April 12, 2018
Is Virgil’s Aeneid canon?
At this point, two questions arise. Why do studios keep doing prequels if fans hate them? And why do fans hate them so much in the first place? [more inside]
The Secret Language of Ships
Just wait until I port Fortnite onto Apple 2e
Paul McCartney Rabbit Hole
6000 for 6000
Willful Ignorance
The podcast debate between Ezra Klein and Sam Harris finally happened. For context, check out the background on all this, previously. [more inside]
If Dinosaur Train was a documentary, would we know?
What if dinosaurs had an advanced civilization? To be clear, they almost certainly didn't. But, if they did, would we know? The question is relevant to xenobiology, which aims to find traces of alien life, perhaps long after it is extinct. A new paper [pdf] suggests that synthetic molecules like plastic and potentially nuclear fallout, would be detectable in the geologic record, although it might be challenging to separate signals like climate change from other abrupt events. Others have argued that, over geologic times, even plastics will be gone. (except from the fascinating book A World Without Us) [prev.],
SMALL BRAIN: posting memes to metafilter
Green-haired, genital-breathing turtle added to endangered species list
With a green mohawk, fleshy growths under its chin, and gills in its gentials, the Mary river turtle is one of the most striking (and endangered) creatures on the planet. More on the punk turtle on the Edge endangered species list here.
“African art as a discipline deserves better.”
Brooklyn Museum Defends Its Hiring of a White Curator of African Art [The New York Times] “A recent decision by the Brooklyn Museum to hire a white person as an African art consulting curator has prompted opposition on social media and from an anti-gentrification activist group that argues the selection perpetuated “ongoing legacies of oppression.” In response to a letter from the group that stated its concerns, Anne Pasternak, the director of the Brooklyn Museum, said in a statement on Friday that the museum “unequivocally” stood by its selection of Kristen Windmuller-Luna for the position.” [more inside]
"I know a thing or two about pseudo-academic nonsense."
In a guest post on Elizabeth Sandifer's Eruditorum Press, the Institute Of Gremlins 2 Studies discusses Gremlins 2, Laibach, satiric over-identification, and the ridiculous, Stephen Colbert-esque satire that must be Jordan Peterson.
No more sexually charged games of baccarat with the Provost’s wife!
A skit by Jared Neumark and Dan Chamberlain “YOUR DAYS OF PRIVATE YACHTS ARE OVER.”
Where some rescue dogs come from
Rescue groups are increasingly buying animals at auction A deep look at how rescue groups fundraise and then use those funds to buy animals at auction, fundamentally changing the nature of the business for breeders (slWaPo)
"Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do, except hear."
Thirty years ago, students at Gallaudet University protested the appointment of (yet another) non-Deaf President. The week-long protest led to the appointment of a Deaf President for the first time in the school's 124-year history and was cited as a "major contribution to the passage of the [Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990].” The fight for Deaf representation and awareness continues.
Racism is okay on Reddit
Unlike some web communities, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has stated that racism is permitted on the platform.
The Weird, Wacky Wonderworld Of Communist-Era Hotels
A celebration of classic haunts where the spirits of the old regimes still often sleep. [more inside]
Big Five and Internet Addictions
Research shows that people who score high on neuroticism, low on conscientiousness, and low on agreeableness are more likely to become addicted to social media, video games, instant messaging or other online stimuli. [more inside]
Wavecore.
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