This fake ad for the opening of a Gordon Ramsay restaurant is fully AI generated. The text, the video, the voices, and probably the music too. This YouTuber has been uploading thousands of AI-generated videos on their channel. Let’s circle back one year from now to see how far this tech has gotten. The uncanniness is currently very high — youtube.com

Poet May Sarton on the ambivalent grief following the loss of a pet: “Partly it is absolutely inward and private, the relation between oneself and an animal, and also there is total dependency. I kept thinking as I drove home, this is all inside me, this grief, and I can’t explain it, nor do I want to, to anyone. Now, six days later, I begin to feel the immense relief of no longer being woken at five by angry miaows” — themarginalian.org

A guide to see all 36 of Vermeer’s paintings. I think I have at least one reader who might enjoy this piece of information — theartnewspaper.com

Did you know that plants talked? When experiencing a stressful situation, plants emit airborne sounds that can be categorized. This means we can understand the plant’s condition (injury, dehydration) based on the sound it makes. I wonder if this means we will see “un-harmed” plants being marketed at a premium price point some time in the future — cell.com

Hyundai will keep physical buttons in their cars. I believe the touchscreen button trend must end. Yes it is less expensive and more standardized. They are nearly impossible to use precisely without looking as they do not offer any physical feedback. Mentioned in a previous Sundry edition, there seems to be a momentum in returning to physical buttons. This makes me happy — thedrive.com

How is it like to dissect a cadaver? Yes, yes, I know you’ve wondered about that before. The person who tells this tale is not a medical student or a doctor. For the non-initiated, I suggest you do not read this just after a meal. But it is very interesting to see the mysteries of the body revealed in such plain language — alok.github.io

The spice rack is the dirtiest thing in your kitchen. No, it’s not the sink, nor the lid of the garbage can. You can see why, no? — sky.com