Is Ghostbusters 1984 killing people?! (Birch Bark #92)
Hello and as always, happy Friday!
The Links
Townscaper is a chill little game that came out this year, and now you can play a version of it in your browser for free.
Is the original Ghostbusters movie killing people? A great look at how data can be intentionally misread to come to the conclusion you want.
Why it’s harder to understand dialog in movies these days (it’s not just because you’re getting older).
Some of these are shockingly expensive, but I enjoyed this list of the best-designed gift ideas this year.
Enjoy this joyous collection of (mostly accidentally) NSFW logos 😂
The Tweets
The Videos
IMO this is a much more human way to communicate over the internet than the metaverse stuff I’ve seen from Facebook and Microsoft. I don’t think it’s necessarily and either-or situation, but I would much rather have work meetings with co-workers like this rather than with a VR headset.
I loved this video about how the music in The Shining elevates an already brilliant film.
Odds are you’ve seen Mr. Beast’s real-life Squid Game recreation. This video goes behind the scenes with the special effects house that helped bring it to life.
And finally, a video I wish I could have made myself, Phil Edwards on why we need to stop talk about “the algorithm” as this unknowable, mystical thing.