December 5, 2021

Star Trek: Coda

Author James Swallow: “It’s been twenty years since Star Trek fiction took a gigantic leap of faith, out from the universe established by the TV shows and movies, and into the new, ongoing continuity that avid readers nicknamed ‘the litverse.’ ... But nothing lasts forever.” [more inside]
posted by bryon at 10:56 PM PST - 33 comments

Peter Cundall

Peter Cundall, the host (1990–2008) of the ABC's Gardening Australia, and host of gardening programs since 1967, has died. [more inside]
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 7:36 PM PST - 12 comments

Standing at the Limit of an Endless Ocean

Rolling Stone Australia has released its list of the 200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time. [more inside]
posted by jjderooy at 7:25 PM PST - 77 comments

"It's on, motherfuckers!"

L’Chaim! With the last night of Hanukkah wrapping up, Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin also wrap up their second year of The Hanukkah Sessions with a song by two young Jewish men: Chaim Witz and Stanley Eisen. [more inside]
posted by Your Childhood Pet Rock at 4:56 PM PST - 19 comments

'Fun' sleepover after a massive snowstorm strands 31 people in IKEA

Employees and customers spent the night sleeping in beds in the showroom. Around 11pm members of the group chose where they wanted to sleep, having their pick of IKEA's vast showroom of beds and sofas. "Everybody found a nice and comfortable bed and could test and try out our range," he said.
posted by folklore724 at 4:26 PM PST - 43 comments

a hundred people respond when one person calls

On November 13, delivery couriers working for food delivery company Foodpanda in Hong Kong went on strike as a response to pay cuts, work-related injuries, arbitrary account suspensions, long waits at restaurants, app issues and more. The strike was led by South Asian immigrants and supported by ethnically Chinese Hongkongers, and was self-organized without the aid of the (largely disbanded) trade unions. On November 18, workers and the company reached a deal on pay. [more inside]
posted by spamandkimchi at 2:41 PM PST - 2 comments

Medical illustrations in full colour

"I’ve literally never seen a black foetus illustrated, ever." [SLTwitter]
posted by clawsoon at 1:35 PM PST - 13 comments

The Kid Should See This Gift Guide

A nice set of STEAM oriented, often sustainable gifts for kids A product of the the blog: The Kid Should See This, which was linked previously. Has affiliate links, generally includes Amazon alternatives like bookshop, etc.
posted by rockindata at 1:31 PM PST - 9 comments

Jonathan Larson's Sunday

Sunday is a Sondheim pastiche from Rent composer Jonathan Larson that is featured in Lin-Manuel Miranda's film tick, tick... BOOM. The star-studded filming took quite a bit to pull off. [How “Tick, Tick…Boom!” Pulled Off Its Surprise All-Star Musical Number HarpersBazaar, medium-long read, oral history format] [more inside]
posted by hippybear at 1:17 PM PST - 8 comments

Food Sleuth

Ages ago, Ruth Reichl interviewed Ian Dengler about American food culture Now, Reichl has a blog/newsletter at substack and she has posted that article. [more inside]
posted by mumimor at 12:45 PM PST - 15 comments

“Because we’re not special,” I say.

"The tuktuk driver... Piter is telling me a story about digging a hole to hell, which is also the story of his life, and I am trying to explain to him why his life is meaningless, while he does the same to me." "Dharmas" by Vajra Chandrasekera is a witty fantasy story in which a taxi passenger futilely argues about cosmology. "What kind of psychology meets a new species and says—do what I want, or I’ll kill the lot of you?" "Anna Saves Them All" by Seth Dickinson is a very dark science fiction story about first contact and "how to do what must be done." [more inside]
posted by brainwane at 7:40 AM PST - 5 comments

The future, for me, has always felt intangible

I could never picture myself growing old or reaching life milestones. Now I know it's a trauma response called ‘a sense of foreshortened future’. [UK Glamour]
posted by ellieBOA at 6:12 AM PST - 73 comments

flyheccing with the cheez grip

Tetris players recently discovered an unusual way to use the NES controller, which is leading to new records being set.
posted by lazaruslong at 2:28 AM PST - 25 comments

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