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My Favorite Things on the Internet This Week

December 10, 2023

Hello internet stranger,

The Weekly Click is a weekly (shocking, I know) updated list of interesting bits on the internet that I thought I’d share.

Happy clicking!

  1. Here are 8 hours of vintage department store Christmas music Customusic tapes. It brought back some memories for me. However, my under-30 daughter has likely never heard this before in her life.

  2. KISS to become ‘immortal’ thanks to Abba’s avatar technology. I really think this is stupid. I get it because they’ve made a lot of money on the image they created, and people are willing to pay real-life ticket prices to see these pretend digital shows, but come on... The “Abba Voyage” reportedly rakes in over $2.5 million a week. I’ll be shocked if the band makes that kind of money. It’s also, coincidentally, the plot of KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, so it’s got that going for it. Still, I doubt I will ever go to one of these shows.

  3. RELATED: KISS - Reflecting On The Past, Present And Future As A New Era Begins

  4. For The Atlantic’s January/February 2024 issue, 24 contributors consider what Donald Trump could do if he were to return to the White House. Trump’s second term, they conclude, would be much worse. Duh.

  5. Derrick Gold outlines Yadi Molina’s new role with the St. Louis Cardinals. Mark my words, it will be manager in about a year.

  6. ScreenCrush’s editor and critic picks the best films of the year. It’s a good list of movies to watch when you have some holiday downtime and are sick of Christmas movies.

  7. This is a crazy story. Former Jaguars employee accused of stealing more than $22 million from team.

  8. I did not finish the first season of House of the Dragon, but the new trailer for the show’s second season looks great. I may have to revisit this show before the new season drops.

  9. Speaking of not finishing television seasons, I’m still not done with season three of The Boys. However, here’s a bloody glimpse of the diabolical (Heh… see what I did there?) action in the first trailer for season four.

  10. I do not have four hours to watch Harris Brewis’s documentary about YouTube's plagiarism, but apparently, it touched a nerve. I’m going to have to find some time in my schedule to watch all the things on my queue…

  11. Chill, they're just shoes... The art director had a blast setting this up.

  12. Oxford University Press has named rizz the word of 2023. Obviously, it’s a shortened form of “charisma.” I’m down with the lingo. How do you do fellow kids?

  13. Voice of a Star Wars Fan. A loving tribute to ILM.

  14. The Fall of Sports Illustrated

  15. I agree with Simon Dillon: Christopher Nolan Shouldn’t Direct the Next James Bond Film. The opposing viewpoint.

  16. The New York Yankees acquired Juan Soto in a 7-player trade with the San Diego Padres. Sigh.

  17. Pantone's 2024 Color of the Year is here. Peach Fuzz?

  18. Charles Pulliam-Moore, writing for The Verge: Pixar’s Turning Red, Soul, and Luca are getting theatrical releases. Seems overdue.

  19. Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101. His run includes Sanford & Son, One Day at a Time, All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and The Jeffersons. There’s more to read about the man like this article, this article and while we're at it, this article.

  20. Ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy is now ousting himself, and says he will retire by the end of this month. Hurry up…

  21. Joan Westenberg: The block button is the ultimate source of dopamine. Use it. I haven’t really used it all that much, but I’m going to on Threads.

  22. Taylor Swift has been named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2023, making her the first figure from the arts to carry the honor.

  23. The absolute dumbest decisions made by Elon Musk when it comes to his social media platform, X. Buying it comes to mind…

  24. McDonald’s is looking to take on Starbucks with a new restaurant called CosMc’s, offering drinks such as a churro frappe and a pear-flavored slush. If the name CosMc sounds familiar to you, there’s a good chance you grew up in the early ’90s, when McDonald’s introduced a character mascot called CosMc into their ads. CosMc was an alien whose favorite thing on planet Earth was McDonald’s food.

  25. The best internet moments of 2023

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