This Is What Commitment to Halloween Looks Like…
How Smart Are Crows?
An animated TED-Ed lesson about the incredible intelligence of corvids and how they express their aptitude for many things.
The Man Who Invented Golf
If you want to know why so many perfectly good athletes are never happy with their golf scores and are frequently seen throwing their clubs into ponds, this bit by Robin Williams as the Scotsman who invented golf will make it clear to you.
Rob Rinder: “Countless examples of antisemitism in 2025”
TV personality Rob Rinder talks to Sky’s Sarah-Jane Mee about the “spike in antisemitic hate online,” as he reflects on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp. Click here.
Italian Spelling Bee
I love everything about this, including the generalizations and ethnic stereotypes.
The Universal Invisible Mending Stitch
Genius! Click here.
Comedians vs. Hecklers
I don’t do comedy, so I rarely have to deal with hecklers. But I should probably study this just in case.
iPhone User Callously Interviews Android User
This was sent to me by CF, one of my three brothers who uses (and favors) his Android phone instead of an iPhone. Before seeing it, I had a vague notion that there is a longstanding friendly competition between the two camps, but I had no idea what the points of contention were. Now I know a few of them, thanks to this hilariously conceived, written, and acted bit that I hope you’ll enjoy as much as I did.
A bit of needed comic relief…
For the best story about Christopher Walken ever, click here.
“Scamageddon”
In this wonderful little video – an ad for Telstra, the Australian telecommunications provider – the great Steve Buscemi plays an evil overlord who commands his crew to conquer “Oostralia” through a massive cyberattack.