Slow-motion, crash recovery, and good koala news.

• I knew that improvised musicals are a thing (some strong language at the end). But somehow, it had never crossed my mind that improvisation like that might apply to other forms of expression, and that improvised choreography is a thing. West Coast Swing is just as impressive in a different way: physicality rather than vocalisation, two people who are clearly well-practiced at reading each other and figuring out how to create something that looks like it was perfectly rehearsed. (Thanks to Charlie for sending this over!)
   
• How We Beat The Fascists Last Time. A cracking title to back up a cracking video from London historian and Lateral regular J Draper. Well cited, well told, and with more than one voice in there: it's worth your time to watch.
   
• Thanks to Colin for sending in this video about recovering a crashed truck from a US freeway. The title is full clickbait, but the video itself isn't what I expected from that: it's an long, hour-long, experiential look into how a recovery like this is planned and carried out. To quote the description: "I left this video long on purpose just to show not only how much standby time there is on some of these jobs, but to show how intricate and delicate the rigging and setup process can be."
   

• The first koala chlamydia vaccine has been approved for rollout across Australia.
   
• Thanks to Lou for sending over David Walker's paper clip collection. I have no further context for it, but it feels like a very old-school bit of internet.
   
• "Today’s collection is a grab bag of midcentury North American restaurant placemats."

And finally: I remembered Key and Peele's slow-motion comedy sketch this week, and on rewatching, realised how good it is. Not just in the scripting and acting -- yes, the reactions and timing and silent profanity are all great -- but in the editing too. The editor needed to cut large sections of action out, switching between multiple takes, to make it "feel" right while still keeping continuity. And they also needed to choose the correct frame-rate for each individual clip! There was a lot of work that went in behind the scenes here.

All the best,

— Tom