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After being told she's not allowed on the new couch, Bella the boxer decides to voice her opinion. Dexter enjoys Strauss. Baxter tolerates bunnies. Junebug and her puppies take a nap. (Boxers previously and previously)
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 11:15 PM PST - 16 comments

Although the cat sort of looks like she’s smiling or grimacing when she takes a big whiff, the act of opening the mouth and drawing up the air to the Jacobson’s organ is called the flehmen reaction. Essentially, the cat is opening her mouth to suck in the air into the Jacobson’s organ and take a really deep sniff of the odor." [SLYT] (h/t)
posted by Room 641-A at 9:25 PM PST - 21 comments

BBC Series Planet Earth II Will Be Unparalleled, Says Attenborough [The Guardian] “A lone eagle soars high above craggy mountain tops, the tips of its wings lifting lightly in the wind. A lemur leaps from tree to tree in a dense forest, the camera following the animal with every bound. An enormous grizzly bear wriggles his back against a tree, as if caught in an embarrassing dance. This is planet Earth, but not as you have ever seen it before. That’s because, more accurately, it is Planet Earth II [YouTube], the latest – and perhaps most spectacular – blockbuster nature series the BBC has ever made. Ten years after Sir David Attenborough narrated the channel’s groundbreaking epic Planet Earth, the 90-year-old broadcaster has returned for part two, a lavish six-part series that will screen on BBC1 from Sunday 6 November. Shot over three years in 117 filming trips to 40 countries, it is one of the first series to be fully filmed in the latest UHD and HDR formats, according to the BBC, and features countless sequences that could not have been achieved without new, ultra-lightweight cameras and drones.” [more inside]
posted by Fizz at 5:12 PM PST - 65 comments

Based on an initial idea of @MarieJulien we've imagined clients' feedback on other iconic posters.
posted by Rumple at 4:26 PM PST - 28 comments

American jazz pianist, singer, and composer Mose Allison died today at his home in Hilton Head South Carolina. He combined a sophisticated soloing style on the piano over deceptively simple changes, with ascerbic, dryly humourous, often political lyrics sung in a voice that reflected his upbringing in the Missippi Delta.

In addition to a six decade long career as a jazz musician, Mose Allison's records inspired many future British rock musicians, particularly Pete Townsend of the Who.

New York Times
Rolling Stone
Mississippi Blues Trail
Fan Site
Biography (from his site) [more inside]
posted by Herodios at 4:12 PM PST - 47 comments

Rebecca Solnit, perhaps most famous for honing in on the phenomenon of "mansplaining," is offering her book on activism Hope in the Dark for free.
posted by anotherpanacea at 3:22 PM PST - 11 comments

All 92 episodes of the seminal animated talkshow Space Ghost Coast to Coast are now available for free streaming on Adult Swim. [more inside]
posted by FatherDagon at 3:03 PM PST - 48 comments

For Americans looking at moving to Canada: A helpful guide (SLimgur).
posted by MartinWisse at 2:52 PM PST - 70 comments

Marti Friedlander, 1928 - 2016, photographed New Zealand's prime ministers, athletes, musicians, artists, regular people, landscapes, protests, ceremonies. She died on Sunday. [more inside]
posted by wonton endangerment at 1:20 PM PST - 2 comments

The World Chess Championship is currently taking place in NYC The current champ is Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who is a bit of a celebrity. His challenger is Russian wunderkind Sergey Karjakin currently the number 9 ranked player in the world, but winner of the 2016 candidates tournament. [more inside]
posted by OHenryPacey at 10:48 AM PST - 81 comments

Pokemon turned into traditional Japanese woodblock prints.
posted by isthmus at 9:09 AM PST - 7 comments

"Hey, everybody, the new computers are here!" It's almost not as bad as it could have been. But it's not exactly good either.
posted by veggieboy at 8:18 AM PST - 80 comments

Each day, Meaghan Elderkin draws a different feminist hero on a napkin — along with one of her famous quotes — and tucks it deep within her 4th-grader’s lunchbox.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 7:43 AM PST - 8 comments

Marvel's The Inhumans will be an 8-episode live-action drama series on ABC, spinning off from Marvel's Agents of Shield. The first two episodes will be filmed in IMAX and premiere as a theatrical release on commercial IMAX screens in September 2017. [more inside]
posted by He Is Only The Imposter at 6:33 AM PST - 72 comments

The most ridiculous patch notes from 10 years of Dwarf Fortress. Here's how DF plays these days with some addons.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 3:52 AM PST - 53 comments