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Energy Saving Road Lighting in Norway. When traffic approaches, Norway’s auto-dimming roads get brighter. New LED lights dim to 20 percent when no cars are in the area. When a car drives by, the lights turn to 100 per cent. [more inside]
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 8:16 PM PST - 24 comments

[NYT gift link] “In the United States, [the name] Kyle has never been exceedingly popular… Nevertheless, as some Kyles will tell you, Kyle is not just a name. It’s a lifestyle.” KyleFair comes to Kyle, Texas next weekend. [more inside]
posted by bendy at 5:04 PM PST - 35 comments

Changes at the CW television network mean original progamming is being scrapped. Instead, the network is turning to importing content from Canada, Australia and the U.K., as well as more reality TV.
posted by sardonyx at 2:26 PM PST - 61 comments

Growing up, I thought being named after Connie Chung made me unique... (SLNYT)
posted by praemunire at 10:08 AM PST - 30 comments

If you're in the mood to feel old, try this story about Pokémon cards appearing on Antiques Roadshow.
posted by Etrigan at 8:15 AM PST - 29 comments

Culturally, an ambivalent relationship with the ambivalent slime persists. On the one hand, we view it as abject and rank—a sign of decay, death, rot, the feminine; indeed, Sartre famously despised it—but on the other, we find it exciting and amusing. from Creatures That Don’t Conform by Lucy Jones [more inside]
posted by chavenet at 7:03 AM PST - 20 comments

The livestream of the moose migration in a particular part of Sweden is over for this year, although a 3-hour highlights program is available for viewing worldwide. But there is time to listen to the fourth annual live broadcast of birdsong on Sveriges Radio P1 channel (Swedish) TODAY. The broadcast from six different Swedish locations begins at 00:02 Swedish time on Saturday morning, May 13, and ends at 07:55 am. For those in the US, the broadcast begins today, Friday May 12, at 3:02 pm Pacific and 6:02 pm Eastern. This link will let you chose and listen to P1. Warning: There will be Swedish commentary for much of the program, but I hear that there will be birdsong only between 4 am to 5 am Swedish time (7pm Pacific/10 pm Eastern). Enjoy!
posted by Bella Donna at 2:54 AM PST - 12 comments