A look at the dark origins of popular nursery rhymes by Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic.
[Polyphonic | Via Neatorama]
Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic looks at the dark origins of popular nursery rhymes and why the subject of so many are so very creepy. LeFevre notes that nursery rhymes, such as “Mary, Mary Quite Contrary”, “London Bridge is Falling Down”, and “Ring Around the Rosie”, don’t necessarily line up with history but rather take their references from literature and folklore.
Set at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (run by Vought International), Gen V explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the school’s top ranking.
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A ball on a spinning turntable won’t fly off as you might expect. In fact the ball will have it’s own little orbit that is exactly 2/7th the angular speed of the table. Here’s why.
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Check out this animated version of the final scene from The Dark Knight featuring the voice of Kevin Conroy.
Note: It’s just a cold reading from Kevin Conroy reading off a script. It’s not his full performance.
The Rock of Detection is the perfect magic item, and it actually exists in our world!
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Inspired by The Gashlycrumb Tinies, here is Brentalfloss’Game Over Tinies, a very dark video game song featuring the 26 letters of the alphabet.
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A headbangingly good metal cover of Pulp Fiction’s Misirlou by Leo Moracchioli from Frog Leap Studios.
