Shows like Friends, M*A*S*H and Seinfeld were shot on film and presented on TV in 4:3 aspect ratio. For streaming, unused portions of the film negative are used to create a 16:9 widescreen image—if the reframe is sloppy, the audience sees more than was intended. "Friends" s10e01

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Inside RuPaul’s Fabulous Beverly Hills Mansion architecturaldigest.com/video/watch/op…

Dairy Queen Confirms They Are Discontinuing the Cough-Syrup-Flavored Cherry Dipped Cone people.com/dairy-queen-is…

Red Wine and Coca-Cola? Don't Ask How. It Just Works. A happy accident led to this drink's invention in the '70s, but we're still in love with this unusual combination. thespruceeats.com/kalimotxo-kali…

Milt Larsen, Co-Founder of The Magic Castle in Hollywood, Dies at 92 hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/life…

The #TedLasso finale is the perfect example of why writers deserve respect and fair compensation #WritersGuildStrike #wga #wgastrong

Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/3e8400…

Astrud Gilberto, bossa nova singer of The Girl from Ipanema, dies aged 83 Singer had no previous recording experience when she sang a defining song of Brazilian culture in 1963 theguardian.com/music/2023/jun…

Origins of masturbation traced back to primates 40m years ago Behaviour predates humans by tens of millions of years theguardian.com/science/2023/j…

Sucralose damages human DNA, new study says komonews.com/news/nation-wo…

Good-looking female students no longer get straight A’s when classes become virtual globalpulsenews.com/good-looking-f…

A scientist whose work in the 1970s helped pioneer weight-loss drugs like Ozempic has warned that people will struggle to take it for more than a few years because it takes the pleasure out of eating. dazeddigital.com/beauty/article…

Breakthrough study discovers that psychedelics breach our neurons New research shows psychedelics activate receptors inside brain cells that other compounds, like serotonin, cannot. freethink.com/health/psyched…

Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/cc0c18…

Plasma-based noise cancellation could silence rooms, cars and planes newatlas.com/technology/ion…

Warner Bros. CFO Thinks You Deadbeats Have Been on a Free Ride for Way Too Long gizmodo.com/warner-bros-cf…

One Jew, One Muslim and a Friendship Tested by War A Los Angeles program that connects Muslims and Jews has been strained by the war in Israel. But the group’s leaders found that it has strengthened their bond. nytimes.com/2023/10/21/us/…