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Cat trees. Reload for a new tree. Guaranteed to contain a cat tree. Not guaranteed to contain a cat. But sometimes: many cats! [more inside]
posted by ardgedee at 1:27 PM PST - 53 comments

"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres - National Portrait Gallery video: "In this 'portrait' of his deceased partner, Ross Laycock, Gonzalez-Torres created a spill of candies that approximated Ross's weight (175 lbs.) when he was healthy. Viewers are invited to take away a candy until the mound gradually disappears; it is then replenished, and the cycle of life and death continues." More candy works by the artist.
posted by MonkeyToes at 12:12 PM PST - 19 comments

Now they're multiplying.
posted by indianbadger1 at 11:53 AM PST - 73 comments

This is a thread of twitter responses with many examples of how Irish people will deliver devastating one liners to people trying to be stylish.
posted by Going To Maine at 11:25 AM PST - 86 comments

The Soviet Union is out of business and GORBY'S LOSS IS YOUR GAIN!!! [more inside]
posted by theodolite at 10:32 AM PST - 22 comments

How a Board Game About Birds Became a Surprise Blockbuster
posted by Mchelly at 10:12 AM PST - 38 comments

Daniel Lavery considers the contents of his vegetable crisper.
posted by rogerroger at 8:55 AM PST - 61 comments

"The loose concept is we, like all living creatures, are chased by death in a woodland of time. We are wildlings and not hunters."

Interview with Tamás Kátai about Vadak (2021) (full album on youtube), the latest album of Thy Catafalque, perhaps the most prominent avant-garde metal band from Hungary. [more inside]
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Dead white man's clothes: How fast fashion is turning parts of Ghana into toxic landfill (ABC News) – For decades, the West's unwanted fashion has made its way to used-clothing markets in Africa. Now it's fuelling an environmental catastrophe. [more inside]
posted by bitteschoen at 3:21 AM PST - 73 comments