The Friday Link for 6/24/22

This week we start with my ultimate 1980s crush, Kate Bush. 

My friend Steve had me over to his house to watch MTV in 1984 and when Kate Bush's 'Suspended in Gaffa' came on, we both instantly fell in love with her.  Kate is having a bit of a resurgence lately because of the TV show 'Stranger Things,' which prominently features the song 'Running Up That Hill' as a major plot point in the 1980s-based show.  The song re-entered the charts, hit #4 in the US (way above its original #30), and it has been the #1 song globally for the last two weeks, now falling to #3.  

Hounds of Love (where 'Running Up That Hill' is from) is a GREAT album, but for me, her best album hands down is 'The Dreaming.'  That album was far and away ahead of its time.  If you played it for a person today and said "it's a new artist," no one would even question it.  It inspired pretty much every major alternative female artist of the 90s, and still, today many artists point to Kate as a major inspiration.

Three videos from her, including the one which turned my love into a pure infatuation, 'The Dreaming.'  There was 1980s hot, and then there was Kate Bush. 

Here are 'Running Up That Hill' and 'The Big Sky' too.

Finally this week, we head back to ZeFrank and his True Facts: The Mosquito!  Just in time for summertime fun! 

Have a good weekend! Stay safe and get vaccinated, including the young kiddos! 

The Friday Link for 6/17/22

This week we enjoy science...well kind of.

First up is a look at all we learned from the New Horizons probe going to Pluto and beyond.  We forget before that probe we only saw a smudge of a planet (don't at me scientists! I still call it a planet).  Not only do we understand Pluto and its moons a lot better now, but all the far distant objects in the solar system too. 

Enjoy Astrum's recap of the fun! 

Also this week, we head back to Eons to find something we still have very little idea about, and the crazy part is this time it's not some fossil we are head-scratching.  Even though this creature goes back deep into the fossil record, it's still around today, and scientists don't quite know how to explain it. 

Finally tonight, the science of cricket! Okay, I know 'science' is a reach here.

There are a few parks around the metro where there are regular cricket leagues, but I frankly knew very little about the sport.  Then I found this video and I'll be danged, this does a really good job of explaining the sport of cricket to someone who already understands baseball.  I think knowing baseball makes it easier to relate to what exactly is going on with the game.  

Watch this video and you'll understand cricket by the time you get to the end. 

It'll be really hot in Minneapolis this weekend so make sure to stay hydrated.

Get vaccinated, please wear a mask in crowded spots, and be careful. Have a great weekend. 

The Friday Link for 6/10/22

If you are a regular follower of the blog, you know I LOVE cooking. I really enjoy it, and one of my favorite modern cooking channels used to be Bon Appétit.  It was great.  I posted their videos a lot, but then they had some nasty behind the scene things and...I don't watch it too often anymore.

What has replaced it has been Binging with Babish, an enjoyable cooking YouTube channel which features a lot of recipes.  One of my favorite things he does is to take food references from TV and movies (some real, and some made up) and he tries to recreate the item in his kitchen.  

He also shows how easy it is to cook fancy, nicer food.  With Babish showing you the entire process, it gives you a great perspective on what to expect if you try it at home.  All and all a very enjoyable watch.

Here are four videos from him this week.

By the way, I noticed he uses my radio show's theme song in this episode. 

Have a great weekend!  Get vaccinated, and stay safe! 

The Friday Link for 6/3/22

I am going to start this week with a video from 11 Films about the sad state of America today.  It makes no sense after ONE massacre of elementary school kids that everyone in the country wouldn't be doing everything in their power to stop it from happening EVER again, let alone after the multiple slaughters of young children. 

If you think the founding fathers of this country wanted this, you're an idiot.

If you ever said "School gun massacres are wrong, BUT..." you're horrible.

If you ever said an 18 year old buying a weapon whose purpose when it was designed was to be used in military combat to kill other human beings was MORE IMPORTANT than stopping gun massacres, YOU'RE THE PROBLEM, NOT THE SOLUTION!

And these pro-gun fools still claim to be Christian...

There is some rough language here, and the imagery is hard to watch. 

On a much different note, the advances in slow-motion film are amazing.  It really gives you a different perspective the slower you can observe something.  In some cases, it becomes quite artistic.  

Meet the Slo Mo Guys.  They slow things down so you can see what really happens.  Here is a trio of videos from them.

Have a nice weekend.  

Please get vaccinated if you aren't already.