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Richard D. Trentlage, 87, Who Wrote ‘The Oscar Mayer Wiener Song,’ has gone on to that great bun in the sky.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 9:26 PM PST - 40 comments

Capsule Silence XXIV is a first person sci-fi action game for Mac and PC featuring music by chiptune band Anamanaguchi. After a dispute with developer NHX, the band leaked an early development build of the game on Twitter. And if you're up for a short, quirky exploration game, you should pretend that everything I just said is true, go to the band's website, click "PLAY CAPSULE SILENCE XXIV," download the game and give it a try. Otherwise, read on ... [more inside]
posted by john hadron collider at 8:30 PM PST - 7 comments

The Parlor Roller is a breed of domesticated pigeon that have been selectively bred for their ability to perform somersaults on the ground. Competitions with these non-flying birds involve pigeon rolling for distance.
posted by fings at 8:08 PM PST - 25 comments

20 Cats That Fell Asleep and Look Ridiculous — that is all.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 3:58 PM PST - 51 comments

Outlander Kitchen is chef Theresa Carle-Sanders' blog (and now cookbook) inspired by the food in Diana Gabaldon's Scottish time travel romance series. Recipes include LJ's Steak and Mushroom Pie from The Private Matter, Claire's Spoon Bread from Drums of Autumn, Smoked Eggs at the McGillivray's from A Breath of Snow of Ashes, and Mrs. Graham's Chocolate Biscuits from Dragonfly in Amber.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:48 AM PST - 20 comments

My 18 months inside one of Chicago's most notorious gangs (Forrest Stuart, for Chicago magazine)
posted by box at 11:34 AM PST - 41 comments

Stranger Things 8-bit cinema, which is nostalgia².
posted by SpacemanStix at 11:02 AM PST - 19 comments

The states that Americans sing about. Some data to back up those bar bets?
posted by fixedgear at 10:33 AM PST - 42 comments

How do the revered do it? And what's the science? Perhaps you want to build a home cheese cave? Well, the Discovery channel explain how to turn 30,000 liters of milk into 1,400 blocks of Mozzarella, while the making of Blue Stilton, and then Swiss Cheese, are revealed. Elsewhere, Channel Cheese shows traditional Toma Ossolana, and Ricotta, making while The British Cheese Board have a short documentary. There's also some serious cheese making action in Somerset, Mary Rose Livingston, farmer owner of Northland Sheep Dairy in New York, talks about her cheesemaking, and John from the north of England makes a nice Blue Stilton. [more inside]
posted by Wordshore at 8:44 AM PST - 26 comments

Greg Rucka on Queer Narrative and Wonder Woman [Comicosity] [Interview] “Ah. We’re talking about the “Northstar Problem.” The character has to stand up and say, “I’M GAY!” in all bold caps for it to be evident. For my purposes, that’s bad writing. That’s a character stating something that’s not impacting the story. I get nothing for my narrative out of that in almost any case. When a character is being asked point blank, if it’s germane to the story, then you get the answer. But for me, and I think for Nicola as well, for any story we tell — be it Black Magick, be it Wonder Woman, be it a Batman story — we want to show you these characters and their lives, and what they are doing. We want to show, not tell.”
posted by Fizz at 7:43 AM PST - 19 comments