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A 500-year rainstorm is currently underway in Louisiana with record flooding and daring rescues of life. [more inside]
posted by guiseroom at 11:20 PM PST - 74 comments

How many ways have his enemies tried to kill Fidel? A whole bunch.
posted by dfm500 at 8:53 PM PST - 21 comments

Jason M. Yu analyzes music from Cave Story, Undertale (Part 1, Part 2), and Chrono Trigger at a friendly, hand-holding pace. (Major spoilers for Undertale!) [more inside]
posted by J.K. Seazer at 7:00 PM PST - 19 comments

In the newest episode of Pretty Good, Jon Bois talks about the worst Olympic marathon of all time. [slyt], Jon Bois Previously
posted by brecc at 1:53 PM PST - 13 comments

Rock climber Alex Honnold (previously), the most famous and daring free solo climber in the history of the sport, undergoes an MRI to see whether he even has an amygdala. Spoiler: yes, but with caveats.
posted by Rush-That-Speaks at 1:46 PM PST - 46 comments

Kashmir, where over 50 civilian protesters have been killed in recent days and where the Indian government has imposed a physical curfew in places to prevent more protests, has also been subjected to a total "e-curfew": both mobile and broadband internet have been shut down by the Indian government, the former for over a month now (link, link, link). [more inside]
posted by splitpeasoup at 11:59 AM PST - 14 comments

The New Face of India Is the Anti-Gandhi - "The violence, insecurity, and rage of Narendra Modi." (via)
posted by kliuless at 11:42 AM PST - 24 comments

My Virtual Brunch With Dolly Parton is an autobiographical essay by Heather Hogan of Autostraddle about growing up as a gay, southern Dolly Parton obsessive. [more inside]
posted by Kattullus at 11:25 AM PST - 24 comments

Steve Blank has been writing an occasional series: The Secret History of Silicon Valley, on Uncle Sam's most successful startup. [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 10:59 AM PST - 4 comments

After a long illness and declining health actor Kenny Baker has passed away today. He was active in film making for over 50 years and will be best remembered for his portral of droid R2-D2 in the Star Wars series.
posted by samworm at 10:39 AM PST - 68 comments

Make-up artist Lisa Eldridge recreates David Bowie's make-up from the final Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars concert at the London Hammersmith Odeon in 1973. [more inside]
posted by EXISTENZ IS PAUSED at 10:11 AM PST - 2 comments

This nifty app colorizes black and white photos. Background.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 9:40 AM PST - 18 comments

I am Star Man! This is my latest audio transmission, pairing Tori Amos' 'Winter' with Smash Mouth's 'All Star'! God help us all. [more inside]
posted by Shmuel510 at 7:25 AM PST - 37 comments