January 10, 2016

The Fall of Ziggy Stardust

Farewell to all-around legend David Bowie. [more inside]
posted by Beti at 11:17 PM PST - 1412 comments

No.1 threat to US electric grid? squirrels.

"This map lists all unclassified Cyber Squirrel Operations that have been released to the public that we have been able to confirm. There are many more executed ops than displayed on this map however, those ops remain classified."
posted by the man of twists and turns at 10:43 PM PST - 29 comments

Why doesn’t anyone listen to Ani DiFranco anymore?

32 Feelings & Then Some: An Inquiry into the Non-Legacy of Ani DiFranco (SLHairpin).
posted by Cash4Lead at 9:32 PM PST - 120 comments

“This paper is intentionally solo-authored.”

When Teamwork Doesn't Work for Women Ms. Sarsons discovered one group of female economists who enjoyed the same career success as men: those who work alone. Specifically, she says that “women who solo author everything have roughly the same chance of receiving tenure as a man.” by Justin Wolfers in the New York Times.
posted by wonton endangerment at 4:04 PM PST - 22 comments

I Found The Worst Things At CES

"Without asking, I started working for @internetofshit with some hot, on-the-floor reporting on the worst technology at the Consumer Electronics Show."
posted by jenkinsEar at 3:04 PM PST - 98 comments

Organic Back-Pack Warmers

Bolt and Keel, the back-packing cats. This past July, two tiny kitties were found, alone in the forest, in British Columbia. They were rescued, and now travel along on their human's outdoor adventures. Christened Bolt and Keel, for their new companion's passion for kayaking and rock climbing, they have their own Instagram account.
posted by PareidoliaticBoy at 2:02 PM PST - 27 comments

The not-so-secret history of comics drawn by women

The head of the festival that awards comics’ most prestigious prize – the Grand Prix – claimed that women don’t appear in the history of comics. He’s wrong.
posted by Artw at 12:20 PM PST - 23 comments

Delicious Detangling

Got knotty yarn? These volunteers will help. [more inside]
posted by jebs at 11:43 AM PST - 28 comments

“A tear in this fabric is all it takes for a story to begin.”

Why the British Tell Better Children’s Stories by Colleen Gillard [The Atlantic] Their history informs fantastical myths and legends, while American tales tend to focus on moral realism.
If Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn were each to represent British versus American children’s literature, a curious dynamic would emerge: In a literary duel for the hearts and minds of children, one is a wizard-in-training at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands, while the other is a barefoot boy drifting down the Mississippi, beset by con artists, slave hunters, and thieves. One defeats evil with a wand, the other takes to a raft to right a social wrong. Both orphans took over the world of English-language children’s literature, but their stories unfold in noticeably different ways.
posted by Fizz at 10:03 AM PST - 89 comments

The White Man Pathology

On an American road trip, Stephen Marche enters the fray with Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in Iowa and gets a view of the campaign trail from the perspective of his whiteness. (SLGuardian)
posted by josher71 at 9:34 AM PST - 102 comments

El Chapo Speaks

A secret visit with the most wanted man in the world. By Sean Penn
posted by CrazyLemonade at 7:46 AM PST - 100 comments

The Tall Man Has Left This Dimension

Early in his career, Lawrence Rory Guy won a Grammy for writing album liner notes for such diverse artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, and Itzhak Perlman. More recently as an actor, under the name of Angus Scrimm, he was known for his roles in movies like I Sell the Dead and John Dies at the End or on television in the series Alias. Of course, he is most well known for is iconic role as The Tall Man in 1979's Phantasm and its three (soon to be four) sequels. Late last night, at the age of 89, Angus Scrimm passed away peacefully surrounded by his friends and loved ones. [more inside]
posted by Lokheed at 7:35 AM PST - 23 comments

Dressing a windmilling baby is like trying to put a rabbit in a balloon

A new dad's entertaining thoughts on being a parent. "I was congratulating myself today on how I’ve got nappy changing down to a precision art. I’m basically like a Formula One pit crew.. in fact, in many ways, I’m better, because when you’re speed-changing the tyres on Lewis Hamilton’s car he’s probably less likely to piss in your eyes..."
posted by colfax at 2:02 AM PST - 101 comments

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