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MeFi: Trans New Weird

With Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma coming out in wide release on August 21st, let's take a look at the Trans New Weird... There's something happening in trans cinema right now. It's playful, messy, campy and decidedly raw. Film programmers Gabi Grossman and Aidan Dick, both of Frameline , have coined the phrase "Trans New Weird" to describe this emerging genre coming from…

MeFi: It's right to repair

"I am a tool repair technician based in co Donegal in Ireland...I repair all brands and types of power tools, new and old for a living. Working with all tools types means I seen what's going on inside every tool and what's good and what's not." Meet Dean Doherty, and his many, many videos on how to fix all kinds of power tools. 'Allo, and how t'hell are ye? If you enjoy deep technical dives into…

MeFi: I Sing the Grid Electric

The Dawn of the Electric World Order. Spurred by the Hormuz crisis, the world is doubling down on renewables. "Seventy-five percent of the world's population lives in net fossil fuel importing countries and collectively spends $1.7 trillion a year importing fuels. Many of those governments facing a loss of confidence in global oil and gas markets are expanding clean energy and electrification…

MeFi: Video Essays Where Nothing Happens

Shoes in the Dryer's " Films Where Nothing Happens " (09/26/2025) is a leisurely ~2hr video essay that appreciates the charm of unhurried, understated movies rich in ordinary detail. Shorter video essays covering related topics include Every Frame a Painting's " Ozu in Color " (05/05/2026), The Quiet Frame's " This French Film Made Me a Better Filmmaker! " (12/27/2024), Screen 4's " Exploring…

MeFi: "He could open his cage from the inside"

"Mike was always on the prowl, and he'd make sure to do his rounds coming through produce on the way to the deli, trying to catch us. He used to watch on the security cameras too, but Roz had figured out a way to sabotage the one near the deli and after that no one had been able to fix it." In the short scifi story "The Wisdom of the Galaxy" by Will McMahon ("a union organizer, sheep farmer,…

Ask MeFi: My house is the house of a depressed person

How do I tackle cleaning and organising my home? It feels so insurmountable. I need help. I can function mostly in terms of work, I can keep up with deadlines. Sometimes I think it's the only thing keeping me upright. But taking care of myself and my home is another story. I try to push myself, to do little things like watering the plants and washing the dishes (which sometimes can take a week).…

MeFi: B612 (the font, not the fictional asteroid)

B612 is an highly legible open source font family , designed and tested to be used on aircraft cockpit screens. Its design makes it particularly suitable for degraded contexts (ensuring legibility and readability of data), with a positive effect on reducing visual fatigue and cognitive load. Particular attention was given to the uniformity of the typeface, whether being used for isolated terms,…

MeFi: New material does passive cooling, i.e. no electricity needed.

New Spanish nanomaterial cools surfaces by up to 12.9C without electricity [snip]: The research, led by the Functional Nanoscale Devices for Energy (FINDER) group and published in the journal Nanophotonics, is based on daytime passive radiative cooling, a technique that exploits a peculiarity of the Earth's atmosphere: there is a band in the infrared spectrum, between 8 and 13 micrometres, through…

MeFi: Frasier found his secret stash of SHERRY!

Experience the thrilling adventure of living an evening as Dr. Frasier Crane! FIGHT for your antique silverware! SNEAK through the live-in-help's bedroom! ATTEMPT to throw the ultimate dinner party! Frasier Fantasy is a loving tribute to the show Frasier in turn-based RPG form. Filled with Easter eggs and callbacks, this is the game for anyone wondering if Eddie ever blinked first.

MeFi: The version you never knew you needed...

Rapper's Delight as performed by... the Swedish Chef. It's precisely as... Muppety as you might expect. Have a fabulous Monday, everyone!