Premodernist

Dumplings in Europe date from the Middle Ages and they very well could have come from China by way of intermediaries. I don't know the history of the other dishes on the map. But there was a lot of intercultural contact in the Middle Ages and the Mongol Empire was in general a key part of that.

Fred

That's what Grover from Sesame Street called his wonder horse.

"FIFA peace prize"

Make THAT make sense.

Map of the area granted under the Second Virginia Charter in 1609. It includes a large fraction of North America, extending from the Mid-Atlantic states to California and Alaska.

Territory granted to Virginia under its 1609 charter

YouTube video by Premodernist Why does the Electoral College exist?

My high school civics teacher struggled to explain this for an entire semester and this guy nails it under an hour @premodernist.bsky.social

No worries, I didn't take it as accusatory. But I don't blame you for clarifying given how strangely thin-skinned people on the Internet can be.

Yes, that's right. I only ever heard "nitch." The pronunciation "neesh" was considered British. It doesn't surprise me that Canadians also said it that way; Canadian English can be a bit of a mix between the two. I remember being surprised at the way Robert MacNeil pronounced "Renaissance."

I miss the days when Americans pronounced the word "niche" the normal way.

Six seven!

@premodernist.bsky.social thank you for keeping me updated on current events lol

You're "in" a movie, "in" a play, and "in" a video, but you're "on" a TV show. Why is that?

Calum Worthy on X: "What if the loved ones we've lost could be part of our future? https://t.co/oFBGekVo1R" / X What if the loved ones we've lost could be part of our future? https://t.co/oFBGekVo1R

Historically there have been cultures that kept the remains of dead loved ones in the home with them. It will be interesting to see if our culture evolves in that direction except with digital remains.

x.com/CalumWorthy/...

This 4K, 8K terminology is confusing. Why can't we call them 2160p and 4320p?

Those are fireworks celebrating the result of the 1906 New York gubernatorial election.

Cover illustration from the November 7, 1906, edition of Puck magazine, depicting two cartoonish Martians with diminutive human features and large mouse-like ears

Artist's depiction of Martians, 1906

You mocked up titles and thumbnails? Dang, you went all out.

"Potentially inappropriate"

This one might be a sleeper. I wonder if it doesn't appeal to your core audience so it'll take a little while for the algorithm to figure out who to show it to. There's definitely a market for a video like this.

Thanks for including me!

The Italians may have invented pizza, but the Canadians perfected it.

Black & white portrait illustration in 3/4 view of a man with a beard

Saw this in a 1901 magazine and for a moment thought it was AI.

George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were in their 30s when they made Raiders of the Lost Ark. If it were made today, it would be created by two millennials and take place in 1980.

Nice! Videotape on a tube TV looks amazing.

...if Cracker Barrel even exists a decade from now

Stomp Clap Hey was good, actually

Pluto had it coming.

I see what's happening here. You're just playing hard to get.

It's a great video. Maybe it's a matter of packaging.

It's hard to believe Jedi Party came out 12 years ago.

Oh wait, false alarm. That was my search results. My regular feed is still the same ol' boring stuff.