"How to Behave in a British Pub" — 1943 film for U.S. soldiers
Burgess Meredith stars in this 1943 film produced by the United States Office of War Information to teach U.S. soldiers how to conform to the customs of British pubs. The film has an "Ugly American" type soldier doing all the wrong things while a uniformed Meredith shakes his head in shame.
An exotic dancer's Twitter odyssey is now a feature film
Like many of you, I was enthralled by #TheStory. Unfolding over the course of 148 tweets, this was a batshit crazy first-person account of an epic saga between a black woman dancer named "Zola" (our fearless narrator) and a skinny white girl Hooters customer named Jessica who invites her on a road trip to work… READ THE REST
Ask A Mortician reacts to corpses in films
My idea of a good time. Caitlin Doughty of Ask a Mortician rates the accuracy of movie corpses and rates them 1-10 tombstones. In the second half of the video, she also visits a guy who makes animal feed blocks with human cremains in them for people who wish to be eaten by animals (which… READ THE REST
13-minute mini-doc on the cult of the Criterion Collection
You probably know a few Criterion cultists. They're a curious breed of obsessive collector and media citizen who just can't get enough of these video products, with their extensive special features and thoughtful booklets of deep-dive essays and lovely packaging. Or maybe it's the cultured, urbane air that enthusiasts believe owning such a collection imparts.… READ THE REST
Get a Sam's Club membership for only $20 this weekend only
You may not have heard about it, but earlier this month, America took another important step toward restoring life to normalcy in our post-COVID world: Sam's Club announced samples were back. Look, it might not seem like a huge milestone, but nobody can deny that noshing on a bite of a new cold cut variety… READ THE REST
17 apps, software, streaming services, and more on sale for this weekend only
For all their everything-ness, there are still some areas where even the great and powerful Amazon isn't all that. Sure, you can find just about any physical item being sold in the depths of Amazon product pages somewhere, but when it comes to software and apps, well, that's an area where the eCommerce giant mostly steers… READ THE REST
Amazon can't beat the prices on these killer portable monitors
There's only so much squinting you can do at a tiny smartphone screen before you start wondering why we ever thought it was a good idea to build devices so small in the first place. Sure, portability is a plus, but when you're trying to watch videos on your phone, that itty-bitty baby screen won't… READ THE REST
