Links 23/11/2023

[wolffyluna]

• I was randomly reminded today of Australian satire group the Chaser's greatest stunt: the time they snuck into APEC dressed as Osama Bin Laden. And I also found a Guardian interview about it.
• A cute binturong!
• A collection of creative Halloween costumes from China
• A comedy skit about Duolingo
• clickbait and the inverted pyramid model of news
• sanctuary animals have opinions of frozen fruit
• The sound of music, but make it internet (NB: quite nsfw)
• zoo accreditation bodies don't let staff anonymously report problems
• tumblr's parent body apparently actually checks DMCA notices? That's nice.

Also, I think it would be fun to continue the music corner from last week:

• Jonathan Young and First To Eleven have both covered 1985 by Bowling For Soup
• I have been listening to On The Rocks by Ken Ashcorp on loop. It's a fun little song to groove to, and probably a good introduction to Ken Aschcorp? (In that it shows off his groovy instrumentation and melodies, without the explicit and occasionally "wHY, KEN????" lyrics).
• Plus, some nostalgia listens for Miracle of Sound's Hard Cash

Comments

[zdenka]

The binturong and the animals trying popsicles were very cute! I think I follow the zookeeper with the binturong on Twitter . . .

[lb_lee]

Rogan: Thanks for the 1985 covers! Man, I hope someone comes up with a version that's "2025"...

Admittedly, I turned out way cooler and with a way better life than I imagined in 2005.

[wolffyluna]

Here's to listening to 2025 (presumably when it comes out in 2045?) and to cooler and better lives!