June 6, 2016

Meet The Ringer

Less than a year after the untimely demise of Grantland (previously), Bill Simmons is back with a new sports and pop culture site, The Ringer. [more inside]
posted by Existential Dread at 8:43 PM PST - 36 comments

Make America Rage Again

What do you get when you combine the lead vocalists for Public Enemy, Cypress Hill and Rage Against the Machine? Why, you get the brand new supergroup Prophets of Rage. And now with their inaugural show at Whisky A Go Go last week behind them, they've now announced a touring schedule. First stop? Cleveland, July 19th.
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 6:05 PM PST - 122 comments

Realistic Minecraft

Minecraft in real life would be terrifying, apparently. (SLYT)
posted by cwest at 5:43 PM PST - 31 comments

Someone thinks you're pranking them with mämmi

Finnish Nightmares — Comic about uncomfortable social situations, uncomfortable everything. [more inside]
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:55 PM PST - 87 comments

A mere human shall not cast his miserable shadow upon great palaces.

“Where are all the people?” – this question often arises when people see photos of the white-marbled capital of Turkmenistan. Indeed, new Ashgabat looks empty. Huge new buildings lined with marble, wide avenues, parks, gardens, fountains are all there, but there are no people in the city. Ashgabat is divided into two parts – old town and new town. City of the living and the city of the dead.
Ashgabat: the city of the living and the city of the dead
posted by griphus at 12:33 PM PST - 47 comments

wait..I had something for this.

Archer Producers want Jon Hamm to play Sterling Archer in a live action movie. In case you were wondering here is what the Archer models and voice actors actually look like.
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 12:15 PM PST - 68 comments

Welcome, friends, to League D co-ed recreational indoor soccer.

Think of the beautiful game. Recall the matches that made your heart swell for love of 22 men and a ball: the national rivalries played out on the scale of a football pitch; the sublime coherence of the German juggernaut; the silky passes and jaw-dropping Messi chips that made you hail Barcelona, even as you hated them.
Then forget all that and imagine a bunch of washed up 30-year olds using sports as an excuse to get drunk on weeknights.
posted by VeritableSaintOfBrevity at 11:43 AM PST - 19 comments

Why I Quit My Job to Travel the World

On paper, my life seemed great. I had a dream job, a swanky apartment, and a loving girlfriend. But something was off. I couldn’t bear being chained to my desk in a stuffy office any longer. So I decided to quit and travel the world, bringing only my passport, a small backpack, and... (SLNewYorker)
posted by anarch at 10:12 AM PST - 113 comments

Translating the U.S. census form into Arabic

The fastest growing language in America provides some special challenges for designers of the 2020 U.S. census form.
posted by clawsoon at 9:26 AM PST - 8 comments

My year of buying nothing - six months in

Journalist Michelle McGagh has opted to not buy anything extra for a year. (sltheGuardian) [more inside]
posted by Kitteh at 9:18 AM PST - 130 comments

The Best of British Aviation

The Imperial War Museum Duxford: A look at some of the stars of the UK's largest aviation musuem.
posted by veedubya at 7:30 AM PST - 12 comments

Le Rendez-Vous 2016

After a grueling club season without major surprises or heartbreak, the best (well, close to half) national teams in Europe meet in France to know who will follow Spain in lifting the Henri Delaunay Trophy in Paris in July 10. This Friday, the Euro 2016 begins. [more inside]
posted by lmfsilva at 6:53 AM PST - 24 comments

The Result Won't Matter

BBC: "Pro-Remain MPs are considering using their Commons majority to keep Britain inside the EU single market if there is a vote for Brexit, the BBC has learned. The MPs fear a post-Brexit government might negotiate a limited free trade deal with the EU, which they say would damage the UK's economy. There is a pro-Remain majority in the House of Commons of 454 MPs to 147. A Vote Leave campaign spokesman said MPs will not be able to "defy the will of the electorate" on key issues."
posted by marienbad at 3:29 AM PST - 233 comments

A Clockwork Yellow

19-year old French film student Candice Drouet compiled all the Stanley Kubrick references in The Simpsons alongside their original counterpart and captured 25 years of visual references in two minutes. Her visual project, 1.000.000 Frames (100 videos) collects images from all the movies she seen in her life, split into different themes such as loneliness, the sounds of Wes Anderson, and addictions. Much more at Vimeo.
posted by Room 641-A at 1:32 AM PST - 11 comments

ITS IN THE COMPUTERRRR!!!!!

Software development: a dramatical presentation by the BBC
posted by Sebmojo at 1:29 AM PST - 11 comments

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