A geologist and archaeologist by training, a nerd by inclination - books, films, fossils, comics, rocks, games, folklore, and, generally, the rum and uncanny… Let’s have it!
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- Yrtree.me - it’s still early days for me in the Fediverse, so bear with me
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6 Reasons So Many Movies Are Struggling At The Box Office In 2024 (screenrant.com)
With ticket sales down and newly released movies hitting streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) services in record time, it’s not surprising that films are struggling to make it big in theaters. For comparison, 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road grossed a whopping $45 million over a non-holiday opening weekend, which ultimately led to...
Costa Brava town bans penis suits and sex dolls from stag and hen dos (www.theguardian.com)
A popular resort town on Spain’s Costa Brava has banned inflatable penis costumes and sex dolls from stag and hen night celebrations, with fines of up to €1,500 (£1,276)....
'Furiosa' Edges 'Garfield' in Worst Memorial Day Weekend Since 1995 (timesofsandiego.com)
The North American box office over Memorial Day Weekend might be described as a wasteland, with “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Garfield Movie” pulling in disappointing holiday opening numbers, according to industry estimates....
$10m prize launched for team that can truly talk to the animals (www.theguardian.com)
The Coller Dolittle Challenge for Interspecies Two-Way Communication has been launched by the Jeremy Coller Foundation and Tel Aviv University. While the use of AI is not obligatory, the team say the technology can boost almost all proposals....
Time Out names Liverpool 11th best city in the world for food (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
Time Out has released its first ranking of the World’s Best Cities for Food according to locals, with Liverpool landing 11th on the list....
Prehistoric 'Dune' worm found in Herefordshire quarry was a predator (www.bbc.com)
An ancient worm discovered in Herefordshire was a carnivorous predator that stuck its throat out to catch and eat prey, according to scientists....
Why Greggs is beating Pret in the battle of the lunch break (www.cityam.com)
There’s an old saying in London – you’re never more than 6ft from a rat and 50m from a Pret a Manger. But the popular high street sandwich chain has struggled in recent years with consumers abandoning ship. With a rising tide of debts, it has now recalled its initial founder, Sinclair Beecham, to the top table in order to...
Ari Aster's ‘Eddington' Wraps Filming (www.worldofreel.com)
That’s a wrap on Ari Aster’s “Eddington.” Production has been completed on the film which started shooting in late March. Expect an early 2025 release for this one....
Large fossil discovery finally exposes origins of Welsh dragons (phys.org)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/12676188...
Groom discovers 'wife' actually a man 12 days after marriage (www.nst.com.my)
A love marriage in Indonesia ended horrifically just 12 days later after the groom discovered that his ‘wife’ is actually a man....
First ep of We Are Lady Parts s2 down, second up now, loving it already. Anyone else watching?
Will have to upload that new song, it was a banger!
I need your help, Lemmy! Wob are selling two identical books and I can't decide between them which I should buy... (feddit.uk)
Detectorist unearths bronze age hoard after getting lost on treasure hunt (www.theguardian.com)
An amateur detectorist has described how he unearthed a bronze age hoard, including a rare sword, after getting lost during a treasure hunters’ rally....
WOLFS – Official Trailer (HD) (youtu.be)
Loaded magazine returns to reassure men they can ‘ogle beautiful women’ (www.thetimes.com)
Heard the editor being interviewed on Radio4 Today Programme this morning. This 90s throwback is bizarre. Do people really think there will be demand from this after the initial novelty?...
Third Thumb: People have no difficulty getting to grips with an extra thumb, study finds (techxplore.com)
Cambridge researchers have shown that members of the public have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb—a controllable, prosthetic extra thumb—to pick up and manipulate objects....
Liz Truss: Rishi Sunak facing call to de-select former PM over appearance on 'hateful platform' (news.sky.com)
Rishi Sunak has been urged to de-select Liz Truss as a Tory election candidate after she appeared on a platform founded by a YouTuber who made comments about raping a Labour MP....