October 23, 2011

"I’ll honor who you are and come to you."

Dr. Jim Withers practices street medicine in Pittsburgh, PA. Operation Safety Net provides house calls to the homeless - to meet them on their terms. [more inside]
posted by flex at 9:55 PM PST - 30 comments

Now you can add a Stanford Bunny to all your wedding photos

Rendering Synthetic Objects into Legacy Photographs (SLV). via reddit
posted by Ritchie at 9:51 PM PST - 39 comments

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A Game About Game Literacy (Flash, some strobe on later levels)
posted by Artw at 8:58 PM PST - 26 comments

That day, they were perfect

A man finds out the story of his parents' second date. [Warning: may cause dust to be attracted to your eye]
posted by shothotbot at 8:17 PM PST - 33 comments

So You Think You Can Dance Your Ph.D.

In this annual contest, each dance must be based on a scientist's Ph.D. research, and the scientist must be part of the dance. Biomedical engineer Joel Miller has won Best Ph.D. Dance of 2011. The crowning ceremony will be held at TEDxBrussels in Belgium on November 22, 2011. No word yet on whether the winning choreography will be performed. Previously danced here.
posted by Laminda at 7:29 PM PST - 18 comments

150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Telegraph

150 years ago, a primitive Internet united the USA. "Long before there was an Internet or an iPad, before people were social networking and instant messaging, Americans had already gotten wired. Monday marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental telegraph. From sea to sea, it electronically knitted together a nation that was simultaneously tearing itself apart, North and South, in the Civil War. Americans soon saw that a breakthrough in the spread of technology could enhance national identity and, just as today, that it could vastly change lives."
posted by homunculus at 6:42 PM PST - 49 comments

I always dreamed of a Unified Scene

Folk-punk, Orgcore (UD definition) and Dadpunk are all names for a new wave of earnest, authentic rock that draws its roots from The Clash, Billy Bragg, The Pogues, Social Distortion and Bruce Springsteen. In England, its best represented by Frank Turner, the former singer of hardcore band Million Dead. His anthemic songs about life on the margins of fame, poetry, death, inspiration and the power of rock and roll have made him famous in England, leading to an upcoming show at Wembley Arena. He follows in the footsteps of British folk-punk pioneers Leatherface. [more inside]
posted by Lovecraft In Brooklyn at 6:07 PM PST - 93 comments

Corporate training videos: Where pop music goes to die.

Hot drinks! [SLYTs all the way down] One wonders why a late-80s fast food chain felt the need to have all their training videos sung as middle-of-the-road hip hop and R&B songs. [more inside]
posted by gusandrews at 5:05 PM PST - 48 comments

Happy 200th, Franz!

Yesterday was Franz Liszt's 200th birthday. Celebrate by watching performances of his most famous piece, the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, by Tom & Jerry, Woody Woodpecker or perhaps Bugs Bunny. Or maybe you prefer something less cartoonish?
posted by falameufilho at 2:55 PM PST - 26 comments

Dealing with Gavin Tanner

[SLYT, 2:47, AUS] "So you're thinking about dealing some weed? Well, I'm Gavin Tanner, pretty much the best dealer there is. So, listen up, and I'll tell you how you can be an awesome dealer, too."
posted by not_on_display at 2:30 PM PST - 59 comments

Hey! we have a common cause

Though seemingly worlds apart, the Occupy folks and the Tea party people find they have shared concerns The far Right and the far Left might just discover that they have reason to band together and expand their demands for some basic changes in the way things are done in our country.
posted by Postroad at 1:55 PM PST - 110 comments

Bullseye

A while back, Gawker broke the story of a former manager suing Target as part of a series about life at the notoriously anti-union store. Since then many more employees have come forward with stories about "The sketchiest place I've ever worked." (Target Previously)
posted by The Whelk at 12:31 PM PST - 143 comments

Pilobolus Dance Theater

What is the only professional, modern dance company to grow directly out of a college modern dance class? ... What is the only professional modern dance company directed by not a singular choreographer, but rather a group collaboration, using improvisational techniques? The answer to... those questions is the world famous dance company, Pilobolus. (links nsfw - previously) [more inside]
posted by Trurl at 12:20 PM PST - 8 comments

To me that’s backwards! Humans, Autochthony, Earth, and a home for us all at the end of the Universe.

Time lapse videos can be breathtaking, lovely, and a joy to watch… but they can also show you something you may not have thought about before. Before I even read the caption for Murray Fredericks’ video called "IRIDIUM", I knew it was filmed in the southern hemisphere. Can you guess how? [more inside]
posted by infinite intimation at 11:15 AM PST - 14 comments

Bill Evans Trio 1965

Bill Evans Trio, London, March 19, 1965 [more inside]
posted by xod at 11:08 AM PST - 16 comments

Now you know me as Dirty Spaceman, yeah!

Bad Lip Reading's parody video Dirty Spaceman has been removed by YouTube following a DMCA takedown request by Universal Music Group. (previously) [more inside]
posted by jeffburdges at 10:53 AM PST - 24 comments

An MP3 player that became your buddy

The iPod turns 10 Today marks the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the iPod. Touted in a low-key presentation as a player that would let you carry 1000 (!) songs in a player the size of a pack of cards (!), the 1st gen model didn't really impress techies (or mefi), though consumers quickly fell for the stylish white and stainless player. In the ensuing years, Apple kept plugging away at new models, and today, few even remember that Apple was late to this game. (previously)
posted by Gilbert at 9:35 AM PST - 318 comments

A Queens Garbageman and an Endangered Language

Ed Shevlin Polishes His Irish While Collecting The Trash
posted by jason's_planet at 8:22 AM PST - 31 comments

Sunday Morning Cartoons

Too many great animated music videos lately for SLYTs, so here's a Multi-Link Mostly-Vimeo...
"Fantasy", Song by DyE, Video by Jeremie Perin
NSFW as it goes from naughty to nightmare in record time. [more inside]
posted by oneswellfoop at 7:51 AM PST - 22 comments

Yes, but where is Nala?

Realistic portraits of the women of animated Disney films
posted by boygeorge at 6:29 AM PST - 90 comments

Something wicked delicious this way comes

12 Bottle Bar, a site dedicated to classic cocktails for the home bartender, have transformed themselves in the run up to Halloween. Now they are... 13 Bottle Bar: Blood, Booze and Beyond, in which they review classic horror and post terrifying cocktails inspired by it. [more inside]
posted by DRMacIver at 5:17 AM PST - 18 comments

Absolutely shagged.

New Zealand have won the Rugby World Cup, for the first time in 24 years.
posted by Sebmojo at 4:56 AM PST - 51 comments

Next, rubber gloves at the supermarket checkout

People generally associate the TSA with airport security…but now , starting in Tennessee, we have moved on to other forms of transportation, such as highways, buses and railways That's why Tennessee is the first State to partner with TSA to do random checks on highways.
posted by twoleftfeet at 3:28 AM PST - 95 comments

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