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Kherson celebrates liberation after 8 months of Russian occupation (Kyiv Independent photos). Buildings mostly stand, but infrastructure is largely severed. Zelenskyy says Russia has committed war crimes there, as in other occupied regions. 179 settlements on the west bank of the Dnipro River have been liberated. Russians continue defensive operations on the east bank. [more inside]
posted by joannemerriam at 7:12 PM PST - 267 comments

"one time in college a professor spent 90 minutes talking about an example scenario that involved beef and i thought nothing of it until several weeks later when i found out that my classmate had made a minute long compilation of all 125 times he said "beef" in one lecture"
posted by brundlefly at 4:44 PM PST - 70 comments

During quarantine, many of us watched a lot of movies, and perhaps yearned for a time when one could browse the shelves of the local video store looking for inspiration. For Jeff Kuykendall, writer and cult / horror movie aficionado, the solution was simple: build a video store in his basement. Midnight Video: the Private Video Store I Built in Quarantined Cabin Fever. [more inside]
posted by Ishbadiddle at 4:38 PM PST - 9 comments

As a reminder, the Metafilter Fundraiser Auction 2022 is nearing its end. [more inside]
posted by Glinn at 3:58 PM PST - 8 comments

The bulk of rejected energy is an unavoidable byproduct of combustion and heat engines. We can, however, avoid wasting energy when heating/cooling houses and apartments. Learn about thermal bypass, thermal bridges, wind washing, heat pumps vs furnaces, air leakage, the stack effect and building envelopes. Weatherproofing? Deal with air leakage, make sure that insulation is installed properly and seal your attic. *(Data on energy flows from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, including one for 2021). [more inside]
posted by spamandkimchi at 2:12 PM PST - 22 comments

All 240 Artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ranked From Best to Worst by Bill Wyman (the journalist, not the bassist in the Rolling Stones) in Vulture, takes a long, hard look at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and ranks them. Originally written in 2018, it's been updated to include this year's RRHoF class. [more inside]
posted by tommasz at 7:40 AM PST - 101 comments

Emilie (seven) plays "Moon River" on piano for Sharky the dog
posted by Ten Cold Hot Dogs at 5:14 AM PST - 24 comments

"When @paulpowlesland told me in 2017 that he was going to up-anchor, squat a fucked post-industrial river in East London & try to precipitate its ecological recovery, I thought he was as crackers as his psychedelic cat leggings." — Jon Moses on Twitter. Full article: London's forgotten river and the barrister who saved it. via @ambrosen
posted by taz at 2:58 AM PST - 13 comments

The Mountain Dogs follows two beloved golden retrievers, Sampson and Baylor, as they climb to the summit of the Pinnacle Trail in Stowe, Vermont each day without their owners.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:24 AM PST - 26 comments