June 15, 2018
Finding The Meaning Of Success, Deep Within Tokyo's Musical Underground
Through the process of translating his book about Japan's robust independent music scene into the country's native language, its author finds himself reckoning with where he's really at. - From NPR by Ian Martin [more inside]
“We will rebuild and rebuild well"
The future of the Glasgow School of Art’s historic Mackintosh Building has been plunged into uncertainty after it was gutted by a large fire on Friday night.
Long considered Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterwork, the Mackintosh Building of the Glasgow School of Art took over ten years to complete, from 1897 to 1909.
The building suffered a devastating fire just four years ago that gutted the iconic library. Restoration work was underway, and the building was expected to reopen in early 2019.
Earlier on Friday, a huge tribute mural to Mackintosh was unveiled above the Clutha Bar in Glasgow to mark the 150th anniversary of the designer's birth.
Previously and previously.
Literary Cafes to Visit in Italy
To quote Montesquieu: literary cafés were the place where the conversation creates reality, where giant plans, utopian dreams and anarchist plots are born without having to leave your chair Nine fabulous places to refresh yourself while wandering around Italy.
"A State which bore this kind of fruit..."
Do you like Apples? Peaches? Grapes? Strawberries? Lemons? Or perhaps you're into weird things like mulberries, cherimoyas, serviceberries, or cloudberries? Or maybe you're just nuts. Between 1886 and 1942, the USDA commissioned 7,584 watercolors from 21 artists depicting a wide variety of fruit. [more inside]
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS POST SUCKS.
Why Are Straws So Bad For The Environment? [Bustle] “Plastic straws may be on the way out. From McDonald's locations in the U.K. testing paper straws to proposed European Union legislation that would require straws be made of sustainable materials, to bans and limits on the use of plastic straws in cities like Malibu, Calif., Seattle, and Miami Beach, Fla., more and more companies and areas are cracking down on the use of what has for many years been a universal drinking tool, present at all your favorite restaurants, movie theaters, theme parks, and, well, everywhere else. Most of us know plastic straws are bad for the environment because we're told plastic straws are bad for the environment, but now that anti-straw legislation is pouring in, it's a good time for a refresher on just why plastic straws do so much damage to the Earth.” [more inside]
Excuse me while I piss the sky
Straight out of a shitty horror movie, a pair of port-a-potties took flight after some heavy winds hit a gathering in Commerce City, Colorado. The area's local TV station reported that no one was hurt, though they did not comment on whether or not anyone was covered with shit, piss or whatever it is they put in port-a-potties to make them smell like that.
ST: Discovery showrunners fired for "increasingly abusive" behavior
Star Trek: Discovery's production woes continue, after it broke last night that showrunners Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts were fired for abusive behavior and budgetary overruns. Multiple writers on the show are reported to have been so upset that they threatened to go to HR or quit the series entirely. Executive producer Alex Kurtzman will take over showrunning duties, although it's not clear if this is a temporary or permanent decision. [more inside]
Whack World
'cause I slay
There's going to be a new novel in the Buffyverse, set some years after the end of the TV show, with a new cast of characters. [more inside]
Why African and Caribbean sounds are dominating British music right now
Tether your goats!
Have you tethered your goats? Might be a good idea as our slippery bovid friends are active escape artists. Even working goats like to go on the lam. No need for a West Point cadet to steal them, they are perfectly capable of taking themselves for a walk. Apparently, there was even a video game about the subject. So tether your goats. Or don’t! They’ll probably get loose anyways!
Rose-Colored Glasses and Emotional Abuse
Actress and cosplayer Chloe Dykstra has published a thoughtful essay on Medium about her abusive relationship with a man who went from being "a mildly successful podcaster to a powerhouse CEO of his own company". Most sources have gone ahead and identified Chris Hardwick, whose name has already been disappeared from his former site/brand Nerdist Industries. (trigger warning: emotional and sexual abuse, eating disorders, misogyny and homophobia)
Lactobacillus midichlorians
These Bands Could Be Your Life
The McKenzie Tapes is a collection of live audio recordings from some of New York City area’s most prominent music venues of the 1980s and 1990s. It spans mostly from 1985 to 1993, and includes shows played not only at Maxwell's, but also The Ritz, Irving Plaza, City Gardens, and more. [more inside]
Healthcare Is A Human Right
“Historically, European nations have more developed welfare states, stronger unions, and less inequality, all of which are the products of more potent left-wing parties and labor movements that succeeded in reforming capitalism in the post–Second World War period. But this never happened here. The United States therefore needs a healthcare system that has universalism—and equity—built into its very foundation.” Single-Payer Or Bust: By providing a single tier of coverage to all, with automatic enrollment, comprehensive benefits, and no cost-sharing, single-payer provides a distinct, egalitarian vision of universality. (Dissent)
that's a Moon
How the Earliest Images of the Moon Were so Much Better than we Realised. MoonViews, the website of the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project, is now finished as LOIRP has finished their mission and delivered the data to NASA. High-res pictures can be viewed here. [more inside]
"To dream of foreign flags denotes ruptures and a breach of confidence"
/r/somnivexillology, for the study of flags that appear in dreams.
Environmental melancholia
Climate change is creating a new kind of grief, and we’re completely unprepared for it. Quartz's Jeremy Deaton looks at the gathering psychological crises caused by environmental collapse.
True Facts : Pangolins Posse
A new zefrank documentary: "The giant anteater resembles a walking index finger with a mullet...and leg warmers."
(SLYT, 7:24 mins, no CC)
(NSFW language + about 2 seconds of NSFW footage)
(note: is Buzzfeed content) [more inside]
(SLYT, 7:24 mins, no CC)
(NSFW language + about 2 seconds of NSFW footage)
(note: is Buzzfeed content) [more inside]
if they don’t be halal, you don’t eat it
Ramadan nomnoms in 2018: It takes 350 chefs, 160 stewards and 450 supporting staff to prepare the iftar at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
Syrian refugees celebrate Ramadan in Lebanon: "little things that we miss like the Ramadan-exclusive drink jalaab."
Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna breaks his fast with the Muslim family who saved his life during the 1992 Mumbai riots: "When rioters visited their house... the family lied and said that Khanna too, was their son." [more inside]
Syrian refugees celebrate Ramadan in Lebanon: "little things that we miss like the Ramadan-exclusive drink jalaab."
Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna breaks his fast with the Muslim family who saved his life during the 1992 Mumbai riots: "When rioters visited their house... the family lied and said that Khanna too, was their son." [more inside]
the chickens are coming home to roost... any day now.
"The Clinton Trump foundation is a criminal enterprise!" At least that's what the New York State Attorney General's office is suing him for.
Meanwhile Trump made friends over the weekend in Singapore, much to Kim Jong Un's delight. They even made a video to commemorate the historic event. [more inside]
Woman is so artistic
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