Jesus of Montreal Resurrection

Academic librarian here: I would love to see much more work on enabling serendipitous discovery. Digital interfaces simulating the book spotted next to the book you came for. I have seen attempts at this on web catalogues and database entries ages but we haven’t nailed it yet.

Tom showing off his certificate of citizenship alongside various local dignitaries

Delighted to have finally become an Australian citizen today after living here for 23 years. 21 different countries of origin represented at the ceremony. Yay immigrants!

I resemble that remark

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ***************** Investigation of: LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE TITAN IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ON JUNE 18, 2023 * * * * * * Accident No.: *********** * * * * * * Interview of: Co-designer/Pilot Deepsea Challenger DCA23FM036 via Microsoft Teams Friday, July 26, 2024

INTERVIEW OF 10 BY LCDR 11 Q. So how did you get yourself started into submersible 12 operations? 13 A. Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic. When I 14 set down the path to make that film, the first thing that I did 15 was arrange to be introduced to the head of the submersible 16 program at the P.P. Shirshov Institute in Moscow, a guy named 17| Professor I. I did that through a mutual friend 18 of ours, a guy named , who is one of the preeminent underwater cinematographers in the world. And had been on a 20 submersible expedition out to Titanic the previous year with the 21 Russians. And that was organized by a Canadian company that was 22 doing an IMAX film which was released under the title Titanica.

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

Paddington in The Wicker Man (1974)

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1673

LMAFO....odd bit of trivia that ditty was recorded at the recording studio next to my photography studio.

I mean, if Ian and Dorian suddenly materialised at the average RQ session, they would not look out of place.

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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

I remember a group of Italians at Sharm-el-Sheik who looked like the coolest supermodels imaginable on the boat. All the designer gear, mirror shades. Underwater - absolute numpties.

“Dungeons and Dragons: Only a Game?” in a cool fantasy typeface with cool black and white insert art of a spooky castle, a dragon breathing fire, and a sword. It looks like an unofficial third-party small press D&D supplement from 1981. Tell me more about this game!

“What is D&D? After extensive research, the Christian Life Ministries concludes: 'DUNGEONS & DRAGONS instead of a game is a teaching on demonology, witchcraft, voodoo, murder, rape, blasphemy, suicide, assassination, insanity, sex perversion, homosexuality, prostitution, Satan worship, gambling, Jungian psychology, barbarism, cannibalism, sadism, desecration, demon summoning, necromantics, divination and many more teachings, brought to you in living color direct from the pit of Hell!!!'"

“Other FRP Games: New games are being created, more sophisticated and cruel than the original D&D, such as RuneQuest, Chivalry & Sorcery, Arduin Grimoire, Tunnels and Trolls, etc."

The Pro Family Forum’s early 80s Satanic Panic pamphlet "Dungeons and Dragons: Only a Game?” has it all:
- a great cover
- a description of D&D guaranteed to entice 14 year olds
- a list of other, “more sophisticated and cruel" fantasy TTRPGs to try

Be sure to check out the new Cass McCombs, songwriting of the first rank

Just going out for a cruise on my flying carpet, see what comes up

(Eyes his dusty Al Qadim adventures untouched since the 90s)

What the women stationed in a base in Antartica told Kim Stanley Robinson when he asked them about the possibility of relationships with men there: “The odds are good — but the goods are odd.”

Bicep are in the same ballpark. Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works records?

Best loudspeaker moment on the bridge. "We have a lost child, named Liam aged...34 (Pause)...nearly 34"

Promo photo for The Sandbaggers TV show

It's people like that who make you realise how little you've accomplished. It is a sobering thought, for example, that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years. TOM LEHRER (1928 - 2025)

You made me

It exists in curated cinemas (in Sydney we have the wonders that are The Golden Age and the Randwick Ritz) but what is the home equivalent now? Is Mubi the best thing we have?

You'll never guess what mine is

Russell Crowe in a fez

Screengrab of a Muppet of a Swedish fisherman and a Muppet seal with the number 7 on a card around its neck. The Seventh Seal, in other words.

Never forget that #SesameStreet once did a sketch based on Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, which involved a Swedish fisherman counting seals until he found the seventh one.

A screenshot of Hitler's IMDb page, including his biography and photographs. The advert at the top is for The Bad Guys 2.

A screenshot of Hitler's appearances as "Self" including one upcoming role.

So... Adolf Hitler has his own IMDb page. There are quotes and trivia but (weirdly) no goofs. Alarmingly, he has one upcoming project.

So for those of us that couldn't be there...what is up with Runequest?

Maybe. Or maybe just all the goodies in this faraway galaxy are preposterously goodlooking.

I’ve had bariatric surgery (lost50kg) and this resonates. The stats for losing weight once you hit 40 are not great, it seemed like the only realistic option, but people are uncomfortable talking about it.

Mad Max 2 because it is magnificent, furthermore because I visited the Mad Max 2 museum in Silverton last year, but mostly because my email about that bonkers tourist attraction got read out on the podcast