Fans and Pirates

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What Is Going On With Ceiling Fans

Kate Wagner | McMansion Hell | 29th September 2026

A surge of unwanted creativity and variety, that's what. "Blades made of plastic, shades made of plastic, bodies made out of metal, wrought iron, and plastic made to look like metal and wrought iron! You name it, it’s there! Chaos, it seems, reigns in fanville." LED light fittings give greater design flexibility, which has in turn been used to create whole new genres of hideousness. Witness: the "fandelier" (1,200 words)

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Pirating The Pirates

Devan Scott | Mubi | 28th September 2026

Amateur film preservationists have been fighting the good fight against sub-par home video releases for decades. Too often, what is released on DVD or streaming services is a poor quality or even remixed version of the film — or perhaps the director was allowed to make a revisionist edit or two after release. Enter "an illicit cottage industry" dedicated to lovingly yet illegally correcting matters (3,100 words)

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