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Once described by Time Magazine as "arguably the most influential Roman Catholic woman in America”, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA, founder of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), died on Easter Sunday. [more inside]
posted by Ranucci at 9:27 PM PST - 31 comments

The Early Flash Of An Exploding Star The brilliant flash of an exploding star’s shockwave—what astronomers call the “shock breakout”—has been captured for the first time in the optical wavelength or visible light by NASA's planet-hunter, the Kepler space telescope.
posted by dhruva at 8:20 PM PST - 36 comments

"For the Hydraulic Press Channel, we have Easter for our press. We have this lovely basket, chocolate bunny and chocolate egg. Let's see what happens." (Warning: heavy metal intros, natch) [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief at 7:41 PM PST - 40 comments

Naked Lady Politics by Jennifer Weiner [The New York Times] [more inside]
posted by Fizz at 6:31 PM PST - 92 comments

This dog uses 137 muscles to aww you with its cute butt.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 6:08 PM PST - 28 comments

This article [pdf] explores the health risks associated with added sugar. It then examines how, if at all, sugar should be regulated, by considering tobacco regulation as a possible model. [more inside]
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Liz Plank sits down to talk with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in NYC during his recent visit, and asks him (among many other things) what he thinks about 28% of 2000 Americans polled saying they'd try to move to Canada if Trump won the 2016 election, about multiculturalism and diversity, about gender equality, and about balancing fatherhood and politics.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:57 PM PST - 26 comments

The Lunch Date is a ten-minute short film directed by Adam Davidson. It won the 1990 Short Film Palm d'Or at Cannes, the 1991 Academy Award for Best Short Subject, and in 2013 was placed in the Library of Congress. h/t Open Culture’s list of free movies
posted by Going To Maine at 4:56 PM PST - 9 comments

BBC: "At least 69 people have been killed and scores injured in an explosion at a public park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say. The park was crowded with families, some celebrating Easter. Many victims are said to be women and children. Police told the BBC it appeared to be a suicide bomb. A Pakistan Taliban faction said it carried out the attack. Pakistan's president has condemned the blast and the regional government has announced three days of mourning."
posted by marienbad at 2:29 PM PST - 69 comments

boulders and bones (2014) by the ODC Dance Company of San Francisco (Highlights.) "Inspired by the work of visual artist Andy Goldsworthy [previously] and set to a live score commissioned by acclaimed avant-cellist Zoë Keating [previously], Way and Nelson’s fearless choreography touches on transformation in both art and nature. RJ Muna’s cinematic mise en scene, which traces the shifting light, changing landscape, and building process of Goldsworthy’s installation, takes us through the chaos of creative process to the clarity of realization." [more inside]
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"For the first time in 16 years, guitarist James Iha joined his former Smashing Pumpkins bandmates Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin onstage" last night in Los Angeles. [more inside]
posted by John Cohen at 10:20 AM PST - 22 comments

Witch Doctor by De Staat. And a making of with inexplicable jazz soundtrack. [more inside]
posted by Grangousier at 9:48 AM PST - 6 comments

Excellent 1986 interview from the Paris Review. [more inside]
posted by jferngler at 9:26 AM PST - 39 comments

Is Lagos the Most Dangerous Party City on the Planet?
posted by infini at 8:07 AM PST - 47 comments

Fiction v nonfiction – English literature's made-up divide
posted by beerperson at 5:24 AM PST - 71 comments