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There’s a social media account called “Terrible Maps” which is exactly that: absurd maps, where the absurdity either comes from the weirdness of the information being mapped, or just plain meta-absurdity. Here is a version of the latter: And here is a version of the former: Now, I like the fact that this one doesn’t include the caption, because you’re probably wondering what on Earth Florida, Louisiana, and Illinois have in common. What could possibly group those three states, and no others? Here, I’ll even provide a bit of quiz-show music to play while you think about it: Give up?Down the rabbit hole….

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Social media has been abuzz lately over the trailer for a new film of Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights. I mean, look at this thing: Yeah, that’s…quite something, isn’t it? Will I watch that? Maybe. I think it will be viewed best at home, after several drinks. But anyway, here’s a suite of music by film score great Alfred Newman, composed for the 1939 film of the same book. Of course, I suppose as time marches on it becomes less and less known that the greatest single adaptation of Wuthering Heights is the semaphore version! Share This PostDown the rabbit hole….

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Yeah, I don’t think I’ll be mixing hiking and recreational use of hallucinogenic mushrooms any time soon: NORTH ELBA, N.Y. — Two hikers in New York’s Adirondack Mountains called 911 to report a third member of their party had died, but it turned out they had taken hallucinogenic mushrooms and were mistaken, officials said Wednesday. A state forest ranger responded to a call Saturday about a hiker who had reportedly died on Cascade Mountain, a popular summit in the Adirondack High Peaks, the Department of Environmental Conservation said in a news release. Whoops! Or should I say, Whoooaaa, Duuuuuude! At leastDown the rabbit hole….