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posted by Fiasco da Gama at 10:23 PM PST - 11 comments

4k POV walks , no commentary. Tokyo. London. New York. Paris. Sydney. Mumbai. Hong Kong. Bangkok. Rome. Vienna. Seoul. Buenos Aires. Santiago. Montreal. Cairo. Marrakech. Nairobi.
posted by adept256 at 9:14 PM PST - 23 comments

The first vitrification melter at Hanford, Washington state, USA, has turned on. It also ran into some trouble and has to cool down and be debugged before getting up to working heat. [more inside]
posted by clew at 7:56 PM PST - 25 comments

In Michigan: A Primer, Travelogue. by David Erik Nelson [more inside]
posted by clavdivs at 5:59 PM PST - 25 comments

Where do banks site their branches, and why? Or: how does deposit insurance work? Or: what does it mean for a transaction to be "final"? Patrick McKenzie discusses these topics and more in his newsletter "Bits about Money: About the modern financial infrastructure that the world sits atop of." He focuses on the US, international networks, and Japan.
posted by brainwane at 2:00 PM PST - 21 comments

Variety: Jury sides with Kevin Spacey in Anthony Rapp's lawsuit for 'sexual battery' when he was 14 - Spacey's team argues the allegations are driven by career jealousy plus other factual inconsistencies; jury agrees. In any case: Even though Spacey scored a victory against Rapp, he still faces legal challenges. He has been ordered to pay MRC, the producer of “House of Cards,” $31 million in damages after the political thriller had its episode-order cut in the wake of abuse allegations against the star. Spacey also faces charges in the U.K. for sexually assaulting three men when he was living in London as the artistic director of the Old Vic theater. He has pled not guilty.
posted by cendawanita at 11:02 AM PST - 32 comments

A scholar goes back to his hometown in Nigeria to study the informal transportation network that deeply affected his youth.
posted by Etrigan at 10:59 AM PST - 6 comments

The Firebird by Stravinsky, arranged for piano by Agousti, performed by Piedmontesi. Watch the score unroll, as the music crashes and thunders through the Danse Infernale, calms you through the Berceuse and lands you perfectly on a revelatory Finale.
posted by storybored at 9:08 AM PST - 8 comments

Guardian emus ferocious with locusts and foxes, but make great pets. They may have a toenail like a can-opener that can kill foxes, but these pet emus also love a cuddle and a selfie. [Text-based news article with photographs and optional youtube video that does not autoplay.]
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 4:30 AM PST - 24 comments

From Olivia Wilde’s extramarital vinaigrette to Drew Barrymore’s torn-up pizza: the world of celebrity salads [Grauniad] [more inside]
posted by chavenet at 12:47 AM PST - 20 comments