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NASA spacecraft captures breathtaking new view of Saturn. [more inside]
posted by mazola at 11:04 PM PST - 31 comments

Firewall by Aaron Sherwood (more detail)
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 11:01 PM PST - 5 comments

Adults over 50 are the fastest growing demographic for online dating sites, according to a recently [sic] study from UCLA’s department of psychology. Yet while older adults often value companionship over passion and marriage, experts say frisky behavior by seniors should never be underestimated. “I hesitate to generalize that they’re only having gentle, intimate moments,” says Melanie Davis, co-president of the national Sexuality and Aging Consortium. “Older adults can have really hot sex.” But not, typically, in long-term care facilities.
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 10:43 PM PST - 34 comments

The most-watched show in the history of the National Geographic Channel isn't Wild, Taboo or even the longest-running documentary series on cable tv: Explorer. It's Doomsday Preppers, a show that documents the "lives of otherwise ordinary Americans" as they prepare for the end of the world. [more inside]
posted by zarq at 10:40 PM PST - 117 comments

Hugh Turvey (prev) peeks inside your holiday gifts.
posted by filthy light thief at 9:27 PM PST - 2 comments

It's that time of year again, and here to warm your heart and get you into the holiday spirit, it's Eric Idle performing the beloved seasonal favorite, Fuck Christmas. Ho Ho Ho!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 8:39 PM PST - 20 comments

For the next apocalypse, you can buy all of your fire starting supplies at IKEA.
posted by ShooBoo at 6:42 PM PST - 41 comments

Almost Everything You’ve Heard About the North Korean Space Launch Is Wrong
posted by Simon Barclay at 5:52 PM PST - 41 comments

Terry Zwigoff unloads over the battle for 'Bad Santa'
posted by Artw at 5:22 PM PST - 42 comments

?uestlove's Top 50 Hip Hop Songs Of All Time
posted by mediocre at 3:57 PM PST - 43 comments

The UK Christmas No.1 spot in recent years remains dominated by reality jugganaut The X-Factor, despite a successful campaign to get a nice sweary number to the top spot (previously) and a surprise challenge from some singing spouses. This year the Cowell complanceny is being challenged by a charity single to support victims of the Hillsborough disaster - but there's a dark horse, or should that be...a dark fish?
posted by mippy at 3:16 PM PST - 11 comments

Doesn't your cat also deserve a personal cat transit system? And a custom-designed armoire? [more inside]
posted by gingerbeer at 1:25 PM PST - 37 comments

Last Year Rifftrax, the MST3K spin-off movie riffing series, completed a "best of five years" compilation video. Why not get into the festive seasonal mood with three more "best of" clips from such beloved holiday classics as SANTA CLAUS AND THE ICE CREAM BUNNY - MAGIC CHRISTMAS TREE - and of course, THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL.
posted by The Whelk at 12:49 PM PST - 28 comments

Facemath : [archive] Where one celebrity plus another celebrity equals a third celebrity. In certain cases, it's pretty eerie how well some of them work.
posted by quin at 12:10 PM PST - 52 comments

As of this afternoon, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) has been nominated as the next Secretary of State. [more inside]
posted by troika at 11:05 AM PST - 130 comments

Get Down On It:
Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff
Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up
The Five Stairsteps - Ooh Child
Al Green - Tired of Being Alone
Shirley Brown - Woman to Woman
Joe Tex - I Gotcha
A Taste of Honey - Sukiyaki
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Firecracker
Five Star- All Fall Down
Eddie Kendricks - Happy
Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady
Al Green - Love and Happiness
The Staples Singers Come Go With Me
Sly & the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

And as no Soul Train post would be complete without a line dance: Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone [more inside]
posted by y2karl at 10:55 AM PST - 48 comments

Back in March, 2011 comedian Paul Gilmartin started a podcast called The Mental Illness Happy Hour. He interviews fellow comedians, listener guests, and health professionals about issues surrounding addiction and mental health. 93 episodes later, the show has thrived and expanded with a community forum, anonymous surveys, and now a blog. Paul Gilmartin was also recently a guest on fellow comedian Chris Hardwick's Nerdist podcast, making for an entertaining episode about computer art, comedy and mental illness. [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam at 10:35 AM PST - 16 comments

"Prison is full of people who have never rollerskated" (SL Friday YT)
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 10:26 AM PST - 31 comments

Described as the path to a new golden age of energy, hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking' is marketed as an economical, safe, and environmentally sustainable method. An investigation by the NY Times may suggest otherwise. Meanwhile, people throughout the country are faced with the prospect of drilling in their back yards. What are small communities to do? Ask the BLM to withdraw the leasing or perhaps just be ignored. Maybe its time to map the fight.
posted by occidental at 9:05 AM PST - 82 comments

On March 20th 1913, Song Jiaoren, China’s first democratically elected prime minister, was assassinated as he waited for a train in Shanghai. With him died China's best shot at democratic government.
posted by Chrysostom at 8:29 AM PST - 6 comments

Sculpting a Full-Size Dinosaur at Stan Winston Studio‬
posted by cthuljew at 7:53 AM PST - 8 comments

The video for "Gangnam Style" is the first to reach one billion views (short scale) on YouTube. [more inside]
posted by Wordshore at 7:52 AM PST - 143 comments

Flash Friday: If you can't wait for until 2015 for the new Star Wars film, good news: you can find out how good it will be right now!
posted by mightygodking at 7:34 AM PST - 66 comments

Just in time for Christmas: Bargain Bin Blasphemy.
posted by jbickers at 6:42 AM PST - 29 comments

Cowboys vs. Pirates [Flash]. Not a court case, just a shootin' party.
posted by Smart Dalek at 6:34 AM PST - 3 comments

Computer Boy! (also available here): Abe Forsythe made the movie Computer Boy when he was just 18. It's a 50 min. spoof of The Matrix that was filmed in less than two weeks at actual Matrix shooting locations in Australia and cost just over $2000 to make.* It became a cult hit when it was released online in 2000 & was one of the first internet films to hit 500,000 views.* (wikipedia, imdb) [more inside]
posted by flex at 12:59 AM PST - 11 comments