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Ramona loves the world with ferocity; she does not so much want to disturb it as she yearns to discover, to turn it over, examine every piece and crook and marvel at why each creature, commodity, and substance exists the way it does. “She was a girl who could not wait. Life was so interesting she had to find out what happened next.” Rachel Vorona Cote on Ramona Quimby and the right to be Too Much.
posted by ChuraChura at 9:02 PM PST - 51 comments

“Cumbia is like punk. It’s barrio, it’s of the working class, it’s of people who have dreams.” Meet Son Rompe Pera, Mexico’s Finest Psychobilly Marimberos [more inside]
posted by neroli at 8:23 PM PST - 9 comments

RIP Diana Serra Cary, aka "Baby Peggy," the first child film star, at 101. TCM remembers Baby Peggy. Her intense film career over by age 7, she worked in vaudeville and then sporadically as an extra and bit player. Long before the Coogan Law, her fortune was squandered by her parents. From the Wikipedia page: "As an adult, she worked on numerous books about the early film industry, Hollywood cowboys and harsh working conditions for child stars in Hollywood. At the end of her own autobiography Whatever Happened to Baby Peggy?, she recounts the fates of numerous child stars, including Judy Garland and Shirley Temple. She also advocated for reforms in child performer protection laws as a member of the organization 'A Minor Consideration'. She appeared in numerous television documentaries and interviews about her work, and made guest appearances at silent film festivals. At the age of 99, Cary self-published her first novel, The Drowning of the Moon." 1999 interview. LA Times interview in 2011. Washington Post obit. RogerEbert.com's movie review of "Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room", a 2013 documentary (three stars). Baby Peggy on Metafilter previously.
posted by Melismata at 7:03 PM PST - 11 comments

Amy and Emily bring back the magic after 5 years with their new single Shit Kickin' [3m53s, unofficial lyrics]. Their new album will be out April 24th. [more inside]
posted by hippybear at 3:23 PM PST - 14 comments

"Science Cheerleaders is a non-profit organization comprised of more than 300 current and former NFL, NBA and college cheerleaders pursuing STEM careers."
posted by jessamyn at 2:22 PM PST - 10 comments

The turbulent life and mysterious death of Jeremiah Haralson, the last black Congressman from Alabama until 1992.
posted by Chrysostom at 1:56 PM PST - 4 comments

Atomic Heart [YouTube][Game Trailer] [10 min. gameplay][45 min. preview] “I have only the vaguest idea what’s going on in the brand new trailer for Atomic Heart, but I am very much in love with it. The wonderful Soviet-themed immersive sim we first saw last year has come a long way since we first got a look at it, and had a few controversies too—accusations of faked gameplay footage and managerial incompetence. It was otherwise pretty quiet. Last month’s 45-minute gameplay slice was the first we’d seen in a long while. [...] Look, at this point, I don’t even really care if the game comes out. This imagery is great. I’m entertained nonetheless. This trailer contains multiple brilliant things, in no particular order: A flying worm creature that is a mining drill. A creepy robot saying hello. A floppy frog robot-ball. A cute lil murderous waddling mining drill robot. Spinning centrifuge things that are doing god knows what.” [via: PC Gamer]
posted by Fizz at 1:12 PM PST - 16 comments

Biologists Discover Animal that Lacks Mitochondrial Genome, Doesn't Need Oxygen to Live (Sci-News): An international team of biologists has discovered that a tiny parasite of salmon called Henneguya salminicola has no mitochondrial genome and thus has lost the ability to perform aerobic respiration. "Aerobic respiration was thought to be ubiquitous in animals, but now we confirmed that this is not the case," Prof. Huchon explains (Science Daily). "Our discovery shows that evolution can go in strange directions. Aerobic respiration is a major source of energy, and yet we found an animal that gave up this critical pathway." [more inside]
posted by not_the_water at 1:05 PM PST - 14 comments

he egg. he dog. he created by zamsire one year ago. he star in very short videos. Kind of an anti-Cool 3D World.
boba 🥚 flamingo 🥚 exams 🥚 vacation 🥚 circulation 🥚 diner 🥚 【ｅｇｇｄｏｇ　ｗａｖｅ】 🥚 nightlife 🥚 encounter 🥚 apartment 🥚 meet eggdog (the original) 🥚 meets kiwi 🥝 🥚 courtroom 🥚 finds treasure 🥚 in the clouds 🥚 shopping channel 🥚 express 🥚 sonic the eggdog 🥚 chef 🥚 date night 🥚 kart 🥚 bizarre adventure 🥚 casino 🥚 cruise 🥚 trick or treat 🥚 cavern 🥚 winter wonderland 🥚 fashion show 🥚 crossing 🥚 anniversary [more inside]
posted by Going To Maine at 12:09 PM PST - 11 comments

Earlier, I had walked amidst its crowded stalls, jostled by men’s voices calling prices, radios playing music, and customers bartering for hot peanuts. With so much coming at me at once, I struggled to focus. A specific sound must guide me and my curiosity. As I ate pomegranate seeds and listened, my fixer for the week, Sanad, placed my hand on what felt like a potato. It was actually a desert truffle. To find them, foragers keep track of the rains, watch for lightning, and listen for thunder. They believe that truffles will grow where they hear it. Sounds reveal things you didn’t know you weren’t seeing. ¶ Silences can be just as powerful. As Matthew and I paused at one stall to taste za’atar and smell jars of orange blossoms, the call to prayer suddenly rang across the city. Then, something I had never heard before: The booming, chaotic market fell silent. Instantly. That, to me, was as iconic as I imagine the sight of Amman from its citadel to be. For the Tuned-In Traveler, a Feast for the Ears Awaits in Jordan (Ryan Knighton for Afar) [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief at 12:01 PM PST - 2 comments

Oregon Republicans are subverting democracy by running away. Again. (SL Vox) In Oregon right now, a handful of white people from the far right are holding the state government hostage. [more inside]
posted by Sublimity at 11:49 AM PST - 34 comments

Open commenting at cleveland.com is going away. "I can’t count the number of times I’ve been out and about or spoken to groups where one of you -- or three, or 10 of you -- pull me aside to tell me how much you abhor the comments platform on cleveland.com because of its incivility. The opposite never seems to happen, though. You’ve never pulled me aside to thank cleveland.com for providing a free forum for the robust exchange of thoughtful ideas." As of the end of February 2020, open commenting on stories at cleveland.com (the official Web home of Cleveland's sole remaining major newspaper, The Plain Dealer), will cease, and all comments on older stories will be deleted. [more inside]
posted by soundguy99 at 9:37 AM PST - 70 comments

Drones discover mine malfeasance; legislators attack the drones. Which came out in discovery for a bribery trial.
posted by clew at 8:21 AM PST - 15 comments