Interesting Links for 03-02-2021

[andrewducker]

Typewriter as musical instrument

(tags:music funny video )

How Lord of the Rings characters would react to you coming out as trans

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1356500602948210688.html
(tags:lotr funny transgender lgbt )

Would anyone like to look after my children for a month so I can play Mass Effect: Legendary Edition?

Overview of changes here: https://youtu.be/YdwafYDlXtU
(tags:games video trailer MassEffect )

Scalpers aren't the main reason you can't find a new console

(tags:economics consoles )

DUP aims to undermine Northern Ireland Protocol

(tags:UK NorthernIreland dup )

Students Enjoy Classes More And Get Better Grades If They Feel Their Professor Has Faith In Their Ability To Change And Improve

(tags:education psychology learning )

I found it! The stupidest plan for what Labour should do next

(tags:labour politics WTF OhForFucksSake nationalism )

Covid in Scotland: How much longer will lockdown last?

(tags:pandemic Scotland )

Why food sticks to center of nonstick pans

(tags:food cooking physics heat )

Fifteen-Hour Brexit Wait Prompts Freight Firms to Avoid U.K.

(tags:UK Europe trade Doom )

No, Ireland is not economically United

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1356721295099129863.html
(tags:Ireland trade UK Europe )

Modding the Bernie Sanders Meme into a bunch of games

(tags:meme games video )

Comments

[calimac]

The typewriter music was composed by Leroy Anderson, who was the staff composer for the Boston Pops for many years. He also wrote one with sandpaper. He's best-known for the secular Christmas carol "Sleigh Ride," which started out as another of his Pops instrumental bonbons. There's a number of performances of "The Typewriter" on YouTube. Also, Jerry Lewis used to mime a routine to a recording of this.

I should have known the "Lord of the Rings characters" would be Jackson's, not Tolkien's. Especially Faramir, whose pusillanimous depiction is an insult to Tolkien's noble character.

[andrewducker]

I really should start tagging some Lord of The Rings stuff as "unsafe for Calimac"

[movingfinger]

Mark Morris choreographed Sandpaper Ballet for the San Francisco Ballet using the music of Leroy Anderson (1999 premiere). It's not Morris's biggest work, but it is a joy to watch. It is to be available as part of their 2021 digital season. (I am so happy you posted this link, because I didn't know about this becoming viewable!)