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I think everything’s a little topsy turvy but which dimension pays you to do this:
The big question is do I get that payout every time I finish one of those trays in the 90 minutes? Because I’ll admit that a good deal of that tray constitutes an “I was bored” lunch for me. Even with the low boot piece/not-boot piece ratio over there this feels eminently doable. Kudos if you looked at the picture and said, oh, well, only seven patties not eight, I could give that a shot. Also the filling job on the cups is a little uneven, but really the liquids might be the toughest part of the thing.
Listen to this: Blocked Party Podcast - Appointment listening for me, this podcast features John and Stefan, two absurdly online guys, as they and their guests talk about their experience on social media, as well as a behind-a-block story from the guest, all rounded off with a round-robin Top 3 with the topic also being prompted by the guest. However, the episode I want to highlight is a deviation from that formula, as the podcast also has a separate series of bonus episodes that are normally accessed by supporting the show through Patreon. This episode takes the form of a quiz show between the two hosts and Michael Hale, aka @dogboner on Twitter, one of the funniest people around. The show as a whole is worth your time, consistently funny and occasionally sweet week after week, even as things have gotten very weird.
MSCHF is an odd duck of a company, as their output has consisted entirely of surprise product drops with no real thematic throughline other than being some Very Late Capitalism stuff. From pairs of Air Max 97s with water from the Jordan River in the midsole, dubbed the “Jesus Shoes”, to a mystery box that they’ll pay you $1,000 not to open (in a very drawn-out Marshmallow Dilemma), I’m not entirely sure what the company’s endgame is, but their most recent project, NBA.fm, is both free of charge and conceptually very strange. With the absence of any major sports, MSCHF partnered with players and actual broadcast announcers to simulate the rest of the NBA’s slate of nationally-televised games. The Verge has a more in-depth rundown of the conceit here, including the tidbit that the game and results will be dictated by the announcers rather than any simulation tool.
Also from The Verge, since most of your waking life is now spent inside virtual chatrooms, why not spruce them up with some virtual backgrounds? Some very good recommendations in there, including those elementary school portrait laser backgrounds. I tried a couple of my own out on a recent chat, but the picture of Hillary Clinton and Ellen dabbing didn’t go over so well, but it might work out better for you ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.
There is a shortage of honor amongst hockey’s Boston Bruins, as none other than the captain Zdeno Chara, when asked which teammate he’d least like to be quarantined with, sold out his goalie Tuukka Rask as the owner of some vicious farts, with a quote and video that made it onto the official NHL site for the Bruins to boot. A lot of things to consider there, like being quarantined doesn’t even really mean a confined space, especially given that the pair of them made a combined $12 million between them last season, I’m sure they could find a place where they could both exist outside each others’ blast radii.
This one is very short and simple: it’s one of the most memorable scenes from UNCUT GEMS (also one of the best movies of last year and a great watch if you just want to be tense and screaming for about two hours) except Adam Sandler’s got the voice of Goofy.
With humans dipping out of many city centers, we’re seeing many cases of what happens when nature starts to slowly reclaim some space. Here, a city in Great Britain sees an uptick in the presence of the local mountain goat population, not to be confused with The Mountain Goats population, who are not going anywhere at the moment.
Everything about Untitled Goose Game, a game (surprisingly) where you’re a disruptive goose that goes around being very rude to everyone in the village, is a delight. That extends to the soundtrack, now out on at least a few services that shove notes and sometimes words through your earholes.
They even sell goose socks on the shop!
Quarantine Culture is a site that intends to raise awareness of artists and groups that offer ways for people to connect in our current sheltering-in-place situation. You can both submit and find out about streaming events, from concerts to book clubs and everything in between.
Finally, the social media team for California’s governor partnered with Larry David to produce this Extremely Larry David PSA for staying inside and distancing.
