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A new documentary on the founder of the Rolling Stones will be on BBC Two next week, May 15 from 9 to 10:30PM. Interview with film-maker Nick Broomfield in The Guardian, the ​inside story of Rolling Stone Brian Jones. "He epitomized the dazzling 60s and then was gone." But what about the kid who swiped his electric dulcimer, 1n 1966? There's [more inside]
posted by Rash at 9:34 PM PST - 8 comments

Questions on Virginia Police Computer Fraud Unanswered Questions into a Virginia State Police Investigation on computer fraud in small town south central Virginia are left unanswered as Special Prosecutor Michael Newman, an insider with Pittsylvania County Virginia is appointed to investigate his own. Small town good ole boyism is commonly assumed as computer forensic evidence is ignored in favor of local district attorney opinion on computer hacking techniques routinely used by police officers. In this case, there is no warrant for the computer breach and forensic evidence is discarded even with the state police.
posted by screenname00 at 9:09 PM PST - 13 comments

Pod Save The UK is an American-style political chat and humor show that just launched. Hosted by comedian Nish Kumar and journalist Coco Khan, their premiere episode Is the UK Ready to Ditch the Monarchy? [1h2m] brings in Amelia Hadfield from Surry University and Labour MP Clive Lewis to discuss the role of the monarchy in the UK in the 21st Century and how, if at all possible, they might get rid of the crown. [more inside]
posted by hippybear at 3:44 PM PST - 24 comments

French scientists study the important issues and have discovered the best way to call a strange cat to you. (SLGizmodo) [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum at 2:25 PM PST - 60 comments

Sopranos But It's Also Full House (slYT)
posted by box at 11:32 AM PST - 11 comments

In what other setting would we be angry at a person we almost just killed?
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Happy Monday, MeFites. I wish you all to have a great week, and a great free thread!
posted by Gorgik at 6:16 AM PST - 70 comments

In the end, the art in Day Jobs is not demystified by its source material as much as the day jobs are remystified by artistic success. The only way for this effect not to have occurred might have been to show unfinished, unrealized, or nonexistent art: what artists couldn’t quite bring to completion, or couldn’t even start, because they were too busy with, or tired from, their jobs. But no one wants to see that, no matter how much more representative it might be. from The Art of Work by Megan Marz
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