Moustafa, who is on annual leave in a more northerly clime, wonders: Can you say “benevolent”? Some words are harder to pronounce than others, even if you’re supposed to be playing a shrewd strategist. If you’re a GoT fan, you’ll get a kick out of this. If you’re not, it’s still cute: Bloopers from Season 6 of Game of Thrones. (Runtime 02:15)

And some other random pieces that caught our eye this week:

Attention, readers of a certain age: The last VCR will be manufactured this month. Queue your kid’s next, “Dad, did they have TV / the internet / Minecraft / cars when you were young” to add insult to injury.

On vacations and “quality time” with family: “I used to think that shorter would be better, and in the past, I arrived for these beach vacations a day late or fled two days early, telling myself that I had to when in truth I also wanted to … But in recent years, I’ve showed up at the start and stayed for the duration, and I’ve noticed a difference. With a more expansive stretch, there’s a better chance that I’ll be around at the precise, random moment when one of my nephews drops his guard and solicits my advice about something private. Or when one of my nieces will need someone other than her parents to tell her that she’s smart and beautiful. Or when one of my siblings will flash back on an incident from our childhood that makes us laugh uncontrollably, and suddenly the cozy, happy chain of our love is cinched that much tighter.”

Saturday Friday Morning Cartoon: Watch Ren’s near-instant descent into madness in this 1990s classic. (Watch, running time: 12:11)