What better time than a snowy Sunday to finally share the links I’ve been stacking up over the past month or so.
After reading a 007 novel recently, I wondered why we haven’t heard a timeline for when the movie franchise will launch its post-Daniel Craig era. Turns out there is a lot of drama between the long-time producer of the series and Amazon, who now own the rights to it.
According to WSJ, an Amazon Studios exec’s description of Bond as “content” in an early meeting was like a “death knell” to Broccoli. She has since referred to the folks at Amazon as “fucking idiots” to friends and expressed deep concerns about the e-commerce company being the right fit for Bond.
Looks like we’ll have to keep waiting.
Next James Bond Movie on Hold as Producer Clashes with Amazon
We don’t currently have Max, so I haven’t been able to watch the well-reviewed Yacht Rock series. Whether you’ve seen it or not, you can dive into some of the details of the genre here.
The (Slightly Abridged) Yacht Rock Dictionary
Since Shrinking wrapped up season two a couple weeks back, I was finally able to read this good piece about the man behind it, Bad Monkey, Ted Lasso, and other great TV shows.
Bill Lawrence Has Conquered Apple TV+
For decades I’ve said if I ever won the lottery – I’m talking hundreds of millions here, not small change – my dream would be to own a radio station. Even today, when radio is almost a niche format, I think it would be super cool to have my own station that played music currated independently by local DJs. So it makes me sad that Stephen King has decided to unload the three radio stations he owned for years. I doubt they played cutting-edge music, but it is cool that folks in Maine had locally-owned stations that didn’t rely on an algorithm cooked up in LA and played the same 15 songs on repeat endlessly (I assume his stations weren’t operated that way).
Stephen King Announces Closure of His Maine Radio Stations
Update Apparently at least one of his stations has found a new ownership group that promises not to alter its format.
I had no idea there was this comedic “mystery” behind one of the greatest SNL sketches ever.
Yang shared that “People tense up at the table when they see it’s just your piece, but we were like, ‘You know who did it incredibly well was Will.’ And then we read ‘More Cowbell.’”
Will Ferrell blows mystery of non-existent “More Cowbell” co-writer wide open
And I thought it was just because I was getting old and my eyes getting worse that oncoming headlights bother me so much.
“As usual, we’re trying to play catch-up and figure out how we’re going to address the problems that have been created by this thing that we thought was a solution.”
Asleep at the Wheel in the Headlight Brightness Wars
The great Rodger Sherman on one of the most unique and fun plays in NFL history.
It happened. IT HAPPENED. It really happened! It’s a slightly-before-Christmas football miracle!
Everything you need to know about the fair catch kick, football’s vestigial tailbone
Tom Whitwell’s annual, super enjoyable, list of things he learned.
Many fun things in there, but my favorite this: Why Old Sports Photos Often Have a Blue Haze, which was a reminder that a Jayhawk is responsible for some of the greatest sports pictures ever taken. Photographer Rich Clarkson Has Covered the Final Four for 60 Straight Years
And a couple more similar lists:
Your body carries ~literal pieces of your mom~—and maybe your grandmother, siblings, aunts, and uncles.
77 Facts That Blew Our Minds In 2024
The producers of Mork and Mindy needed censors who spoke four languages to catch all the swear words Robin Williams tried to sneak in.
Finally, surfer Alessandro Slebir may have shattered the record for biggest wave ever surfed. Crazy photo.
