Link Digest: 1/16/26

Something Else! walks us through every track of Pat Metheny's 80/81;

Jason Colavito unpacks the cuckoo conspiracy theories suggesting that the Egyptian pyramids are secret lightning-powered chemical plants;

Henry (from Online) writes about the enshittification of the web and what we can do about it;

For Flaming Hydra, Josephine Riesman uses Quentin Tarantino as the backdrop for a really smart and moving essay about the long tail of violence;

Offline Crush submits a list of cozy games for folks who don't feel like managing a virtual farm;

Rax King offers some really quite useful and poignant advice on how to make friends when you're feeling lonely and unlikable;

JB at The Hits Just Keep on Comin' writes an ode to the music of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour;

Ironic Sans pinpoints the worst TV season of all time;

Record Lung points us toward the unexpected and thrilling (for me) release of David Forman's long-lost second solo album;

Anil Dash writes an ode to Wikipedia at 25;

and Cabel Sasser relives the short but delightful heyday of Steve Wozniak's giant maze tourist attraction.