March 29, 2019
Baseball Attempts to go from Impulse Power to Warp One
In 2019, a young Buck Bokai made his debut in the Planetary Baseball League with the Crenshaw Monarchs. 23 years later, the last World Series was played between the New York Yankees and the London Kings.
Meanwhile, also in 2019, Major League Baseball will adopt new rules with the intent of speeding up games. [more inside]
The Supreme Court’s Math Problem
Fixing partisan gerrymandering requires some technical calculations. That’s why the Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group filed a mathematicians’ brief to better define the problem—and the solution. [more inside]
Agnès Varda (1928-2019)
Agnès Varda, the mother of the French New Wave, has died at the age of 90. Varda's last interview: 'I fought for radical cinema all my life'. Her latest, Varda by Agnès, premiered in 2019.
Killing Progressivism In The Crib
“All that time with McConnell did give Homans one special insight: McConnell hasn’t just “broken” the Senate by smashing its norms, or by making it dysfunctional. He’s essentially worked to make it irrelevant. For the foreseeable future, America’s regulatory policy will be written by the judiciary. Its ability to prosecute white-collar crime and bribery, to levy taxes, and create social welfare programs—all of these powers will be stripped from the Senate and put in the hands of the men (it’s almost all men) McConnell has placed on the courts. But he’ll probably go to his grave chuckling that Harry Reid started it, and get his name on that damn building too. America doesn’t really remember why it hated its political villains for very long, especially when they win.” Nihilist In Chief: The Banal, Evil, All-Destructive Reign Of Mitch McConnell [more inside]
I'm playing the right game finally
The Doubleclicks have a new music video I'm Winning about videogames, being yourself, and gender dysphoria/euphoria. Featuring animation by 16 trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer artists. [more inside]
'Good Luck Charms' seem to work, according to science.
'Good Luck Charms' seem to work, according to science. Even for the most pragmatics of us, maybe we could use a little good luck in our lives from time to time. Just like how the 'Evil eye' was a big symbol of this year 'March for Our Lives', and how many celebrities and politics are attached to their Hamsa lucky charm.
there’s nothing about your money that makes you better than anyone else
"This is the weird thing about my life: I am usually excited to meet someone in direct disproportion to how excited they are to meet me. I’m kind of a lefty, New York City, Manhattan, pointy-headed intellectual type. Those are the people who hate Disney and think it’s the worst thing on Earth, and that’s where I probably would be if I weren’t actually related to it." (Sarah McVeigh interviews Abigail Disney for The Cut)
Climate: The Case for Conditional Optimism
This exploration of both the case for pessimism, and the case for optimism, in the face of climate change, walks us through both perspectives in a straight forward way. As momentum builds, this case study of ecosystem restoration also lends inspiration on how to approach this massive issue.
71 Year Old Woman Cannot Feel Pain, Anxiety, or Exhilaration
Jo Cameron gave birth to a child without needing pain killers, it "felt like a tickle". She has injured herself due to not being able to feel the damage happening, but recovers from the injuries with less scarring that average people. [more inside]
“..like finding the Holy Grail...”
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Yoshi's Crafted World: New Look, Same Yoshi [Game Informer] “Yoshi's Crafted World casts you as Mario's colorful dino friends in a cute adventure that sees the prehistoric crew running, jumping, and turning enemies into eggs. This time, the adventure brings the Yoshis across crafty renditions of themed worlds including beaches, deserts, haunted mansions, and even outer space.” [YouTube][Game Trailer] [more inside]
High School Girls Say Hell No to Boys Ranking Their Looks
High school boys at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Maryland rated their female classmates by looks and shared the list. The girls found out, and pushed back, first asking the administration to address this example of toxic masculinity. After the administration didn't fully address the issue, the girls showed up in force, and started a bigger discussion and effort to address "boys will be boys" attitude. In the words of one student, “We should be able to learn in an environment without the constant presence of objectification and misogyny.” (Washington Post)
Syrïan Refügees are my Exodus cover band
The Most Metal Thing I've Ever Done Tyler Berglund, owner of a Metal Bar & Taco Joint in Hamilton Ontario, along with his friends and family, have formed a Group of 5 and sponsored the Hamo family to start a new life in Canada.
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