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Polygon recently published a large series on video games in Cuba: Cuba: Where underground arcades, secret networks and piracy are a way of life [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 9:42 PM PST - 4 comments

Time-lapse video of clouds inside the Grand Canyon are very purty.
posted by clawsoon at 8:34 PM PST - 13 comments

Deconstructing how The Beatles wrote "A Day in the Life" 50 years ago this month. How does a band go from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1964 to "A Day in the Life" in 1967? [more inside]
posted by zooropa at 7:43 PM PST - 55 comments

"Welcome to the positive lexicography, an evolving index of 'untranslatable' words related to wellbeing from across the world's languages." Interactive version. .Pdf version. Via "The Glossary of Happiness," by Emily Anthes, for The New Yorker.
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:48 PM PST - 12 comments

If Every Day Is a Rainy Day, What Am I Saving For?
posted by BeBoth at 1:50 PM PST - 90 comments

8-bit Music Theory breaks down why Mario music sounds "fun", examines nonfunctional harmony in Chrono Trigger, investigates the history of Zelda overworld themes, and plenty more.
posted by theodolite at 10:48 AM PST - 22 comments

"Once a little old lady named Laura Scudder had a thing about potato chips" - an ad for Laura Scudder's Potato Chips, which really were made by Laura Scudder, a California entrepreneur who was the first to package potato chips in sealed bags to preserve their freshness, and was the first to add freshness dates to products. You can take the Laura Scudder Noise Abatement League Pledge, and view a short biographical recounting of Laura's life from Pauline Lemire, president of the Historical Society of Monterey Park. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief at 9:17 AM PST - 12 comments

How the Wealthy Talk to Their Children About Money. In which the New York Times inadvertently makes a case for the estate tax.
posted by indubitable at 7:08 AM PST - 80 comments

Above all, Ms. Dick shows up in female characters. She inspired Juliana, the heroine of “High Castle,” who has no trouble slashing a Nazi operative’s throat, as well as a number of shrill, carping, unhappy wives in other books. "I was a good — what do you call it? — muse,” Ms. Dick said in a recent interview....

Anne R. Dick, Memoirist and Writer’s Muse, Is Dead at 90
posted by y2karl at 7:03 AM PST - 14 comments

YouTube art channels - Since people always ask me where to find neat art tutorials, here's a comprehensive list of YouTube channels that teach art in one way or another.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:03 AM PST - 10 comments