The video is a fantastic explainer!
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305 things people recommended today: music, books, films, art and more, grouped by topic. Only posts where the model is sure the author is recommending something, picked from every post that passed our filters, one per person.
Science
I'm not going to lie, this review puts the various challenges driving multicellularity very elegantly. For anyone excited about this field, this review is a must read. And damn this video is very very nice ! Congrats Will, Kai and Ozan.
Art
I really love this artwork and math explainer video about the artwork Sol LeWitt's "Incomplete Open Cubes" youtube.com/watch?v=_BrFKp-U8GI
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My favourite paintings, no.67 Harold Gilman, Portrait of a Black Gardener (1905). Harold Gilman's painting offers some social commentary (the gardeners bare feet, and physical occupation) while according the man some dignity; he is presented as lost in thought, and in (unforced) repose. The depiction of British Blacks has a long (and often difficult) history, but this painting represents the beginning of a more positive shift that would grow across the C20th. #art #TodaysPainting
Carl Milles, "God the Father on the Arch of Heaven", Nacka Strand #art #sculpture
Music
Toni Lidgren - Buckets of Rain This is the only cover of a Dylan song that's better than the original. youtu.be/fmw-EWVmolc?...
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Speaking as one who spent fifteen years doing backstage work I endorse and approve the following video: Sing Faster - The Stagehand's Ring Cycle vimeo.com/406004813
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Never heard of this 60's garage group but it's so good! Bits of The Seeds, Pet Sounds, The Honeycombs, and The Kinks. Produced by Richie Podolor too! mrblackburnsrecords.bandcamp.c…
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#ArtistFaveNonAlbumSingles #MusicChallenge ♫ I've been a life time running lookin' over my shoulder everyone along the way was tryin' to calm me down just an epic 3 track collection from the hunters. grumpy protag - check. solid rhythms - check. killer horn section - you know it.
#MusicWomenWednesday #Music #AnthemsForTheEndOf2026 Laura Marling - A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall: youtube.com/watch?v=EHk6DODhkGg
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Books
This is a fantastic investigation of this series. Good read
This is good. Untitled Ape's Epic Adventure by Steven Tillotson. Recommend to me by the much missed GN expert Steve Walsh who a couple of you may have known. The artwork is great. The story is perhaps a little dry for a 13yr old but there's an almost 100% chance I'm over thinking.
Read Their Trade is Treachery first. Then read this. Together they tell the most complete story of the Hollis accusation ever written. #books #bookreview #MI5 #espionage thisgrandpablogs.com/mi5-sovie…
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No better time to read about it, and the wonderful poem itself.
Nate Powell's Diana is another music infused intriguing story featuring Powell's amazing art #comics #graphicnovel graphicpolicy.com/2026/10/07/n…
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Film & TV
There are SO many great songs from SO many great movies to choose from, but I have to give it to The Circle of Life from The Lion King. The second the film starts and this song permeates your senses, you KNOW you're about to witness a masterpiece.
Primetime about Chris Hanssen by A24 is an incredible movie and you should watch it. As someone who saw To Catch A Predator back in the day and always found just something about it critical, the movie exposes so much about the predatory industry of supposed predator catching.
"Open Up Your Eyes" from My Little Pony: The Movie (2017). Emily Blunt absolutely nailed it, and Tempest Shadow is such a great and memorable character.
on this 7th day of halloween, please enjoy this extreme goofiness: youtube.com/watch?v=anpboYf-cDQ #halloween #comedy
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Business
First was an excellent conversation between @annmlipton and Michael Levin on the bonkers appraisal strategy some investors are using around M&A transactions on the Shareholder Primacy podcast. There's also a great segment on the types of activist investors. Highly recommend youtu.be/2ILbOuiB36k?is=a5nZ5p… (2/4)
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Gaming
A great conversation, not only about the game but also about creating historical games in general, from research to aesthetics to design and production. Well worth the watch!
The One Ring 2E is pretty awesome. #ttrpg youtu.be/70E0q9_T1vA
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I get that there is a lot of enthusiasm out there for Warhammer 40K (at least in my feeds) when it comes to games and animation, but Piranah Games is doing phenomenal work with Battletech and their Mechwarrior 5 tranches. Never been a better time to jump in on the IP’s lore. Go watch some Sven van der Plank videos and hop on in! youtube.com/watch?v=2arGyCiZ4h…
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Such a cool little video! Why DO we use cards so much in solo gaming? This gives some pretty good answers!
