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The Complete Master List of Palindrome Baby Names. From Namerology, the replacement for Baby Name Wizard. (Namerology previously and previouslier on the Blue.)
posted by gentlyepigrams at 9:30 PM PST - 24 comments

In about half an hour, President Joe Biden will be making his second State of the Union address -- the first before a divided Congress, and widely seen as a soft-launch for his 2024 re-election campaign. Watch on YouTube (PBS), or check out Politico's cheat sheet for an advance transcript, background, and analysis. More: NYT: Biden’s State of the Union Prep: No Acronyms and Tricks to Conquer a Stutter - Politico: Biden’s 2022 State of the Union report card: Where he delivered — and fell flat - FiveThirtyEight: In Defense Of The Mostly Pointless State Of The Union - AP: U2′s Bono, family of Tyre Nichols’ among Jill Biden’s guests - State of the Union 2023: Who is the designated survivor? (unannounced at press time!) - Republican response: newly-elected Arkansas governor (and former Trump press secretary) Sarah Huckabee Sanders - Rep. Delia Ramirez to give progressive's response - Don't forget MeFi Chat for live reactions!
posted by Rhaomi at 5:35 PM PST - 68 comments

“Some of you say pig vets have no heart,” he continues softly. “That might be true, but find us when we have to liquidate a farm. Those days I still carry with me.” from Our Business Is Killing by Andrew Bullis [CW: animals in pain, euthanasia, suicide. This is a hard read, feel free to skip it. But it is worthy.]
posted by chavenet at 2:21 PM PST - 45 comments

Flappy Birdle Yes, this is a Wordle and Flappy Bird clone, which acts as you expect (one flap per letter).
posted by RyanAdams at 12:59 PM PST - 19 comments

LeBron James is 36 points from becoming the leading scorer in NBA history. He may beat Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Milwaukee Bucks -- the two NBA teams Abdul-Jabbar played for. If you want to be at courtside, be prepared to shell out five or six figures. The Washington Post looks at How the NBA scoring record evolved from Wilt to Kareem to LeBron (gift article), and The Athletic looks at James's longevity as measured by the nine father-son duos he's played against (archive.today link).
posted by Etrigan at 6:41 AM PST - 75 comments

Legendary bass player Carol Kaye demonstrate how to play with a metronome. Interview with Carol Kaye, session musician, educator and writer. (The link goes to a moment 10 minutes into the interview but the whole video is worth watching.) [more inside]
posted by Zumbador at 1:41 AM PST - 27 comments