March 17, 2023
anti-racist starter pack
anti-racist starter pack: a list each of books, articles, podcasts, interviews/lectures, and documentaries
Erich's Packing Center!
You want squares in triangles? Erich's got 'em! You want triangles in squares? Erich's got 'em! Squares in squares?? Erich's got those, too! How about L's in circles? Triangles in circles? Right triangles in squares? You know Erich's got 'em! Packing! Tiling! Covering! Come on down to Erich's Packing Center for all this and related problems!
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Like a Pickled Priest Who Was Being Flambéed
i'm in a pipe / i cannot gripe
Nirvana's Nevermind but with the Super Mario 64 soundfont
In a New York Patient
Happy St. Patrick's Day! The Pogues, live at the Town and Country Club
Kirk Cameron harassed a TN library until its director got fired
those who bring “heat” and those who bring “light"
Cancel culture has its merits, but the left is ready for a better approach [LA Times]. It used to be almost exclusively the political right that complained about the amorphous bogeyman known as “cancel culture.” Recently, at our research center dedicated to diversity and inclusion, we’ve noticed an intriguing shift in the zeitgeist: Complaints have started surfacing on the left. [more inside]
"I don't like you no more."
Banshees of Inisherin: The Game. Post-Flash Friday Fun.
“Since 1995 Ai Weiwei has raised his middle finger to bastions of power”
Do you want Ai Weiwei to flip the bird at major landmarks, or anywhere else that’s findable on Google Maps? Here is his middle finger extended at the Kremlin. At the Leaning Tower of Pisa. At Mar-a-Lago. At Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík. At some guy on the South Pole. At a statue of a moomintroll in Tampere, Finland. Try it yourself and then read about the project here.
And In The Darkness, One Card To Bind Them All
As part of the promotion of their upcoming Lord of the Rings set later this year, Wizards of the Coast has announced that there will be a special rare card - The One Ring, of which only one will be printed. [more inside]
bicycling and stop signs
When you place the needs of others before your own
Because we break the things we love...
...And monsters sharpen their claws in the void where youth is confused with beauty.
Get out your shovel! MeFi favorite Bobby Fingers is at it again, with an incendiary new diorama featuring the (middle-aged) King of Pop on the set of the notorious Pepsi commercial. Special appearances by Matt Parker, Constance Zimmer and David Spiegelhalter, with inspired use of shrooms, horse's caca and an original song about youthful indiscretions. [more inside]
The Sideshow Magician Who Inspired Ray Bradbury—Then Vanished
The Amish are loving electric bikes
Believe it or not, the Amish are loving electric bikes. "Electric bicycles have been finding favor in a growing number of communities. From hunters to surfers and even soldiers, e-bikes and their low-cost, far-reaching transportation options have permeated a surprising number of different groups and use cases. The latest community adopting e-bikes en masse may be even more of a surprise: the Amish.
Amish communities, more often known for their black buggies pulled by horses, have been increasingly turning to electric bikes as an alternative form of transportation."
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