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Hannah Waddingham & Brendan Hunt cover Love Shack at a charity event for Steps of Faith
posted by Gorgik at 10:17 PM PST - 8 comments

Of water, time, creativity and connectedness. [SL Substack, via]
posted by ellieBOA at 10:03 PM PST - 3 comments

In his ongoing attempt to to destroy Xitter, Mr Musk suggests former advertisers indulge in auto-copulation. (slyt)
posted by Marky at 7:05 PM PST - 345 comments

In the world of sexual fetishes, crossing the political aisle is a kink. Does a forced ‘vote’ for the other side get your pulse racing? There’s a dominatrix for that. (wapo)
posted by adept256 at 6:47 PM PST - 14 comments

Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies
posted by signal at 5:58 PM PST - 253 comments

As amazing as it sounds. The Isley Brothers, featuring Jimi Hendrix.
posted by dfm500 at 4:39 PM PST - 6 comments

Be free from annoying your friends with eating noises while gaming! The future is now.
posted by Literaryhero at 3:31 PM PST - 18 comments

Divers uncovering secrets of Australia's megafauna past, concealed deep in underwater caves. Hidden in watery chambers around South Australia's Limestone Coast are fossils telling the story of a prehistoric Australian world. Researchers are determined to find them.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 3:21 PM PST - 3 comments

=== This is a free online edition of
Bruce Sterling's anthology Mirrorshades. ===
via boingboing. [more inside]
posted by y2karl at 12:34 PM PST - 23 comments

Kristine Vike, PhD in Environmental Analytical Chemistry, has got you covered. Get started with The Surprisingly Dangerous Story of Viscose, Hidden Chemicals in your Clothes, or Why So-Called Textile Recycling Is An Absolute Disgrace. (On a lighter note: Making Batwings For My Cat Didn’t Quite Go As Planned.) You can also read her academic papers or visit her website, where she describes herself as a "history, sewing, and sustainability enthusiast."
posted by clawsoon at 10:00 AM PST - 10 comments

A relaxing and interesting video showing a method of making powder blush with safflower. Facebook algorithm showed this to me (stolen & reposted without context natch) but this is the original. The account is the work of "a cameraman record[ing] his nephew producing handicrafts with traditional methods in the countryside." [more inside]
posted by Baethan at 9:39 AM PST - 7 comments

McDonald's New Terms and Conditions Have People Deleting the App (Mashed, Daily Meal, Daily Dot, Parade) The latest terms and conditions for using the McDonald's app contain many customer-affecting changes: updates to McDonald's liability in cases of injury, third-party errors, and app malfunction; waivers for a customer's right to a jury trial or class action lawsuit; and an agreement to solve disputes through a strict arbitration process.
posted by box at 8:00 AM PST - 64 comments

The Red State Brain Drain Isn't Coming. It's Happening Right Now. [archive] - "As conservative states wage total culture war, college-educated workers—physicians, teachers, professors, and more—are packing their bags." [more inside]
posted by kliuless at 7:28 AM PST - 86 comments

Meg-John Barker has moved on from being an academic psychologist and practicing psychotherapist after publishing books and papers on bisexuality, consensual non-monogamy, sadomasochism, non-binary gender, and Buddhist mindfulness. Now they make graphic guides and zines to reach a much wider audience. Wondering what a queer relationship looks like? Or how you actually talk about consent in a relationship? Or maybe how to stay grounded when you are full of scary feelings? They also just published an anti-self-help guide to love, sex and relationships called Rewriting the Rules. [more inside]
posted by jebs at 6:46 AM PST - 4 comments

High-quality video of Rush's Neil Peart practicing the drums for half an hour. Nothing more, nothing less.
posted by swift at 6:27 AM PST - 14 comments

A perfectly executed Bananas Foster takes about three to four minutes to prepare. But a restaurant flambé requires additional time to allow the person who orders it to overshare about the one other time they ordered a flambé at a Michelin-starred restaurant in the south of France. Someone at the table will also invariably ask, “Have you ever burned anyone before?” (Thankfully, I have not — but I’ve definitely sent errant chunks of flaming banana out of the pan a couple of times like rogue fruit meteors, causing momentary bouts of panic and a few singed linens.) Every time a pan spiked with sugar and alcohol combusts, flambé sales go viral. One order and the entire restaurant goes up in flames. from Confessions of a Tableside Flambéur
posted by chavenet at 1:22 AM PST - 37 comments