October 19, 2022
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The Misremembered History Of The Internet’s Funniest Buzzer-Beater. Brian Feldman published an investigation into the origins of a classic viral video, identifying the kid knocked down by an errant full-court shot and talking to him years later. But then he kept digging—and ultimately revealed that memories, even when they're broadcast on national TV, can be faulty. [more inside]
Can you believe they included that?!?!
In the spirit of the listicles from last month, Rolling Stone has given us one more to complain about. The 50 (absolutely NOT) best concept records of all time. (I can prove it! So can you!) Go! [more inside]
She was killed by the police. Why are her bones in a museum?
Katricia Dotson’s remains were studied, disputed, displayed and litigated. Lost in the controversy was the life of an American girl and her family.
CN: state murder of children and others, subsequent shocking violations of human decency [more inside]
Cute emu content without the racism or the cavalier approach to disease
For people who want cute emu content without the racism or the cavalier approach to disease, I recommend this twitter account. More links to specific emu posts inside. [more inside]
Chinese cuisine in Boston: The legacy of Kowloon
Kowloon, a "technicolor Polynesian paradise" in Saugus, Massachusetts, is a legendary 50,000-square-foot restaurant serving 20,000 people each week. The Wong family worked hard to please their customers and expand their business, continually reinventing the menu and the venue. They also helped hundreds of Chinese immigrants (and Chinese-diaspora, for example, Chinese-Venezuelans) find work and become integrated into American society. This is the story of Kowloon, and the story of Chinese food in America.
Breaking Bettman
In the newest Fumble Dimension, Jon and Kofie try for better hockey through goonery, and instead take down the house of cards that is NHL '22. [more inside]
Flying Rivers
The biotic pump theory proposes that evaporation or transpiration causes clouds formation that reduces atmospheric pressure, and then draws additional moist air into the regions with high evapotranspiration, i.e. forests draw moist air inland, while deserts lose moisture to seas. Although unproven, rainfall patterns fit the theory. [more inside]
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Doctors ignore the clitoris. Women pay the price
Content warning: painful procedures, reference to sexual assault in the following New York Times Magazine feature by Rachel E. Gross (archived version). After hearing about her injury, she said, one urologist compared her to a rape victim and said she must be having a trauma reaction to her biopsy. Next, according to her medical charts, a women’s health specialist diagnosed her with “perimenopause” and prescribed testosterone cream. Another gynecologist recommended an “O shot,” or vaginal rejuvenation procedure. [more inside]
Hand-Drawn Miracle
It almost makes me freak out now, just thinking about how many near misses this thing probably had. Watercolors, Elvis and ohana: an oral history of Lilo & Stitch.
It's Full Of Stars
NASA has shared a new image, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope [previously] of the iconic Pillars Of Creation first captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995.
All Watched Over By Machines of Juggling Grace
Juggling ROBOT or NOT??? [via the Ironic Sans substack, which also mentions Dipert, Moschen, Kennedy and more]
Fat people get anorexia, too
Fat people (or larger bodied as it says in the article) can have the same eating patterns and health problems as very thin people. The article is about the idea of that "atypical anorexia"-- severely restricted eating without much weight loss-- isn't significantly different from anorexia with severe weight loss, but it's very difficult for fat people to get treatment. Even professionals who do treatment have trouble wrapping their heads around the idea that there are fat people who need help with eating more. archive link
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