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Hilary Clinton is the guest editor of the forthcoming issue of Teen Vogue -- before Conde Nast shuts down print production thereof, as previously. [more inside]
posted by clew at 11:49 PM PST - 20 comments

If you think about Rock and Pop songs with great strings there's a good chance you're thinking about the work of Paul Buckmaster who died Nov. 7 2017. If you don't know the name you almost certainly know his work. [more inside]
posted by bongo_x at 1:45 PM PST - 18 comments

The Web Began Dying in 2014 - André Staltz [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 1:44 PM PST - 83 comments

Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say [SLNYT]
posted by kittensofthenight at 1:38 PM PST - 698 comments

In the wilderness of Washington State’s Hoh Rain Forest, a poet searches for the rare peace that true silence can offer.
posted by bq at 12:57 PM PST - 19 comments

“Of course Mario isn’t a plumber, or at least not just a plumber. Because professionally speaking, Mario wears many hats. He’s a doctor. He’s the lead in a mariachi band. He’s a building inspector. He’s eager to fill whatever role the occasion calls for. Super Mario Odyssey expands on Mario’s chameleon-esque nature by giving him a new, all-encompassing ability: the power to take over and control other characters and enemies by tossing his hat upon their noggin. So now, with the zip of his cap, Mario is also a Goomba. Or a Bullet Bill. Or a strange woodland creature that can extend its legs to reach untold heights. Or a stylish statue with the ability to see invisible platforms.” [YouTube][Game Trailer] [via: Polygon] [more inside]
posted by Fizz at 12:54 PM PST - 52 comments

After cathartic Democratic gains on Tuesday, 2017 awaits one last big federal contest -- Alabama's December 12th special election to fill A.G. Jeff Sessions' seat in the U.S. Senate. The normally determinative Republican primary was riven by divisions, with the controversial theocratic ex-judge Roy Moore defeating establishment-backed Luther Strange. The Democrats, meanwhile, nominated respected US attorney Doug Jones, best known for successfully prosecuting the Klansmen behind the horrific 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. Still, Moore was widely seen as the narrow favorite... until today's bombshell WaPo story in which multiple conservative women independently confirmed Moore sexually harassed them in the 70s -- some as young as 14. While the Moore campaign rejects the story as "fake news", GOP senators are abandoning him in droves, with talk of mounting a write-in campaign for primary loser Luther Strange. With just a month until election day, could deep-red Alabama elect a progressive Democrat for the first time in more than twenty years? [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi at 12:37 PM PST - 1657 comments

Jeff Goldblum: The Oral History | Nick Offerman: "If Jeff says 'Thank you. Have a nice day,; there’s a natural timbre that he can’t even control that vibrates the pelvic bone of whomever he’s making eye contact with." [more inside]
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 10:18 AM PST - 64 comments

Vox teams up with 99% Invisible to help explain biomimicry.
posted by hanov3r at 10:09 AM PST - 5 comments

Author Geoff Manaugh of BLDGBLOG shares his picks for Three Obscure Days in Los Angeles...
posted by jim in austin at 9:34 AM PST - 14 comments

“Over the past seven months, Tanisha Smythe has spent her entire life savings, and most of her son’s. She’s on the verge of losing her apartment and is relying on food banks for meals. Smythe is one of 1,800 former Time Warner Cable employees who have been on strike in New York City since 28 March, over a contract dispute with Charter Communications.” - Seven months long, 1,800 out … an epic TWC strike mirrors US unions' fight to survive (The Guardian) A Conservative Case For Unions ( New Republic) - Meet The NYC Strippers On Strike (Broadly) - What Labor Needs Now (Splinter)
posted by The Whelk at 8:54 AM PST - 27 comments

The bayan is a type of Russian chromatic button accordion with a phenomenal range and tone. The favoured tool of Eastern European and Russian accordion virtuosi in particular, you might be surprised at what it can be pressed to do in the hands of a skilled performer:
Sergei Teleshev performing Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Alexandr Hrustevich performing Vivaldi's Summer (Four Seasons) and Alexander Borodin's Petite Suite
Alexandr Hrustevich performing Franck Angelis' Etude sur Chiquilin de Bachin, Brahms' Hungarian Dancea, Vyachesla Chernikov's Jazz Waltz, Waltz Impromptu, and The Lonely Harmonica, Vladimir Zubitsky's Omaggio ad Astor Piazzolla, and Yevgeny Derbenko's Cabman
All links to YouTube
posted by Dysk at 7:07 AM PST - 16 comments

The surviving footage of the only time Coltrane performed of A Love Supreme live. (Previously, 6 yrs ago, broken link)
posted by OmieWise at 5:54 AM PST - 14 comments

"Al Franken Just Gave the Speech Big Tech Has Been Dreading" [SL Wired] [more inside]
posted by CheesesOfBrazil at 5:32 AM PST - 104 comments

Do you like string quartets? And piano music? How about combining these flavours in the form of a Piano Quintet? If you’re unsure (or haven’t much time), try dipping a small spoon into the bowl with the second movement of Antonin Dvořák’s 1881 Piano Quintet. If this kind of thing is already to your taste, or if you have all day & nothing better to do, then see within for a whole lot more... [more inside]
posted by misteraitch at 2:24 AM PST - 25 comments