October 20, 2018

When do you jump? And where do you land?

Why Kodak Died And Fujifilm Thrived: A Tale Of Two Film Companies
posted by the man of twists and turns at 9:57 PM PST - 59 comments

Allergic to Modernity

The Guardian discusses the recent, and startling, mass increase in allergy occurrences - possibly connected to delayed exposure to allergens, overly-hygienic practices, and lack of exposure to sunlight. Are our best laid plans in health and wellness wreaking havoc on our immune systems?
posted by TruthfulCalling at 8:42 PM PST - 57 comments

"Censorship was a problem."

Emanuele Taglietti is an Italian illustrator, mostly known for his covers for digest-sized, adult comics (fumetti) whose themes were sex, violence, and horror. The following links are so, so NSFW:

Sex And Horror: The Lurid Erotic Art Of Emanuele Taglietti (Dangerous Minds)
Emanuele Taglietti art at Comic Art Fans
Cover Art By Emanuele Taglietti at Spaghetti Fumetti
Interview with Korero Press
Emanuele Taglietti Fan Club
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 8:37 PM PST - 20 comments

So You Want to Open a Small Press Bookstore/Artist-Run Space?

A cautionary tale by poet Noel Black.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 8:22 PM PST - 33 comments

"Monsters, if they are interesting, are unpredictable."

“Polysemy (from Greek: πολυ-, poly-, "many" and σῆμα, sêma, "sign"), the capacity for a sign, such as a word, phrase, or symbol, to have multiple meanings, usually related by contiguity of meaning within a semantic field.” – definition adapted from Wikipedia

“If you cannot convince a fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement.” – Gritty (probably)
True Grit: From Weird Mascot to Eldritch Revolutionary
posted by Lexica at 6:32 PM PST - 9 comments

Needle Felted Faces

Hyperrealistic cat portraits needle felted by Japanese artist Wakuneco. [more inside]
posted by dilettante at 5:48 PM PST - 19 comments

Is there a better game plan than us trying to pick a fight with Hammer?

"The upside was that we finally did finish Paul's Boutique. The downside is that we wasted So. Much. Fucking. Money. Soon enough, though, the amount of money we'd just wasted would be the least of our problems." The Making (and Unmaking) of Paul's Boutique.
posted by paleyellowwithorange at 4:17 PM PST - 32 comments

No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark

Follow some of the about 1.9 million Venezuelans who have fled since 2015 in one of the largest migrations in the world in recent years.
The price of oil plummeted from $96 per barrel in 2014 to just $49 in 2015.
Corruption and rot run from the president right down to the human traffickers, brothel proprietors, contraband smugglers and taxi drivers.
Meanwhile drug trafficking structures are a series of often competing networks buried deep within the Chavista regime, with ties going back almost two decades. The Development of the Cartel of the Suns.
posted by adamvasco at 3:41 PM PST - 3 comments

We all die alone, but some more than others

Miyu Kojima cleans the apartments of those who have died alone. These lonely deaths (kodokushi) are often undiscovered for months, and the work is difficult and grim. But in her off hours she takes these experiences and turns them into art, memorializing the apartments she's cleaned in painstakingly constructed dioramas.
posted by serathen at 3:10 PM PST - 10 comments

Best Wildlife Photos of 2018

The 40 best from over 45,000 entries to London's Natural History Museum. This is the best representation among several sites with these photos. The images reveal the abundance, beauty, resilience, and vulnerability of life on Earth. The winning photos were chosen from more than 45,000 entries from 95 countries for their artistic composition, technical innovation, and truthful interpretation of the natural world.
posted by MovableBookLady at 1:41 PM PST - 6 comments

“I’ve always known that I’m multiracial”

A DNA test said a man was 4% black. Now he wants to qualify as a minority business owner. (WaPo)
posted by girlmightlive at 12:04 PM PST - 83 comments

Slate - The New American Songbook

The New American Songbook is emphatically not a list of the best songs of the past quarter-century, although many of these tracks would make that list, too. As predicted by our panel, tomorrow’s oldies, like tomorrow’s America, will be a lot less male-dominated, and a lot more diverse. [more inside]
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101. Metafilter (1999)

100 Websites That Shaped the Internet as We Know It [more inside]
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With what do you want to light the torch? Say things in full, bedlamite!

40 years ago (near enough), and inspired by Zork, Roy Trubshaw coded (in MACRO-10) the first version of MUD, the Multi-User Dungeon, at Essex University. With the work of Richard Bartle (previously) versions were recoded and refined over the next few years. Soon, external access to the university DEC-10 between 2am and 7am increased player numbers at their expense. Various incarnations and versions appeared over the next few years with MUD being hosted, between 1984 and 1987, by Dundee Technical College (which became Abertay University). MUD was one of several early games which inspired online adventure and virtual environment creators; MUDs and MOOs, such as TinyMUD in 1989 and the still-developing MUDII from 1985, proliferated. [Post title]
posted by Wordshore at 8:40 AM PST - 29 comments

It's That Pivotal Moment

“For me, this is something you’ll not see this year, last year, the year before that. . . kissing. . . Liam Neeson, a hunk. And kissing him sexually, romantically.
[more inside]
posted by jojo and the benjamins at 8:37 AM PST - 8 comments

Monkey Lifts Its Baby to the Sky

The Disney-like moment was captured on film. Photographer Dafna Ben Nun, 38, captured the incredible real life Disney moment whilst on a trip to Zimbabwe. "It was just a split second, but it was fascinating to watch!"
posted by grobertson at 8:33 AM PST - 7 comments

Letmeout

On the Pleasures of the Escape Room. "Escape rooms make a simple and beguiling metaphor for life. In the space of an hour, you dart through all the stages of human maturation, from bewilderment (infancy) to discovery (puberty) to reasoning (adulthood) to deliverance (death). It’s like starring in your own dumb biopic."
posted by storybored at 8:18 AM PST - 13 comments

Another way to prove you’re a gentleperson and a scholar

Indiana University English professor Michael Adams reflects on dictionaries as physical objects.
posted by Vesihiisi at 8:00 AM PST - 13 comments

Women in the U.S. Can Now Get Safe Abortions by Mail

The Atlantic interviews doctor Rebecca Gomperts about the recently-launched Aid Access. “I got an email from a woman who was living in a car with two kids,” she told me. “Something had to be done.” [more inside]
posted by Little Dawn at 7:54 AM PST - 10 comments

For Halloween, the Spooky and Queer Holiday, More Weird Audio Dramas

Some of you may be aware that Limetown Website Previously FanFare is making a return at the end of the month, but other creators have been turning out more and more spooky and weird (and sometimes funny) audio dramas for your entertainment as the nights get longer and the days colder (in the Northern Hemisphere, at least). Here’s a round up of audio dramas with paranormal elements. In honor of the historical queerness of Halloween, LGBTQ characters and elements are also identified. [more inside]
posted by GenjiandProust at 7:38 AM PST - 8 comments

Jesse Jackson ’88 tees are hot in Asia. Here’s why.

Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign logo trending in Asian fashion "The Jesse Jackson ’88 “content” is the least important aspect of the shirt. In today’s globalized world, items can jump between cultures, but they mostly succeed in other places because they take on completely new meanings upon arrival."
posted by MythMaker at 6:32 AM PST - 15 comments

In which a skillet is saved

Kat Kinsman came into possession of an extremely neglected cast iron pan and asked the internet for advice. A short but satisfying story of redemption and high heat. Previously.
posted by arcticseal at 1:22 AM PST - 30 comments

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