Just discovered the band Half Alive via this impressively choreographed 3-song video they dance/perform in themselves, a la OK GO. It's like a Severance-based fever dream. The first 3 minutes are peak.

half•alive - BILLIONS / THE WOLF / THE WONDER

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Sadly, won't be seeing TM UK S22, due to casting of transphobe sympathizer Richard Ayoade (and therefore-logically-a-transphobe-sympathizer-sympathizer Alex Horne, who often says in interviews there's almost no one he'll say no to as a contestant, and no way he doesn't know what Richard's done)

Browse the They Might Be Giants feed on Bluesky long enough, you'll see at least 5 "Don't we know that they're Giants by now or not?" jokes a week

Could just be a coincidence, but the box factory rep in this old Simpsons clip almost certainly is a riff on any number of "expert" characters played by Bob Elliott in his "Bob & Ray" comedy days in the '50s and '60s. The voice is a spot-on match youtu.be/IBprQffr2g4

We Just Make Boxes Here (The Simpsons)

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This will never not crack me up. (some NSFW language)

Guide to Tom Hanks

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Yes, this is THAT fake cereal commercial from MTV's The State.

crispy pops

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Whoa--a piece of media I thought was lost has been lovingly curated: the "literal video" version of "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies. Not an easy song to give that treatment, but this one nails it hilariously. Requires more than one watch to catch everything. archive.org/details/lite...

Been pumped since "The Vast of Night" to see what director/writer Andrew Patterson does next, and it sounds like he's created another original gem in "The Rivals of Amziah King"

The Rivals of Amziah King review: Old and new star harmonize on new American classic

A raucous, exciting, occasionally shocking, ultimately uplifting story of community, sacrifice, and shared values.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is SO damn good. Not perfect, but where it shines, it shines big time. Actually considering seeing it again in theaters, and while I liked the 3 prior Tom Holland Spider-Man movies, I never felt the need to go back again.

At some point, I'll come up with some clever way to match up They Might Be Giants' album "The World Is To Dig" and the pair of "SteamWorld Dig" games. The SteamWorld Is To Dig, amirite? Yeah, needs work

Follow-up post re: SteamWorld Dig & SteamWorld Dig 2 (again, massive spoilers for the very end of both games)... . . . . . . Both create such an immaculate vibe of a "cozy Metrovania" to want to spend hours in and revisit, so it's a huge shame... (continued)...

Massive spoilers for SteamWorld Dig 2... It's weird going back and playing it again.Because knowing full well that it ends with you inadvertently destroying the world kind of makes me not want to finish the game.

What birds make the best horn teachers? .... Toot orioles.

BOTW : Portal : SteamWorld Dig :: TOTK : Portal 2 : SteamWorld Dig 2 All great, the first ones have a pure vibe, and the second ones masterfully improve and expand on what made the first ones great

youtu.be/osQWZXnwcIc?... I never thought a TMBG song/remix would make me wanna shake ass in the club, but here we are. LOVE this.

They Might Be Giants - Get Down Michael Wilbur Remix

YouTube video by ParticleMen

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Seeing the trailers for the upcoming Anthony Bourdain biopic, and I'm reminded of the true pinnacle of his career: playing Dr. Tony on Yo Gabba Gabba.

Anthony Bourdain - Doctor Doctor - Yo Gabba Gabba!

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I've reached the "cryptic clue setter" stage where my boss at my non-setting day job, near the end of our weekly 1:1, and knowing I set clues for Minute Cryptic, says, "Can you spare 5 minutes to go over one thing?" and then has me explain how yesterday's clue worked

People who think TMBG is a novelty joke band are limited in the head and simply don’t Get It

Signs point to me having ME/CFS (aka chronic fatigue syndrome) after having COVID. Sometimes I'm active w/no trouble, but other times fatigue will hit me like a truck the next day. This brief video sheds some light on that, especially the increase in ME/CFS diagnoses in the age of COVID.

Exercise Actually Makes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Worse

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New cryptic clue from me today (7/28)! It might have you thinking of "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" or "Weekend at Bernie's"... so if you're not fans of those films, apologies! minutecryptic.com

This headline is so whiplash-inducing, my whiplash has whiplash

Boy George says his genocide-denying song was created with AI

Boy George says his genocide-denying song was created with AI

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Fans: When's Pluribus Season 2 coming out, Vince? Apple TV: <dangles this video in fans' faces> Fans: Ooooooooh (it me, I'm a fan)

Pluribus — Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn, Bryan Cranston and Bob Odenkirk In Conversation | Apple TV

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Feels like it'll be forever and a day before we get season 3 of Severance, amirite? To tide you over, here's the "Defiant Jazz" scene mashed up with the "Steam Gardens" song from the Super Mario Odyssey soundtrack. Trust me when I say this lines up *absurdly* well!

Severance (Defiant Jazz) x Super Mario Odyssey OST (Steam Gardens)

YouTube video by Ray "Scotch" Coulton

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So pleased Splatoon Raiders ended up exceeding all expectations. Always wanted a Splatooniverse(?) experience like this since playing the first game, so glad it's turned out the way it has.

Maybe I'm connecting unconnectable dots, but having read a synopsis of SNW S4E1 & a choice Pike makes (no spoilers), there are unsettling comparisons I can't help but make between that and choices his actor had made in real life...

Made a "TMBG songs for non-TMBG fans" YT playlist for folks who stopped at, say, Flood's "Particle Man," turned up their nose, and never delved back into their masterful genre-hopping over the next 20+ albums. Arguably both un-TMBG-like, yet very TMBG. Ya dig? youtube.com/playlist?lis...

TMBG Songs for Non-TMBG Fans - YouTube

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TMW (it happens often) you know specific awful details, that most fans aren't aware of, re: a beloved celebrity in a beloved show or film, and you want to say something, but debate ruining someone's joy vs. working toward reducing the # of fans that person has (too many) down to zero (just right)

i love how last wave by they might be giants is so aggressively bleak-sounding but it was just written by doing a bad lip reading of walk this way