March 24, 2019

If Phil Spector were Anton LaVey the 60s would have sounded like this

Alexandra and Zachary James are the high priests of Twin Temple, the Satanic doo-wop band hailing from the city of Angels. They have produced one album and two videos ("Sex Magick" is NSFW). [more inside]
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 9:20 PM PST - 7 comments

With discovery of a baris, Herodotus is proved right, ~2500 years later

In the fifth century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt and wrote of unusual river boats on the Nile. Twenty-three lines of his Historia (Wikipedia), the ancient world’s first great narrative history, are devoted to the intricate description of the construction of a “baris” (English translation on Perseus, from Tufts). For centuries, scholars have argued over his account because there was no archaeological evidence that such ships ever existed. Now there is. A “fabulously preserved” wreck in the waters around the sunken port city of Thonis-Heracleion has revealed just how accurate the historian was. (The Guardian)
posted by filthy light thief at 7:00 PM PST - 20 comments

Am I just paranoid? Or am I just steamed?

Steamed Hams but it’s Basket Case by Green Day (SLYT)
posted by Doktor Zed at 5:08 PM PST - 27 comments

Brilliant Serendipity

Sometimes One Wrong Creates A Half Dozen Rights... This is a chronicle of a life changing kayak trip, taken by three old friends. In spirit, rather like John Muir's Stickeen, a story I read several times as a child. Sometimes the universe seems to conspire to undo, some random blunder. A well told tale of friendship and adversity, countered by absolute serendipity with a ton of effort, risk, and ability. Glacier Bay Alaska was their destination, traveling with a close friend who was a seasoned guide. An irresistible destination, but wild, part of the attraction and also the invigorating unease. A beauty of a place.
posted by Oyéah at 3:26 PM PST - 5 comments

Human contact is now a luxury

Bill Langlois has a new best friend. She is a cat named Sox. She lives on a tablet, and she makes him so happy that when he talks about her arrival in his life, he begins to cry.
posted by Memo at 3:20 PM PST - 35 comments

Do you see the movie trailer? Good!

The first trailer for the live-action Dora the Explorer movie is out. The movie is not produced by Michael Bay as previously expected and looks to follow in the footsteps of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
posted by bbrown at 9:24 AM PST - 55 comments

Good Cocktails Sans Alcohol

NPR's Kristen Hartke explores the world of zero-proof spirits - companies like Seedlip, Stryyk, and Ceder's that make non-alcoholic but still flavourful spirits.
posted by divabat at 1:56 AM PST - 52 comments

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