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Craig Ferguson and the Mythbusters want to stop the world and melt with you.
posted by swift at 10:00 PM PST - 66 comments

Astonishing photos of remnants of the Soviet Lunar program, via Jalopnik, who have more details.
posted by Artw at 9:56 PM PST - 32 comments

Alec Baldwin doesn't want you to give money to NPR, you effete liberal bastards.
posted by bardic at 8:26 PM PST - 60 comments

NBC Universal and Microsoft are holding talks about changing the address of MSNBC.com, the third most popular news website on the Internet, as its "strictly objective" news coverage and staff become more differentiated from the television network, which is asking viewers to Lean Forward in a new ad campaign directed by Spike Lee.
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 7:25 PM PST - 24 comments

I led a deprived childhood. Why didn't I have toys like this? (Man, you just know that if two kids in the same neighborhood have them, they're going to have battles.)
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 7:20 PM PST - 33 comments

October Leaves, a photographic tale of autumn by Michael J. Swanwick. [more inside]
posted by Gator at 6:55 PM PST - 4 comments

The web browser on the Kindle may not be the slickest piece of software in the world, barely sufficing for checking email and basic surfing, but there's one thing it excels at: web-based text adventures. Turn on your wireless connection, peck out PortableQuest.com on those tiny little keys and prepare for a game of adventure, danger, and low cunning. (You can play without a kindle as well.) [created by edman, via mefi projects]
posted by Vectorcon Systems at 6:34 PM PST - 13 comments

Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies has pitched the second postseason no-hitter in major league history. [more inside]
posted by waitingtoderail at 5:54 PM PST - 52 comments

Chris Kimball prepares a 12-course meal from Fannie Farmer's 1896 cookbook. Using only a coal stove and other authentic Victorian-era kitchen staples, the chef, who lives in Fannie Farmer's former home, recreated a classic holiday Victorian meal from her iconic 1896 cookbook.

The twelve courses included: "rissoles (filled and fried puff pastry), mock turtle soup with fried brain balls, lobster à l’Américaine, roast goose with chestnut stuffing and jus, wood-grilled salmon, roast saddle of venison, Canton punch, three molded Victorian jellies and a spectacular French-inspired Mandarin cake."

Chris Kimball is the creator of public television's America's Test Kitchen) and Cook's Illustrated. Naturally, he chronicled the experience in a book, aptly titled, Fannie's Last Supper. In it, he offers some moden adaptations of Fannie Farmer's recipes. A film depicting the difficulties of authentically re-creating the meal airs this Fall.
posted by misha at 4:24 PM PST - 45 comments

Raymond Queneau's 100,000,000,000,000 Poems online (annotated, with both French & English text)
posted by juv3nal at 4:09 PM PST - 16 comments

X-Ray art is the use of radiography to take a different look at flowers, foliage and faux landscapes, sea shells and sea life (one of a number of flash galleries), and a weird look at the world. But these folks are all millennia behind some artists from Australia, Siberia, and elsewhere. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief at 1:13 PM PST - 9 comments

"I think what (Sonic Youth) did was take a lot of people who didn't have aspirations or ambitions and encouraged them to be part of the mainstream music industry. They validated the fleeting notions that these kids had that they might one day be rock stars. And then they participated in inducing a lot of them to make very stupid career moves." [more inside]
posted by Rangeboy at 1:09 PM PST - 219 comments

Alexis Madrigal is exploring the history of technology as seen through the archives of The Atlantic Monthly. (previously)
Some highlights:
Oliver Wendell Homes on photography, 1859.
Mark Twain on the telephone, 1880.
Gilbert Seldes on the first sales of TV sets, 1937.
Robert Jastrow and Homer Newell on the Apollo Program, 1963.
James Fallows on the PC, 1982.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 1:08 PM PST - 24 comments

