What I saw on the web on 2022.6.22

1. A Tale As Old As Time: Musings on the ‘Corporatisation’ of Tolkien
   by Daniel Stride
   https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2022/06/23/a-tale-as-old-as-time-musings-on-the-corporatisation-of-tolkien/
   some reminders about the various ways that capitalism injects itself into art, and specifically into middle-earth
   via rss
   
   
2. The Abacuysnth
   by Elias Jarzombek
   https://twitter.com/jarz_0/status/1536411387429277696
   i may need to get one of these
   via email, previously i believe discord
   
   
3. Countdown to What if? 2
   by Randall Munroe
   https://xkcd.com/2636/
   a collection of bazonkers time measurements
   via rss
   
   
4. List of sexually active popes
   by Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sexually_active_popes
   just in case you were wondering
   via Ada_Palmer
   
   
5. "tweeting to ask your local cops if something is a crime then posting a picture of cops committing said crime when they say yes"
   by NotABigJerk
   https://mobile.twitter.com/NotABigJerk/status/1538479618298155008
   pwned!
   via FB