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Happy 17th birthday to Kabosu, the origin of the doge meme.
posted by Going To Maine at 9:45 PM PST - 9 comments

Takeoff, one-third of the hyped and influential rap trio Migos, died in Houston last night. He was 28. [more inside]
posted by kfholy at 7:56 PM PST - 39 comments

While this would have been more fitting on October 31 than November 1, here's the Scooby-Doo Project for your spooky, found-footage entertainment.
posted by sardonyx at 6:17 PM PST - 12 comments

Julie Powell is dead. Her manic and maniacal cooking of the entire oeuvre of Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking Vol I was at one time the best of the web. While Julia Child herself did not approve of the tone or struggle of the project, foodies, weirdos, and weird foodies flocked to read Julie's updates. [SLNYT] [more inside]
posted by wnissen at 5:42 PM PST - 39 comments

Rabbit Test is a short story by Samantha Mills, published online by Uncanny. Content Note: Sexual Assault, abuse, traumatic miscarriage, psych ward treatment, and suicide.
posted by Zonker at 3:11 PM PST - 7 comments

A photo essay. A photographer spent years documenting the cultural, ecological and potential human health impacts in communities downstream of Alberta’s oilsands. Photo warnings: terminal illness, dying, funerals and animal death (hunting and aftermath).

A United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances wrote “Indigenous Peoples appear to be disproportionately located in close proximity to actual and potential sources of toxic exposure.”
posted by spamandkimchi at 2:17 PM PST - 10 comments

As the industry consolidates, it runs the risk of putting profits ahead of kids—and setting back the movement for universal childcare. (archive.ph link)
posted by Etrigan at 2:06 PM PST - 16 comments

Black, White, and Grey All Over: Where Binary Teaching Fails Underground Comix - The newly relaunched Gutter Review (previously Neotext Review) takes a look at teaching underground comics, generational changes in reading, Robert Crumb and the place of offense in literature. Previous Robert Crumb. Previously.
posted by Artw at 12:04 PM PST - 39 comments

"I don't think that would solve anything - running away... [y]ou can't run away, man. WE have got to do something."

D. H. Peligro the drummer for the Dead Kennedys since 1981, died on Friday October 28th at the age of 63. Peligro also briefly worked with many punk bands and also the Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as fronting his own band, Peligro. Flea from the RHCP called him "the truest rocker" He was outspoken about his experiences of racism as a Black drummer in a punk band. DK has put up a brief announcement on Facebook and Jello Biafra posted his own remembrance on the Alternative Tentacles website.
posted by jessamyn at 11:20 AM PST - 34 comments

When you get tired of debating U2's catalog in Bondcliff's post, Rolling Stone has all of Taylor Swift's songs ranked for your consideration.
posted by COD at 10:53 AM PST - 51 comments

If there's one thing everybody loves, it's U2! And if there's one thing nobody ever argues about, it's a list of things. So with that in mind, let's all talk about Vulture's ranking of All 234 U2 Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best! [more inside]
posted by bondcliff at 10:07 AM PST - 116 comments

Dilip Mahalanabis, who came up with “the most important medical discovery of the 20th century,’’ died last month. Dr Dilip Mahalanabis was one of the main movers behind Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT, sometimes known as ORS), which can cut deaths from dehydration, especially due to diarrhea, from 30% to around 3%. Doctors had been treating dehydration with IV rehydration for decades, but that is expensive, and requires trained staff. Starting with refugee camps in Bangladesh in 1971, Dr. Mahalanabis realised that the same mixture of boiled water, sugar and salts could be given orally. It could be done quickly and cheaply, and most importantly, it didn't need a doctor. People could learn how to make the mixture, and share the recipe with neighbours. [more inside]
posted by YoungStencil at 8:24 AM PST - 56 comments

If limbo is all we know, perhaps we take some comfort in the banality of its ubiquity.
posted by chavenet at 8:01 AM PST - 19 comments

[Trigger warning: child abuse, domestic violence and systemic failures to protect kids.] In the state of colorado, court appointed investigators act as “parental responsibility evaluator” in custody cases, making recommendations to judges for the custody of children, some of whom have been abused by their parents. There is little to no oversight over these investigators, not all of whom believe most abuse victims. E.g.: “The #MeToo movement informs us that, you know, about 90% of all allegations are true, or something around there,” he said. “In my forensic work, that’s completely flipped on its head: About 90% of the allegations I hear are false.” Kilmer emphasized the estimates are based on his “own experience,” not scientific research. [more inside]
posted by lab.beetle at 7:33 AM PST - 23 comments

This is the most beautiful and memorable pieces of writing I've come across in a long time. Excerpt from Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine by Patricia Grayhall
posted by night_train at 6:08 AM PST - 5 comments