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Historic alternate suggestions for the U.S. 50 star flag.

Possible designs for a 51 star flag (plus, design your own for 51 and greater).
posted by Chrysostom at 8:09 PM PST - 27 comments

No, this is not about the 2016 U.S. election. Not just that, anyway. First, I need to explain a weird glitch in our voting system…
Nicky Case Previously -who you may remember from his (and vi hart’s Previously, 2, 3, 4) “playable post” Previously about the Schelling Segregation Model Previously- has made a new playable post about different voting systems.
posted by Going To Maine at 6:10 PM PST - 30 comments

Wait in line. Move. Jump literal inches in the air. Try to stay awake by punching yourself in the face (but not too much). Waiting in Line 3D is the hot new 2.5D FPS by Rajeev Basu.
posted by codacorolla at 5:58 PM PST - 23 comments

"A truck driver, butcher and firefighter are some of the subjects in the latest project by the photographer Chris Crisman. This series portrays women at work and focuses on occupations traditionally seen as male dominated. Crisman’s children were part of the inspiration for Women’s Work - to show them that they could be anything they wanted to be, and to illustrate that gender should not define employment possibilities"
posted by byanyothername at 12:34 PM PST - 20 comments

On the March 9, 1975 episode of The Cher Show, Cher, and her guests The Pointer Sisters, Teri Garr and Freddie Prinze perform a medley of songs from the big band/swing era. [more inside]
posted by MCMikeNamara at 12:31 PM PST - 39 comments

"M’Lynn needed help. Her husband, Paul, was a big guy with a quick wit, a kind heart and a deep passion for the outdoors. Last July, Paul passed away. Next to a full backpack, he left his three polished sets of hiking boots. We took those boots for a long walk. Together, the boots and those that carried them, covered the length of the Appalachian Trail." Paul's Boots. (YT) [more inside]
posted by bondcliff at 12:01 PM PST - 7 comments

In 2013 Leath Tonino traveled the length of Vermont from Massachusetts to Québec via various modes of locomotion. Seven Lengths of Vermont: hike, hitch, ski, bike, paddle, swim, flight.
posted by jessamyn at 7:45 AM PST - 6 comments

Letterboxd is a social network for movie lovers where you can rate films, keep track of what you’ve watched, and create collections based on whatever categories you want. Here are some of the best collections.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 7:13 AM PST - 76 comments

BBC Stories brings us Emma Lawton, a graphic designer diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at age 29, and inventor Haiyan Zhang who helps her draw a straight line for the first time in years. [3m20s]
posted by hippybear at 6:40 AM PST - 8 comments

One hundred years ago, the US government oversaw the slaughter of millions of buffalo in its effort to settle the West. That meant separating Indian tribes from their historic dependence on the buffalo, or bison, for food, shelter, and also for their spirituality. Indians see buffalo and all living things as sacred. Now, in cooperation with Canada, the US government has returned buffalo to the Blackfoot tribes, who say they are celebrating their long-denied sense of feeling whole again. Correspondent Lucky Severson reports from northern Montana, where Ervin Carlson, president of the Intertribal Buffalo Council says, “They’re just a part of our being, our spirituality—not only the buffalo, but all animals are very spiritual to the Indian people.”
posted by XMLicious at 4:36 AM PST - 14 comments

Learn a little bit about half the world's countries in fifteen minutes. [more inside]
posted by smoke at 2:28 AM PST - 16 comments