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From Jimmy Kimmel's show recently, Quentin Tarantino tries to guess several obscure films from the VHS synopsis alone. I don't know about you, but I find myself enjoying a crazy B movie from time to time.

Depicting versions of herself engaging in various recreational activities has long been a source of comfort for Sasha Gordon . Her work centers around her identity and sexuality, and from the moment I saw her recent Instagram posts , I knew I needed to see more. I'm mesmerized by the Brooklyn-based artist's hyperreal paintings and meticulously expressive self portrait-style characters. Sasha's an artist absolutely worth checking out. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sasha Gordon (@sashaagordon) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sasha Gordon (@sashaagordon)

Most sports bore me but I could watch Kate Courtney doing her thing forever…and I even like hearing her talk. In this video, we take a look at her 2021 preseason approach, the dramatic first World Cups, and how Frischi helps her dial in every line ahead of race day.

Looking for little, silly, freeloaders with anger issues and separation anxiety? Have kids.

I graduated high school in 1996. While I was there, the radio station that almost everyone on campus listened to was 97.1 WLS FM. It was a good station if you liked hearing the most popular songs of the present played over and over with occasional '80s hits.  I had a crush on a certain girl who was a big fan of The Heights…so one day I tuned my radio to LS and waited for How Do You Talk to an Angel to play. I positioned my portable recorder near the speaker and poised my fingers over the record button to capture the song and give the tape to her. It was a respectable hit back in 1993. I just felt like watching this today so I might as well share it with you.

You can marvel at all these technological innovations—and weep.

Thanks to Spotify I have discovered a lot of talented musicians who have fallen into undeserved near-obscurity. I'd never heard of MAVICA, Olivia Dean, or Small Million until their names and songs appeared on Discover Weekly. Let's start the playlist with Apollo (New Love). Some Googling revealed that Tommy Ashby is a Scottish singer-songwriter that has a PhD in psychoacoustics, whatever that means. Enjoy!

The music you love may not necessarily be the music you want to listen to every day. There are songs that you know are phenomenal (or at least that's what Pitchfork tells you), but which you also know will give you nightmares. A good example came up about two weeks ago, while I was watching an episode of Losing Alice .

Some recoil with horror upon seeing Han's chilling works of art, but pop culture fans and gothic art enthusiasts will surely appreciate her various wickedly weird puppets. She calls them The Handsome Devils, and each model has the potential to simultaneously delight and terrify. "The Handsome Devils are each hand-sculpted, piece by piece, and decorated in everything from remnants from the bottom of granny's jewelry box to bones from a field in my hometown," she explains. Take a look at some of Han's work below and let me know how you like it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Han & The Devils (@handsomedevilspuppets) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Han & The Devils (@handsomedevilspuppets) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Han & The Devils (@handsomedevilspuppets) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Han & The Devils

Here's a stunning build-and-display model of the Taj Mahal. It's made up of 2,022 LEGO pieces and measures over 9 inches wide. The set costs $120, is available now , and sadly might be the closest I'll ever come to realizing my dream of being an architect. WATCH:

Last week, having walked home from the market—a nice, effortless stroll but for the danger of contracting coronavirus—I cleaned the house, fed the dogs, showered, and played with my kids to watch four episodes of Cruel Summer . Set in a small town in Texas in the early nineties, Freeform's new series tells the story of two teen girls: the dorky Jeanette Turner (Chiara Aurelia) and the popular Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt). It reminds me of Pretty Little Liars , but when I first heard the title I thought it was a biopic of Bananarama in their prime years. Cruel Summer is just so-so, but it has enough charm to keep me interested. The secret is to make things that appeal to my inner teen without equating youth with stupidity. It's also loaded with iconic throwback hits, including songs by The Cranberries, INXS, Mazzy Star, and 4 Non Blondes. If you were a kid in the '90s, the soundtrack will likely take you right back.

This is the Sesame Street parody of When Harry Met Sally . Until now I don't know why Sesame Street does parodies of movies and TV shows that kids haven't seen or shouldn't be seeing.