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If you are waiting impatiently to see whether Denis Villeneuve will manage to translate Frank Herbert’s “Dune” to the big screen, or fall short of the mark as David Lynch and the SyFy channel have (yes, those opinions are controversial), you can while away the hours by listening to Megan Sunday and Beau North discuss the first book in the series over 48 podcast episodes. [more inside]
posted by Grinder at 11:54 PM PST - 54 comments

Lorrie Frear for I Love Typography: "My graphic design students love to design posters using the classic eye chart composition, and they frequently ask “What typeface should I use for this?” Not having a definitive answer has always been frustrating, so I decided to investigate to find out what typeface is used on eye charts." Looking for an artistic, global take on the classic Snellen chart (Wikipedia)? See the World: A multilingual eye chart features characters from more than 25 languages, selected for aesthetic and linguistic distinctiveness, described in the legend. (Byte Level Research) [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief at 10:13 PM PST - 8 comments

From peddler of produce to titan of industry, Slate presents an oral history of the story behind Avatar: The Last Airbender's erstwhile vendor of leafy greens. (SLSlate)
posted by NoxAeternum at 5:31 PM PST - 8 comments

Happy 45th anniversary, Jaws (SLYT) "Produced by The Daily Jaws and created by over 100 super-fans around the world, this special 45th anniversary film uses a mix of live action, animation, action figures and stop motion to reimagine the 1975 shark thriller." [more inside]
posted by profreader at 3:42 PM PST - 24 comments

These past few years have been difficult for a lot of people, so if you find you are in need of some comfort, here is a Sasquatch, playing some sweet, sweet saxophone tunes in the forest. [SLYouTube channel]
posted by Multicellular Exothermic at 1:12 PM PST - 10 comments

Part 1: Gymnasts Try to Keep Up With Parkour Experts
Part 2: Parkour Experts Try to Keep Up With Gymnasts
posted by spamandkimchi at 11:18 AM PST - 44 comments

Steven Poole is not impressed by Rutger Bregman’s new book Humankind: A Hopeful History. “The attempt to replace a story about humans’ essential wickedness with a contrasting story about humans’ essential loveliness has already run aground – as it was bound to, since any claim that complex human beings are essentially one single thing or another is a fairytale.“ [more inside]
posted by adrianhon at 9:44 AM PST - 29 comments

BLACK PARADE by Beyoncé [YouTube] [Spotify][Instagram]

“I hope we continue to share joy and celebrate each other, even in the midst of struggle. Please continue to remember our beauty, strength and power. “BLACK PARADE” celebrates you, your voice and your joy and will benefit Black-owned small businesses. "Black Parade" benefits BeyGOOD's Black Business Impact Fund, administered by the National Urban League, to support Black-owned small businesses in need. Click the link to learn more.” [via: Beyonce.com]

Written by Beyonce and co-produced by Derek Dixie, “Black Parade” also features her husband Jay-Z as co-writer along with Dixie (the Emmy-nominated music director of “HOMECOMING: A Film by Beyonce Knowles”), Kaydence, Denisia “”@blu_june” Andrews and Brittany “@chi_coney” Coney for @NOVAWAV, among others.
posted by Fizz at 6:44 AM PST - 10 comments

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of The Shadow of the Wind, has died. He was 55. [more inside]
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee at 3:47 AM PST - 18 comments