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The Republic National Convention kicked off tonight [more inside]
posted by axiom at 11:46 PM PST - 247 comments

The 1912 Harrods catalog has been scanned and proofread to be read online. It took thirteen years. SO much material history of the last peak of globalization before ours, within the age of fossil fuels but well before fossil fuels' dominance, and catering to Imperial structure. [more inside]
posted by clew at 7:58 PM PST - 35 comments

Frankie Banali, drummer of trend setting heavy metal band Quiet Riot, passed away on August 20 after a 16-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68. [more inside]
posted by COD at 5:59 PM PST - 25 comments

Author, entrepreneur, chess master, and comedian James Altucher has declared that New York City is dead forever and not coming back. Author, actor, and comedian Jerry Seinfeld disagrees.
posted by JoeZydeco at 5:06 PM PST - 93 comments

First built in the 1950s, the iconic green trains are a relic of another age, differing in almost every way from the sleek high-speed rail cars replacing them. Tickets are dirt-cheap. The carriages are crowded, chaotic, and stifling in the summer heat. It can take hours for the lumbering locomotives to chug between cities. Yet Qian can’t stop riding. Since 2006, he estimates he’s traveled 150,000 kilometers by “green train,” accumulating 490 ticket stubs and 200,000 digital photographs along the way.
posted by Tom-B at 4:27 PM PST - 12 comments

Where the Amish go on holiday [BBC video, ~7min]: For nearly a century, families from Amish and Mennonite communities around the US have gathered in the small town of Pinecraft, Florida to mingle and relax. Photographer Dina Litovsky [insta] captured beautiful photographs of the Amish at leisure [New Yorker, April 2018]. [more inside]
posted by Westringia F. at 4:05 PM PST - 26 comments

Justin Townes Earle, an accomplished alt-country singer and songwriter who was a son of the country-rock firebrand Steve Earle, died on Thursday at his home in Nashville. He was 38. His death was confirmed late Sunday by his record label, New West, which did not give a cause. “It is with tremendous sadness that we inform you of the passing of our son, husband, father and friend Justin,” read a post on the younger Mr. Earle’s Facebook page. “So many of you have relied on his music and lyrics over the years, and we hope that his music will continue to guide you on your journeys.” [more inside]
posted by octothorpe at 3:50 PM PST - 26 comments

The Castles of Wales web site, launched in November of 1995, provides visitors with information on over 400 different Welsh castles, accompanied by high quality photographs, as well as a wide range of topics related to Welsh castles and Welsh medieval history, many of the essays written by today's leading experts in their respective fields of study. [more inside]
posted by carter at 3:40 PM PST - 12 comments

Christine speaking Shetlandic; Vernell speaking Texas German; Aurora and Ademar speaking Mirandese; Sonia speaking Booráá; 王奕 speaking Wu; Arimardan speaking Bhojpuri; Peji speaking Sukuma; Hangi speaking Kihunde; Bonaventure speaking Murrinhpatha; James speaking Zambian Sign Language; Suzana speaking Croatian Sign Language (HZJ). The preceding links are to a small sampling of the many YouTube videos posted by Wikitongues. How Are You Feeling?
posted by misteraitch at 1:35 PM PST - 12 comments

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posted by Foci for Analysis at 12:26 PM PST - 22 comments

Maria Dahvana Headley’s new translation of Beowulf is "brash and belligerent, lunatic and invigorating, with passages of sublime poetry punctuated by obscenities and social-media shorthand,” (Ruth Franklin at The New Yorker). Check out the book’s full introduction and one of Headley’s short stories, The Girlfriend's Guide to the Gods (previously on Mefi).
posted by adrianhon at 10:57 AM PST - 67 comments

If People Talked to Other Professionals the Way they Talk to Teachers. (sl McSweeney's). "“Do you even read your patients’ charts, or do you just assign them a random dosage based on how nice they’ve been to you?”"
posted by storybored at 10:44 AM PST - 32 comments

Journalism’s Gates keepers – freelance journalist Tim Schwab writes in the Columbia Journalism Review about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s contributions to journalism (more than $250 million, to outlets such as NPR, BBC, NBC, Al Jazeera, ProPublica, National Journal, The Guardian, Univision, Medium, the Financial Times, The Atlantic etc.) and the ethical issues it raises, as the most prominent example of a larger trend of "billionaire philanthropists’ bankrolling the news".
posted by bitteschoen at 10:35 AM PST - 8 comments

A story about a cancelled game, a veteran team, and an eccentric creative director (SLTwitter / Threadreader) (via)
posted by May Kasahara at 9:05 AM PST - 23 comments

Kellyanne Conway will step down from her role as White House counselor (previously, she was Donald Trump's third campaign manager, following Paul Manafort and Corey Lewandowski) at the end of this month to spend more time with her family (she promises 'less drama, more mama'). Her husband, DC lawyer George Conway, will step away from his role in the Lincoln Project (previously). He added that he'll continue to support the project 'passionately.' These announcements came as good news to at least one person--daughter Claudia Conway, 15, who announced yesterday that she was seeking emancipation from her parents. Kellyanne, George, and Claudia all mentioned taking a break from social media.
posted by box at 7:54 AM PST - 69 comments

Say it properly. Kouign Amann? Lemon sponge and mascarpone cream, or perhaps a meringue cake with chocolate ganache? Mascarpone is an Italian cream cheese. Like other cheeses it has non-edible uses, though it is most often used in tiramisu, cheesecake and many other foods. Honey-cinnamon baked peaches with thyme mascarpone. Chocolate mascarpone. Try hanging it? Honey and mascarpone sponge roll or pistachio halva chocolate roulade? Mascarpone stuffed French toast, or a rucola crudo? Brownies? Strawberry and mascarpone rolled sponge. Balls of heavenly cream. Honey blackberry mascarpone ice cream. A cheesling, perhaps? With a milkshake? Lemon sponge and mascarpone and blackcurrant filling, or frost your coffee walnut cake. Boozy. (inspiration)
posted by Wordshore at 1:35 AM PST - 25 comments