Posts tagged “HTML”

• The death of Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, means there are now only three people mentioned in the 1989 Billy Joel song We Didn’t Start the Fire who are still alive: Chubby Checker, Bob Dylan, and… Bernie Goetz. – via Simon Kuestenmacher
• There’s really no way to explain to anyone under the age of about forty what a big deal MTV was when it launched. It’s not at all surprising — I haven’t watched in at least twenty years — but it’s still a bit sad to learn they’re shutting down all music-only channels as of December 31.
• Also nostalgic: The HTML Elements Time Forgot
• Prepare to waste some time playing the Top 10 Free Browser Games of 2025.
• Rome just unveiled two new subway stops that transform its metro into a museum experience. – via Ciao Bella
• Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a runaway supermassive black hole ten million times larger than the sun, rocketing through space at 2.2 million miles per hour.
• I had no idea there was a sequel to one of my favorite SNL sketches.
• “That first post-game sacrifice only aired online, but the explosion was immediate.”
• A new study suggests moderate fitness appears to act like an insurance policy against alcohol’s long-term negative health effects. – via Arnold’s Pump Club
• It’s hard to believe that Steven Spielberg has made only four studio films about aliens, primarily because his first two were so incredible. Disclosure Day, coming in 2026, will be his fifth.
• “If you want a job in the moisturizer industry, the best advice I can give is to apply daily.” – via Cassidy Williams
• Not securing domain names before announcing something idiotic has been a perpetual epic failure of the current administration.

I wish I could think of something uplifting or witty to say by now, but I don’t. I’m sure that day will come soon, but today I’m just … tired. Hopefully these links will brighten your day a little.

• Meet Armando Villarreal, the man behind college football’s coolest helmets. – via @theathletichq
• Choose your decade and channel-surf the past on virtual TV sets. – via Laura Olin, who has a fantastic newsletter
• Allegedly, you can now scrub your personal information from Google searches. Here’s how to do it.
• JSON Crack is a free, open-source data visualization app capable of transforming JSON (and several other structured formats) into interactive graphs. – via @sung.kim.mw
• “1500+ free HTML templates for websites, landing pages, blogs, portfolios, ecommerce and admin dashboards” – via @devluc
• Great news for people who love bad news: This year won’t just be the hottest on record — it could be the first to surpass the 1.5-degree-Celsius threshold laid out in the Paris climate accord. – via @scientific_american
• “Vanity Fair hits it on the nail.” via @deirdre.assenza
• Related: “Unfriendly reminder that good people don’t support rapists.” – via @iamayortrightkay
• Apropos of nothing: It’s nearly impossible to be a depressed ball of rage-filled anxiety while listening to Clair de lune. – via @gatordavid
• Please tell me Taylor is working on a “The White House” version of “The Black Dog”. And if she’s not, maybe Weird Al can get on it. I hope it’s shitty / in the White House… – via @gatordavid

If your HTML form does not perform its submit action when I click the RETURN key, it is broken.

• The fictional high school chorus at the center of Glee has a huge problem: nearly a million dollars in potential legal liability.
• What were we thinking about when we had all that extra time?
• Who wants to see the ruins of modern Greece?
• Glasses are the ultimate image changer. (via jim)
• Authentic, game-used baseball cufflinks are just one of the many classy gifts for guys that can be found at the Gent Supply Co.
• I need to start slowly making my way through the 101 best sandwiches in Los Angeles. Very slowly.
• Lovely phrases and beautiful definitions can be found in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
• I’ve never really been a big Trek fan, but this list of the fifteen cruelest deaths in Star Trek history is pretty sweet.
• WTF is HTML5 and why should we all care?
• You really should follow me on Twitter. That’s the quickest way to learn about awesome sites like youarenotsosmart.com.

• Fun With Secret Questions & Answers
• CrabRevenge.com: “Yes we sell pubic lice and yes we are proud of it.”
• Life is beautiful.
• The Boston Globe has the best coverage (as usual) of an extraordinary event. This time The Big Picture details the oil spill.
• If you are in any way involved with building things on the web, you should read A Brief History of Markup.
• Looking for literary superheroes? Behold the awesome power of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne!
• Have you ever wondered if there is video of an enormously pregnant woman and her skinny friend doing a very disturbing dance to the theme song from Law & Order: SVU? You’re in luck!
• Bonus: The 50 Worst Video Game Names Ever