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A solution that is only a solution for the people who can afford to be a part of the solution is not a solution A hour long video about cooking, food, race, gender, class and capitalism.
posted by Gorgik on May 8 at 8:16 AM - 33 comments

"High Math by Ma And Pa Kettle' (slyt. 3:23)
posted by clavdivs on May 9 at 10:15 PM - 10 comments

Zoom in on God's Hand [more inside]
posted by chavenet on May 9 at 2:01 PM - 13 comments

Tom Walker tries desperately, with halting success, to complete some very basic missions in Grand Theft Auto 4 while all the cars on the map lose their fucking minds. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Come for the comedy car deaths, stay for the slow evolution of a "this is a horror stealth game" playstyle that makes it at all possible to make progress.
posted by cortex on May 6 at 9:37 AM - 25 comments

See how demographic swings could impact the 2024 election: 538's new Swing-O-Matic shows which states could flip under different scenarios. [ABC News]. 538's Swing-O-Matic page gets interactive under the bold headline Create your own scenario with a bunch of sliders you can push back and forth to see how minor demographic shifts might have major implications for the 2024 US Presidential election.
posted by hippybear on Apr 11 at 8:51 AM - 173 comments

The Ringer- Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked As the Kendrick Lamar/ Drake feud continues (apparently won by Kendrick at this point), the Ringer looks over their listing of great diss tracks in hip-hop. At the Root, Noah McGee provides a different list. Alex Petridis also weighs in on the subject at the Grauniad.
posted by LeRoienJaune on May 9 at 1:59 PM - 21 comments

Rare handfish population returned to wild after riding out marine heatwave in tank. They've been gently coaxed out of the plastic bag and into the big, bad underwater world where they are exposed to the elements. Now, researchers have big hopes this small group of red handfish will not only survive, but thrive — the species is depending on it.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries on May 10 at 1:09 AM - 5 comments

The first criminal trial of a former US president is set to begin on April 15. Attorney Teri Kanefield lays out the timeline of events and provides extensive background, with a special focus on Michael Cohen. [more inside]
posted by kristi on Apr 14 at 8:11 PM - 133 comments

Sumatran orangutan becomes first wild animal seen using medicinal plant to treat wound. [more inside]
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries on May 3 at 1:42 AM - 26 comments

How King’s College Added 438 Solar Panels to a 500-Year-Old Chapel. The project sparked debate over how to decrease carbon emissions while preserving the historic structure’s architectural beauty.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries on May 8 at 8:08 PM - 35 comments

This is our story, simplified: Life. Loss. Transformation. Love. Death. Iteration. The first time you get our message, you only will only find one thread. Short fiction by Caroline M Yoachim.
posted by Artw on May 9 at 8:39 AM - 4 comments

Motown Junkies is a blog where Steve Devereux is reviewing the entire Motown singles discography in sequential order from the beginning. You can also browse tracks by songwriter, label and artist. He’s currently up to 1966, though he’s been on hiatus for a few years. He also used to present Discovering Motown on Radio Cardiff, and the archive is on Mixcloud.
posted by Kattullus on May 6 at 9:05 AM - 23 comments

Zoey Alexandria, voice actor, singer, and instructor for transgender voices, has passed away at the age of 29. She spent much of her adult life dedicated to helping other trans people navigate their way through finding new voices and addressing vocal dysphoria. Her YouTube channel is a valuable resource for others during and after transition. [more inside]
posted by Flight Hardware, do not touch on May 8 at 8:01 AM - 36 comments

What happens if a US presidential candidate dies? Joe Biden and Donald Trump are the two oldest candidates in US history. If either needs to be replaced, what next? from the Guardian [more inside]
posted by lalochezia on May 5 at 3:25 PM - 128 comments

Edward Zitron has been reading all of google's internal emails that have been released as evidence in the DOJ's antitrust case against google.

Zitron concludes that Google Search died on February 5th, 2019 [more inside]
posted by zenon on Apr 23 at 11:40 AM - 150 comments

Europeans have more time, and Americans more money. It is a cop-out to say which you prefer is a matter of taste. There are three fairly objective measures of a good society: how long people live, how happy they are and whether they can afford the things they need. A society must also be sustainable, as measured by its carbon emissions, collective debt and level of innovation. So which side does it better? [Financial Times; ungated]
posted by chavenet on May 8 at 12:35 AM - 61 comments

H5N1 bird flu has begun spreading between mammals, leaving coastlines dotted with the bodies of birds, seals, and sea lions. Agriculture increases human- animal contact. On the bright side, the human history of infection with other flu viruses may confer some resistance to H5N1. (Gift NYT article)
posted by Sleeper on Apr 22 at 12:09 PM - 31 comments

How to Build a $20 Billion Semiconductor Fab. By Brian Potter of Construction Physics.
posted by russilwvong on May 4 at 8:57 AM - 8 comments

f-off, Cartoonist K.C. Green's cathartic single-panel gag comics.
posted by MetaFilter World Peace on May 8 at 12:18 PM - 19 comments