September 26, 2017
It is vulgar to use an inquest to display one's wardrobe
Lady Lucan has died, 40 years later than her husband intended. Sandra Rivett wasn't so lucky. [more inside]
Let Mrs Betty Bowers spend 3m42s talking to you about language.
Speak English? YOU FIRST!
Almost 20 Words/Expressions You Need to Humanely Euthanize Now. Featuring Deven Green. Written by Andrew Bradley. [more inside]
All the colours of Canadian parks
To to mark Canada's 150th anniversary (previously), Jana Dempsey, who created Hand Maiden Fine Yarns in Halifax, made a collection of yarns dyed in the colours of 13 national parks across Canada [Facebook], one for every province and territory.... Dempsey said the idea for the yarn collection grew out of her love for camping and knitting while camping. To pick the colours, she and her staff highlighted features of each park and chose the different yarns' hues based on that. (CBC.ca)
Screaming For No Reason
Surround magazine takes a longform look at the music of improv rockers Bill Orcutt and Adris Hoyos, founders of the 1990s free rock/improvised hardcore band Harry Pussy. [more inside]
Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire
There was a new hole in the ground, which led to an ancient tunnel, which led to unseen wonders. This fabulous exhibit opens in San Francisco on 30 Sept. And it's a pretty spiffy website, too.
"It's nice here in Canada with all us robots together."
How Do You Do was an absolutely bananas TVOntario series for ESL students with Billy Van (previously) playing a robot learning English. Pt.2, Pt.3, Pt.4. (Yes, the Billy Van of House of Frightenstein fame). As brought to you by the good folks at Retrontario (previously).
280 > 140
Mr Biz Stone drops the revelation that the 2006 launched social media network known as 'Twitter' is experimenting with 280 character 'tweet' limits, as opposed to the current limit of 140 (which about 9% of tweets apparently are). This will apparently be for all languages except Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. More details on their 'blog post' by Aliza Rosen and Ikuhiro Ihara.
“It’s always cheaper to let people die”
What The U.S Can Learn From The NHS About Healthcare Part 1’ - - Part 2 - Libby Watson of The Splinter talks to Martin McKee, professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and research director of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and Rebecca Givan, an associate professor at the Center for Work and Health at Rutgers University, where she studies privatization in the NHS, labor relations and unions. [more inside]
A few phone calls later, the dead feral pigs started streaming in
A D1 Institution Discreetly Accepts Sportswear Bribery
The FBI has arrested 10 individuals on charges of fraud and corruption in NCAA D1 men's basketball. Assistant coaches at Arizona, Auburn, USC, and Oklahoma State have been arrested and charged in a variety of corruption and bribery schemes, including paying prospects to attend schools sponsored by Adidas and taking bribes to direct collegiate players to specific agents and financial managers. [more inside]
Fiery the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled around their shoulders...
Three short films that bridge the gap between the original Blade Runner and it's soon to released sequel Blade Runner 2049: 2036: Nexus Dawn, 2048: Nowhere to Run and 2022: Black Out (The latter directed by Shinichirô Watanabe the creator of Cowboy Bebop) (mlyt)
The 100 Hardest Video Game Bosses
A definitive list of video game bosses, accurately ordered by difficulty Nothing to discuss.
For too long human mains have dominated the meatspace meta
TierZoo is a YouTube channel dedicated to ranking various combatants and highlighting lesser known competitors with strong builds in the high-stakes 3D persistent-world fighting game/RPG hybrid better known as Outside. This cat species tier list is a good introduction to the format, answering important questions like "Are cheetahs low-tier?" and "Are jaguars OP?" [more inside]
Why Public Transportation Sucks in the US
streets of new york
Time to Make the Donuts
The Oral History of Dunkin Donuts
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