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To me, queerness is about all of these things: transformation, growth, family, love, solidarity, self-determination, collective strength, and building a better world. Taken to be true, it makes perfect sense that magical girl and idol anime felt queer to their very core ten years ago, and feel exactly the same to me now. [more inside]
posted by one for the books at 10:41 PM PST - 7 comments

Most schools already struggle from a lack of resources; how could they possibly afford the mountain of safety measures that will need to be in place? Dave Grohl on remote learning in the Fall
posted by dfm500 at 8:01 PM PST - 21 comments

1D Chess. 2D Chess. 3D Chess. 4D Chess. 5D Chess.
posted by aspo at 7:56 PM PST - 26 comments

In the early 20th century, open air schools became fairly common in Northern Europe, originally designed to prevent and combat the widespread rise of tuberculosis that occurred in the period leading up to the Second World War. Schools were built on the concept that exposure to fresh air, good ventilation and exposure to the outside were paramount!
posted by rebent at 5:52 PM PST - 30 comments

The Last Bronycon: a fandom autopsy. Jenny Nicholson dissects the Brony Fandom in an easily digestible list, as she is known to do. She tracks the beginnings of Bronydom on 4chan as ironic fandom and its evolution into a community of genuine fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic that are mostly male. [more inside]
posted by Megustalations at 1:46 PM PST - 29 comments

On Tuesday, the US reported more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths for the first time since May 29, and on Monday, Axios reported on the surge in coronavirus hospitalizations. Also on Tuesday, The Guardian reports Trump said the pandemic “will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better,” and urged Americans to wear masks, but laid out no strategy for how to reverse the country’s recent rise in new cases. In the meantime, the Guardian reports on a recent Axios-Ipsos poll finding the US public is increasingly skeptical of the Covid-19 death toll, even as public health experts, including those interviewed by Scientific American, explain how coronavirus death tolls are likely an underestimate. However, USA Today reports we'll need enormous numbers of Americans to test COVID-19 vaccines, and a 'very encouraging' 138,600 have signed up. [more inside]
posted by katra at 11:34 AM PST - 828 comments

Photographer Barbara Karant's project "820 Ebony/Jet" is a visual time capsule of the "core essence of the Johnson Publishing Company, the most influential African American–owned corporation of its day, and home to Ebony and Jet magazines. The 11- story building in downtown Chicago was designed by Black architect John Moutoussamy and the custom interiors showcased in the September 1972 issue of Ebony. [more inside]
posted by spamandkimchi at 11:27 AM PST - 8 comments

Tim Smith, the charismatic frontman of influential British rock band Cardiacs, has died at the age of 59.
posted by Cardinal Fang at 7:32 AM PST - 20 comments