Grid Commander made the best 10-minute presentation of Dog in the Machine. A huge thanks! youtube.com/watch?v=THv8Z1dQfWQ #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev
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AI
Hmm, this was very thoughtful and worth your time to watch. On Mathematics and AI by one of the leading thinkers in Maths youtu.be/svl_1upFpQo?si=H6sEBG…
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Bluesky is a great place to follow folks with smart, scholarly insight into AI and its effect on society. If you want to hear what many of us think summed up in a more accessible way, I recommend Eric Morrison of Western Canada.
Doctorow ("doctor wow"?) has one of the more insightful minds going around today. Worth reading his take here, imo. He also writes really good books in his spare time.
I'm home sick from work today & just watched the #PBS documentary _Ghost In The Machine_ about the problematic origins of the concept of "intelligence" and how they are directly reflected in modern #AI. Excellent stuff--highly recommended.
Tech
great video from Baldur Bjarnason Software developers are not okay www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsEp... i think tech folx who are noping out of the modern tech industry should go back to what folx used to do -- start their OWN things, make their OWN products, make their OWN companies
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Just got these on recommendation from @philipnorton42 (people keep sending him free headphones to review 😂) ... for the price they are *incredible*. nothing.tech/products/cmf-buds… (He actually recommended the 2a, but the 2 is slightly "better" on paper and the same price at the moment - plus I preferred the pale green colour.) #music
Why direnv at all: it loads and unloads a project's environment as you move between directories. Env vars, PATH additions, and the virtualenv all live in one .envrc in the repo, so there is no "did I activate the right venv?" and no settings leaking from one project into the next. It works with many different shells, different languages, different project shapes, and you can customize it as needed. It is a tremendously useful tool. Strong recommendation from me. A one-time `direnv allow` is the trust step, and direnv asks again whenever the .envrc changes. #direnv #DevTools #Shell
Politics
For those who like President Biden take a watch. Good interview with Gim and his corvette with Jay Leno. Talks about a variety of subjects, what stood out was the pro union talk. Some digs on pedo. 3 months old though. How did I miss it? I know how. Enjoy some normalcy. youtu.be/J1d3vDNmgDg?...
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Wow, this is pretty interesting: youtube.com/watch?v=jknb1YE6zdY and yeah, as Economics Explained says... 'a lot of this makes a lot of sense, and our governments could learn a lot from it'...
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Excellent job, @thepondering_ 😎👍🏆 Trump family EXPOSED in $6 BILLION BOMBSHELL youtu.be/P227FDBc4A4?si=5zp_kP… via @YouTube
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Troy did a great job exposing Susan’s inconsistencies and lies, including her fealty to Trump, as well as her overall fecklessness and corruption. @democrats.org @troyjackson207.bsky.social youtu.be/L7MycJVrmco?...
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Sports
Found the video of the Parker intentional miss I was talking about. LA were down 3, which makes this *nearly* working even more remarkable. #WNBA www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzfG...
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One of the greatest videos of all time.
Photography
If you love street photography, you should check out this collection by @helene-cook.eu . Amazing photography with vibrant colors, interplay between light and shadows. #streetphotography #street #photography zeens.app/profile/hele...
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Backpacking into the heart of the North Cascades looking for the perfect photograph youtu.be/3yNmgaMYGo4 #aowsimages #blackandwhite #photography
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What an amazing capture of beautiful @yaotsy.bsky.social by @frankpfeifferphoto.bsky.social!
Health
Content warningcwboost - long covid, me/cfs explainer
Food
These American lime-ricotta pancakes with buttermilk are a dream for your Sunday brunch. Finger-licking - and thumb-licking - good. #breakfast #brunch #pancakes www.surprising.recipes/2018/12/08/a...
Animals
Thirsty lizard 👀 drinks water droplet youtube.com/watch?v=Wyrb09lmK5I Wildlife nature video. Lizzy identification? Anole not green at this season, Hot out #secondsummer 🦎 moving under cover in pine bed #arwx
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YouTube recommended this America bird to me please everyone listen to her youtube.com/shorts/JOmzY...
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World news
This is a critical interview with a former UN chief who spent his career in Israel and Gaza. We each have an obligation to watch it youtu.be/9pVbqwnmSuM?...
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Humor
This is really funny and I'm underappreciated in my time
Everything else
Enjoyed this thread. Have always wanted a duffle coat but have never gotten around to buying one. Gloverall makes a model called the Monty that I've long admired.
Climate
For teachers or anyone around young people, this is a fun video and website to help young people discover their own super powers and find ways to be part of the climate change solution. climatesuperpowers.org/video
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LGBTQ+
This guy is fucking amazing
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