I just put on an album, The Eminem Show, and I’m curious what everyone else has on. Music, a video, the television, some mystery noise from next door? What’s gracing your ear holes as you read this?
From the iconic scene of Anya Taylor-Joy shaving her head to the hidden narrator and more, director George Miller explains the most epic moments in the new full-length trailer for 'Furiosa.'
I feel you. Whenever I mentioned where I'm from it's always either "Oh, y'all so crazy and stupid 🤪" or "If you don't like it, just move🙄". Like how narrow minded and naive can you be? It's almost as if others like to downplay and ignore the work you put in to fighting for basic human rights.
The decision to find a “respectful final disposition” for human remains used for a 19th-century book comes amid growing scrutiny of their presence in museum collections....
Harvard also said that its own handling of the book, a copy of Arsène Houssaye’s “Des Destinées de L’Ame,” or “The Destiny of Souls,” had failed to live up to the “ethical standards” of care, and had sometimes used an inappropriately “sensationalistic, morbid and humorous tone” in publicizing it.
The letter, signed by Needham and two other leaders of the group, said that the library had a history of handling the book “brutishly on a regular basis, as an attention-grabbing, sensationalized display item.”
I gather this has something to do with it. It's the item that got the most attention due to of the way it was (allegedly, as I don't have any examples) presented to the public by Harvard, which was deemed inappropriate. I guess if they would have handled the item more respectfully, it would not have gotten as much as a push to remove the binding as it did, because there are tons of books, shoes, wallets, etc and whatnot from back in the day that use human skin. Hell, even the original owner of Des Destinées de L’Ame had another book bound in skin.
So it seems it just came down to the handling and presentation.
I have various lists here and there, like one for everything I have on Steam, one for Epic, one for GOG, another for games I'm playing through GamePass.
Don't even get me started with the physical binders I have dedicated to achievement hunting, maps, and notes. So, I get it.
Whatcha all been playing? Been kind of sick this week so I took it easy but still found some time to get some Isaac runs in. Also started up rogue legacy 2 again which is a good time
I've been meaning to play Amnesia: The Bunker for a while now, since I love the series. You're in a tighter space than the previous installments, and it doesn't go as quite deep into the lore as Rebirth does, but it felt so much more like an Amnesia game then Rebirth did, since you're learning the story through the notes and whatnot, and there's not really any other characters to interact with for the most part. My first playthrough was super stressful because of the fuel and shitty flashlight situation, and there were a couple of times I didn't think I would actually end up finishing the game. But through the power of crawling around in the dark Alien Isolation style, I did! After finishing, I was going to set this aside until I saw all the features I could change and switch up on a ng+ customized difficulty, which I thought was really cool, so I ended up playing another round for some mild achievement hunting.
During a monthly get together with a few of my friends, we played Worms W.M.D. as a filler between conversation. I had never played any of the Worms games before, but this one was so much fun. I'm sure part of it had to do with us not really knowing the game and just fucking up trying to learn it, but it was still a good time all around.
On Wednesday, the Republican Study Committee, of which some three-quarters of House Republicans are members, released its 2025 budget entitled “Fiscal Sanity to Save America.” Tucked away in the 180-page austerity manifesto is a block of text concerned with a crucial priority for the party: ensuring children aren’t being...
I'd really like to visit New Orleans. The rest of my family has been there except for me.
Or I would like to revisit Savannah, Georgia. I went there once when I was younger, and I absolutely loved it. I'd like to experience it again now that I'm older.
What have you all been playing! Still on my usual binding of Isaac and helldivers grind, but I’m also getting back into elden ring to get ready for the dlc coming later this year! 🤩
One of the reasons I replayed Dead Space (2023) was to get the ng+ ending. Did I get all the Marker collectables that I was supposed to gather? Yes. Did I know I had to put them in a special place before leaving the Ishimura? No. No, I did not. So guess who's playing Dead Space again? (Yes, I know I could just YouTube it, but that's not the point.) Anyway, still having fun with this game.
I had an itch to replay Resident Evil 5, so I did. I had no idea that there was an update that made all the QTEs optional (except for some of the bosses). But apparently there was. I'm surprised that almost 15 years later they made a change to it. But thank the elder gods they did, because the QTEs during the cutscenes always made me anxious, especially towards the end.
Played a demo for a game called Haunted House Renovator. It was actually kind of lengthy for a demo and pretty fun. It will be interesting seeing the full product when it comes out.
Totally agree! I love how faithful the devs were to the original, and all the enhancements they made, story or otherwise, only add to it imo. Although I think my favorite thing is that they gave Isaac is his voice, and with the original voice actor from 2 & 3 at that.
So I really am the cancer on this platform
Noticed I got banned by the admins from lemmy.world shower thoughts yesterday. The admins have an interesting reason though....
A NYC police officer hanging over Times Square, 1920 (sh.itjust.works)
What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
I just put on an album, The Eminem Show, and I’m curious what everyone else has on. Music, a video, the television, some mystery noise from next door? What’s gracing your ear holes as you read this?
The Diablo IV Season 4 PTR: What You Need to Know (news.blizzard.com)
Public Test Realm will be available to those with PC Battle.net accounts from April 2 to April 9.
George Miller breaks down all of the head-shaving, lore-filled, epic moments in new 'Furiosa' trailer (ew.com)
From the iconic scene of Anya Taylor-Joy shaving her head to the hidden narrator and more, director George Miller explains the most epic moments in the new full-length trailer for 'Furiosa.'
States moving to require schools to show inaccurate fetal development video (www.upi.com)
Harvard Removes Binding of Human Skin From Book in Its Library (www.nytimes.com)
The decision to find a “respectful final disposition” for human remains used for a 19th-century book comes amid growing scrutiny of their presence in museum collections....
Anyone else have a fleshed out game completion list or am I just properly insane?
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/59403d2b-5f7a-4631-bc7d-32e751b23121.png...
What is your favorite paradox or conundrum? I am partial to can god kill god?
The monotheistic all powerful one.
Taking in some morning sun
Mesquite Grilled Chicken with Cheddar Jack Cheese and Pico de Gallo
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of March 24th
Whatcha all been playing? Been kind of sick this week so I took it easy but still found some time to get some Isaac runs in. Also started up rogue legacy 2 again which is a good time
Resident Evil 9 could be an open world game, it’s claimed (www.videogameschronicle.com)
What’s caught your interest lately?
House Republicans Want to Ban Universal Free School Lunches (theintercept.com)
On Wednesday, the Republican Study Committee, of which some three-quarters of House Republicans are members, released its 2025 budget entitled “Fiscal Sanity to Save America.” Tucked away in the 180-page austerity manifesto is a block of text concerned with a crucial priority for the party: ensuring children aren’t being...
Texas can require age-verification on porn sites, 5th Circuit judges rule (arstechnica.com)
The Reckoning by Godhead (www.youtube.com)
From the album 2000 Years Of Human Error
Furiosa Is ‘David Lean, But With Motorbikes Instead Of Camels’ Says New Immortan Joe, Lachy Hulme – Exclusive (www.empireonline.com)
The role of Immortan Joe in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga will be played by George Miller's friend Lachy Hulme. Read more at Empire.
Where do you want to go on vacation/holiday?
Last year, we stayed in Brooklyn and rode bikes around New York City for a week. We had no car. It was awesome....
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of March 10th
What have you all been playing! Still on my usual binding of Isaac and helldivers grind, but I’m also getting back into elden ring to get ready for the dlc coming later this year! 🤩
What other voting systems that exist in other social media sites that does not use upvote and downvote?