Recommended Links of the Week (No. 741)

Títulos de pelis XXX, diamantes en Júpiter, novias virtuales y la verdad sobre la emisión de "La Guerra de los Mundos". Todo eso y un montón de cine, en los Enlaces Recomendados de la Semana. Enjoy!

The art of titling porn movies in 111 wonderful examples: "The noble work of giving titles to porno movies. You get up and face your daily task. A pile of movies in which, basically, nothing different happens between them: Sex in different positions, with different colors and flavors. You have to create a text to catalog them. A title, something that catches the eye and distinguishes each one of them. In the end, it's almost inevitable that some 'accidents' happen."

The truth behind the broadcast of Welles' War of the Worlds: "Surely everyone knows the story of the radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, which raised fear among part of the population. Part of the population, yes. But how big was that part? It has always been said that it was a wave of fear that swept the United States, but it is likely that some economic interests caused the consequences of the broadcast to be exaggerated. Thus, the truth behind the broadcast of Welles' War of the Worlds is becoming over time a somewhat dirtier story."

Paul Verhoeven: Master of graphic violence and social satire: "From the darkest corners of science fiction and social satire, Dutch director Paul Verhoeven has left his mark on films that we could already consider classics. With a provocative and bold approach, with an openly progressive and anti-capitalist mindset, he brings his ideology to his creations. Verhoeven has directed films that challenge established norms, such as RoboCop, Starship Troopers, and Total Recall, based on literary works that remain relevant and fascinating to this day."

Three vaginas, two uteruses, a bifid penis and two types of milk: the curious reproduction of the kangaroo: "For human beings, reproduction doesn't seem to have much mystery. Leaving aside in vitro fertilization or other procedures, the system can be summarized in a series of easy-to-understand steps: the male's testicles produce sperm, which through intercourse or penetration of the penis into the vagina, are transported to the female's reproductive system, where one of them — and not the fastest — fertilizes the egg, forms the zygote, and implants in the uterus."

Did you know it rains diamonds on Jupiter?: "Earth holds great mysteries, for example, how the dinosaurs disappeared. However, ignorance is much greater regarding the rest of the planets in the solar system. Among them, Jupiter is of great interest due to extraordinary phenomena such as diamond rain caused by high pressures. The same would happen on other planets like Uranus, Neptune, or Saturn."

They manage to make a Chernobyl PC used by the KGB work after 30 years: "Computers have existed for many years, although before they had nothing to do with today's. Over the years, we have seen how they have been reduced in size and greatly increased their power. Those that existed decades ago can hardly be said to work today. It seems like a miracle what they have achieved, given that they have managed to get a PC working with the same hardware and software as the one used in the Chernobyl PCs 30 years ago."

Are virtual girlfriends with AI getting out of hand?: "None of the women in this story exist in real life. We don't want to scare you, but the number of searches for 'virtual girlfriend with artificial intelligence' is growing at a crazy pace. When Blade Runner 2049 was released, the possibility of having our own virtual girlfriend (a perfect Ana de Armas in docility, obedience, and empathy) fit well with the utopian and idyllic nature of the film. But that was 2017."

The spider that practices oral sex: "Many spiders show sexual dimorphism where females greatly exceed males in size. In these cases, it is common for mating to pose a risk for the latter, who either succumb to their partner's appetite or look for a way to save themselves. In observing this mating to death, it has been observed that there are female spiders that receive oral sex from males, something seen only in mammals."

The ozone hole over Antarctica becomes immense again: "The measurements of the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year's ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the largest on record, and the eruption of the Tonga volcano is suspected. The hole, which is what scientists call an 'ozone depletion zone', reached a size of 26 million square kilometers on September 16, 2023. This is approximately three times the size of Brazil, ESA reports."

Apocalypse Now (1979) - Richard Wagner: Helicopters and Valkyries: "Undoubtedly one of the most striking and surreal scenes of Apocalypse Now is that of the helicopters of the US 7th Cavalry Regiment, commanded by a hallucinating Lt. Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall), approaching from the sea to a village occupied by the Vietcong, relying on the musical stridencies of the hyper-famous 'Ride of the Valkyries' by Richard Wagner. The justification for such sonic eccentricity is to bring terror to the enemy."

Why are tricolor cats almost always female? A genetic explanation: "If you have had the opportunity to care for a tricolor cat (also known as a calico cat), it is highly likely that it was a female. Males with a three-color coat are quite unusual, and it is estimated that only one out of every 3,000 tricolor cats is male, although some estimates suggest the figure could be one in a thousand due to the difficulty of statistically verifying this data."

Remembering classics: Pre-Code Hollywood cinema: "The Motion Picture Production Code specified what could or could not be shown on screen (for example, nudity, adultery, or illicit sex were prohibited, etc.). 'The Divorcee' was a key film in the last throes of the pre-Code era for its skillful handling of a delicate topic at the time, such as adultery, in a sophisticated way. 'Films must not suggest that obscenity is acceptable.' (Production Code, 1930s)"

VIDEOS: Hippo attacks photographer in Botswana, tornado on Mars, Baldur's Gate 3 - Parks and Recreation!, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom recipe, the history of ACME, the alternate ending of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", hummingbird moth, medical discoveries that happened by accident, a tiny vampire, shark chases drone, flying car AirCar, the alloy that will replace steel, dog on the train, light sabers in movies and video games, if "Queens of the Stone Age" had written "Everybody" (Backstreet Boys), The Gods Must Be Crazy and the story of the Bushmen, air show with an F-22 Raptor and the shorts "Haunted House" (by Simon's Cat) and The Cyborg (science fiction). Two surprises for the end: A Pac-Man for modern times and 4,500 keygen songs.

GALLERIES: LIDAR images of rivers and deltas, realistic toys made with AI, photos that helped him quit smoking, the art of Marc Stricklin, gigantic art, best photos of Siena Photo Awards 2023, the parachuting grandma, colored black-and-white photos, Japanese straw art, Spanish mythological creatures, the amazing transformations of Kristin Ker Anderson, best photos of Comedy Wildlife 2023, the secret life of cats, the Animated Dump of the Week and the Visual Dump.

Well, I hope you had a good time because otherwise everything was in vain. See you next time!