February 10, 2023
Violent Femmes on the local news
The Violent Femmes interviewed on Milwaukee local news by Howard Gurnette, 1983. An amazing juxtapostion of 80s local news guy and weird/peevish new wave dudes. They also played "Prove My Love."
If the news is fake, then what is history?
Ian Hislop's Fake News - A True History (BBC) [60m] With his over 30 years on Have I Got News For You, and more years as editor of satirical magazine Private Eye, not to mention his status as a British icon of Standing Up To Power, he knows what is what, and presents the history (and the terrifying future) of fake news and news fakery.
When Did Hospitality Get So Hostile?
In a new era of rage, dining out has become downright volatile — with both customers and servers aggrieved. [slNYT] [more inside]
The Clinch Still Looms Large in the Public Imagination
The seventies ushered in the era of the clinch—arguably the most iconic and easily recognizable genre cover in publishing—and it reached its peak in the eighties. A clinch cover features a couple embracing or close to embracing. One or both partners typically have exposed skin and long, flowing locks. This cover type exemplifies the sweeping emotions between the pair around whom the central narrative is based. Other clinch cover characteristics include cursive or stylized fonts for the title and author name and a background or object meant to be representative of the story. The clinch cover embraced design excess and its roots in pulp illustration. These designs play into the public’s idea of the books selling sexuality as uncontrollable desire, says Dr. Kamble, eliciting an almost puritanical societal response. from A Brief History of the Clinch [more inside]
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Victims never forget
John le Carré was probably always a critic of American hegemony. But as he grew older he was less subtle [more inside]
FAMILY
Fast X [Official Trailer] “Fast X, the tenth film in the Fast & Furious Saga, launches the final chapters of one of cinema’s most storied and popular global franchises, now in its third decade and still going strong with the same core cast and characters as when it began. Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they’ve ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who’s fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever. ”
"who is the invasive species here?"
Sarah Glidden's comic Invaders looks at the question of invasive species (beginning with the alien Passer domesticus coming to dominate New York): What are they, why are they here, and how should we think about them?
Make Waves
Spoutible launched fully yesterday and his been running relatively smoothly (with a few minor glitches). It's a Twitter alternative that aims to stop the spread of misinformation and hate. [more inside]
Reviews #416 #417 #418 #419 posted in January 2023
The Inquisitive Biologist has reviewed over 400 fascinating science books. Recommendations in 2022 include A Natural History of the Future (by Rob Dunn) and The Sloth Lemur’s Song: Madagascar from the Deep Past to the Uncertain Present (by Alison Richard). [more inside]
"Woman who got her groove back, played by actress in 7 Across"
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