Courtesy of the legendary Ricky Jay and Steve Martin: The Great Flydini. Also, a sensational profile of the great slight-of-hand artist: Secrets of the Magus: Ricky Jay does closeup magic that flouts reality.
An excellent review: The 7 Coolest Mathematical Discoveries of 2024.
From Wally, and it's no clearer now: The Battle Over What to Tell Americans About Drinking. Boy, I feel old: The First ‘Peter Pan’ Blockbuster Turns 100 but Hasn’t Grown Up. If you want to know what's hot to watch in England now: Gavin and Stacey tops Christmas Day TV ratings.
From C. Lee, and it's brilliant: Pedal Wheelchair Offers Hope for Paralytics. The sex of Santa's reindeers (I'm as surprised as you are): The little-known truth behind a Christmas tale. A fair question, although this may be a lack of our imagination: Generative AI Still Needs to Prove its Usefulness. Gee, what a surprise: Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots. Unbelievable (may hit a paywall): How Fighting Affordable Housing Nearly Bankrupted One Of America's Richest Towns. A fascinating read: Palm Springs hated his AIDS memorial design. How this artist’s do-over turned debacle into redemption. Excellent: Exploring the Lost Land Beneath the North Sea. This is fantastic: The IBM PC: The Most Influential Non-Invention. An interesting bit of history: The Lost Art and Innovation of Milk Plastic.
As a follow-up to yesterday's post, here are my top five games of the year. I've written about each of them during the year, so this is just a simple list.
5. Wartales
4. UFO 50
3. Football Coach: College Dynasty
2. Hero Emblems II
1. Our Adventurer Guild
All five of these games are phenomenal and would have been a top five selection in any year. Oh, and a note on #1 and #2: if you have a pen tablet, you can use it for both of these games. Instead of many, many mouse clicks, it's just easy tapping. I use a pen tablet whenever I can now, as it puts exponentially less stress on your hand.
Bonus Console Pick: EA Sports College Football 25.
It took four major patches, and it has all the limitations inherent in an EA Sports game, but it's still great fun to play.
