illegal in Sweden—via Strange Company
retrospective: around the world in the exhibitions of 2024
and the blue and silver candles that would just have matched the hair on grandma’s wig: Postmodern Jukebox’ take (previously) on a reviled holiday tune