The Gregory Brothers do it with YouTube videos (as seen previously on the blue). Gabriel Kahane and Sam Krahn did it with Craigslist. Phil Kline and Bryant Kong did it with Donald Rumsfeld. Making music from found lyrics is booming. [more inside]
posted by sgranade at 12:19 PM PST - 9 comments

The .ly domain space to be considered unsafe [more inside]
posted by defenestration at 11:01 AM PST - 119 comments

Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia. Aimed at scientists editing science articles.
posted by jjray at 10:13 AM PST - 49 comments

Juko Martina Holliday is a psychology doctoral student who uses multimedia projects in her dissertation research process. She explores how creating visual narratives of one's personal experience with mental illness might hold value as a therapeutic tool. [more inside]
posted by jeanmari at 9:19 AM PST - 4 comments

Here's the conceit: Build a single wood fire and, over the course of 30-plus hours, use it to roast, braise, bake, simmer and grill as many different dishes as possible — for lunch, dinner, breakfast and lunch again. The 36-Hour Dinner Party by Michael Pollan
posted by AceRock at 9:17 AM PST - 35 comments

"Our findings provide genetic evidence of an increased rate of large CNVs in individuals with ADHD and suggest that ADHD is not purely a social construct." (abstract) Researchers find a genetic basis for ADHD, and the researcher hopes the finding will reduce the stigma associated with the disorder. But maybe it's more complex than just biology. In any case, children who are diagnosed at an early age are 10 times more likely to be depressed as adolescents. (abstract)
posted by desjardins at 9:16 AM PST - 58 comments

I would like to get back to the censor and agree to...take the odd 'Jesus Christ' out and lose 'Oh fuck off', but to retain 'fart in your general direction'.
posted by dry white toast at 9:12 AM PST - 27 comments

This guy loves to ride elevators. And he's made a youtube channel all about it with over 500 videos. Previously 1, 2, 3.
posted by twintone at 9:00 AM PST - 18 comments

Introducing the new Gap logo.
posted by naju at 8:50 AM PST - 225 comments

All About Unicorns. What is a Unicorn? Unicorns in Prehistory. Unicorns in Ancient History. Unicorns in the Middle Ages. Unicorn Legends. East and West. Chinese Unicorns. Unicorns and Warriors. The Lion and the Unicorn. Heraldry. The Alicorn. Pegasus. Unicorn Pictures. Unicorn Books. Unicorn Magic Cards. Unicorn Posters.
posted by Fizz at 8:17 AM PST - 37 comments

Meerschaum pipes are amazing! [more inside]
posted by quin at 7:46 AM PST - 25 comments

Casualties in Afghanistan decreasing?! After a push into Taliban-controlled territory resulted in 103 Coalition casualties in June, casualties have fallen steadily and significantly, to 59 casualties last month -- lower than in September last year. October also is on track for lower casualty levels than in the year prior. With secret talks between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Taliban intermediaries, reports of significant security gains based on tips from informers, improved ANA training and military capability, and a chaotic, bustling Kabul trying to cope with rapid growth, could the country be on the path to gradual stabilization?
posted by markkraft at 7:41 AM PST - 43 comments

Robert Thompson of Syracuse University has provided pop-culture expertise in 150 New York Times stories over two decades. Today's spaghetti-taco article makes Helene Stapinski the 78th reporter to interview Thompson.
posted by shakespeherian at 7:06 AM PST - 26 comments

According to Tom Daschle, the "public option" for healthcare reform was never really on the table.
posted by jhandey at 6:51 AM PST - 233 comments

'I looked into that camera. And I just said it.' Ray Gosling, a well-regarded UK journalist and activist investigated for mercy killing after an on-air confession, has been found guilty of "wasting police time" instead.
posted by availablelight at 5:28 AM PST - 47 comments

The Universe, with relative scales. Who knew there were earthworms 7m long? Or that drinking water involves Mickey Mouse heads?
posted by Happy Dave at 3:16 AM PST - 32 comments