{"id":15990,"date":"2025-01-05T12:54:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T17:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/?p=15990"},"modified":"2025-01-10T08:42:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T13:42:35","slug":"sunday-links-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/sunday-links-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What better time than a snowy Sunday to finally share the links I\u2019ve been stacking up over the past month or so.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>After reading a 007 novel recently, I wondered why we haven\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to\u00a0<em>WSJ<\/em>, an Amazon Studios exec\u2019s description of Bond as \u201ccontent\u201d in an early meeting was like a \u201cdeath knell\u201d to Broccoli. She has since referred to the folks at Amazon as \u201cfucking idiots\u201d to friends and expressed\u00a0deep concerns about the e-commerce company being the right fit for Bond.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Looks like we\u2019ll have to keep waiting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2024\/12\/james-bond-movies-producer-amazon-mgm\/\">Next James Bond Movie on Hold as Producer Clashes with Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>We don\u2019t currently have Max, so I haven\u2019t been able to watch the well-reviewed Yacht Rock series. Whether you\u2019ve seen it or not, you can dive into some of the details of the genre here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/music\/2024\/11\/27\/24306981\/yacht-rock-documentary-dictionary-steely-dan-michael-mcdonald\">The (Slightly Abridged) Yacht Rock Dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Since <em>Shrinking<\/em> wrapped up season two a couple weeks back, I was finally able to read this good piece about the man behind it, <em>Bad Monkey<\/em>, <em>Ted Lasso<\/em>, and other great TV shows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/tv\/2024\/10\/9\/24265322\/bad-monkey-season-finale-shrinking-season-2-apple-tv-bill-lawrence\">Bill Lawrence Has Conquered Apple TV+<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For decades I\u2019ve said if I ever won the lottery &#8211; I\u2019m talking hundreds of millions here, not small change &#8211; 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\u2019t rely on an algorithm cooked up in LA and played the same 15 songs on repeat endlessly (I assume his stations weren\u2019t operated that way).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2024\/12\/stephen-king-closes-maine-radio-stations\/\">Stephen King Announces Closure of His Maine Radio Stations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong> Apparently at least one of his stations has found a new ownership group that promises not to alter its format.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I had no idea there was this comedic \u201cmystery\u201d behind one of the greatest SNL sketches ever.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Yang shared that \u201cPeople tense up at the table when they see it\u2019s just your piece, but we were like, \u2018You know who did it incredibly well was Will.\u2019 And then we read \u2018More Cowbell.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/will-ferrell-wrote-more-cowbell-alone-snl-cowriter-mystery?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">Will Ferrell blows mystery of non-existent \u201cMore Cowbell\u201d co-writer wide open<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>And I thought it was just because I was getting old and my eyes getting worse that oncoming headlights bother me so much.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs usual, we\u2019re trying to play catch-up and figure out how we\u2019re going to address the problems that have been created by this thing that we thought was a solution.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/2024\/12\/03\/tech\/headlight-brightness-cars-accidents?__readwiseLocation=%27&amp;ueid=ff1e3fbdf094b6e44852b7963ef8c0bc&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=2024-12-07%20Installer%2063&amp;utm_term=Installer\">Asleep at the Wheel in the Headlight Brightness Wars<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The great Rodger Sherman on one of the most unique and fun plays in NFL history.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It happened.\u00a0<em>IT HAPPENED<\/em>. It really happened! It\u2019s a slightly-before-Christmas football miracle!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rodgersherman.substack.com\/p\/nfl-fair-catch-kick?utm_medium=ios\">Everything you need to know about the fair catch kick, football\u2019s vestigial tailbone<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Tom Whitwell\u2019s annual, super enjoyable, list of things he learned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@tomwhitwell\/52-things-i-learned-in-2024-75efffe44f15\">52 things I learned in 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many fun things in there, but my favorite this: <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2015\/10\/15\/why-old-sports-photos-often-have-a-blue-haze\/\">Why Old Sports Photos Often Have a Blue Haze<\/a>, which was a reminder that a Jayhawk is responsible for some of the greatest sports pictures ever taken. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2015\/04\/05\/photographer-rich-clarkson-has-covered-the-final-four-for-60-straight-years\/\">Photographer Rich Clarkson Has Covered the Final Four for 60 Straight Years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And a couple more similar lists:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Your body carries\u00a0~<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2024\/01\/fetal-maternal-cells-microchimerism\/676996\/\">literal pieces of your mom<\/a>~\u2014and maybe your grandmother, siblings, aunts, and uncles.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2024\/12\/facts-blew-our-minds-2024\/681175\/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZyQFT9b2acphX8EZsZ0-m7U\">77 Facts That Blew Our Minds In 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The producers of Mork and Mindy needed censors who spoke four languages to catch all the swear words Robin Williams tried to sneak in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenthendricks.com\/52-things-i-learned-in-2024\/\">52 Things I Learned in 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Finally, surfer Alessandro Slebir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfer.com\/news\/100-foot-wave-possibly-surfed-mavericks-alo-slebir\">may have shattered the record for biggest wave ever surfed<\/a>. Crazy photo.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15992\" src=\"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/alo_slebir_img_5929-2-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/alo_slebir_img_5929-2-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/alo_slebir_img_5929-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/alo_slebir_img_5929-2-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/alo_slebir_img_5929-2-676x423.jpg 676w, https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/alo_slebir_img_5929-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What better time than a snowy Sunday to finally share the links I\u2019ve been stacking up over the past month or so. After reading a 007 novel recently, I wondered why we haven\u2019t 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\u00a0WSJ, an Amazon Studios exec\u2019s description of Bond as \u201ccontent\u201d in an early meeting was like a \u201cdeath knell\u201d to Broccoli. She has since referred to the folks at Amazon as \u201cfucking idiots\u201d to friends and expressed\u00a0deep concerns about the e-commerce company being the right fit for Bond. Looks like we\u2019ll have to keep waiting. Next James Bond Movie on Hold as Producer Clashes with Amazon We don\u2019t currently have Max, so I haven\u2019t been able to watch the well-reviewed Yacht Rock series. Whether you\u2019ve 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\u2019ve said if I ever won the lottery &#8211; I\u2019m talking hundreds of millions here, not small change &#8211; 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\u2019t rely on an algorithm cooked up in LA and played the same 15 songs on repeat endlessly (I assume his stations weren\u2019t 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 \u201cmystery\u201d behind one of the greatest SNL sketches ever. Yang shared that \u201cPeople tense up at the table when they see it\u2019s just your piece, but we were like, \u2018You know who did it incredibly well was Will.\u2019 And then we read \u2018More Cowbell.\u2019\u201d Will Ferrell blows mystery of non-existent \u201cMore Cowbell\u201d 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. \u201cAs usual, we\u2019re trying to play catch-up and figure out how we\u2019re going to address the problems that have been created by this thing that we thought was a solution.\u201d 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.\u00a0IT HAPPENED. It really happened! It\u2019s a slightly-before-Christmas football miracle! Everything you need to know about the fair catch kick, football\u2019s vestigial tailbone Tom Whitwell\u2019s annual, super enjoyable, list of things he learned. 52 things I learned in 2024 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\u00a0~literal pieces of your mom~\u2014and 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. 52 Things I Learned in 2024 Finally, surfer Alessandro Slebir may have shattered the record for biggest wave ever surfed. 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