June 19, 2022
My Life as a Stand-in Dad
When my sister’s kids were young, I moved in with them and became a co-parent. Now that they’re college-aged, I asked them what they made of that time, and how they came to think of me as both their uncle and replacement father figure. [CW: article is fine, but site has some NSFW content; links might be jarring]
"I have been dreaming of [that] witch."
Episode 0847 of Sesame Street, aired in 1976, guest-starred Margaret Hamilton reprising her role as the Wicked Witch of the West. After many parents complained her bits were too scary, it only aired once. [more inside]
It was obvious something spurred in the community. It spoke to a need
Always a collector, Cheech Marin brings his art to Riverside
The museum is a first, not just for Marin but for the nation. It’s considered the only permanent art space to exclusively showcase Chicano and Mexican American art in the country. [more inside]
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Notes Toward the Complete Works of Shakespeare is a book written by Elmo, Gum, Heather, Holly, Mistletoe, and Rowa in 2002. They were all Sulawesi Crested Macaques living at the Paington Zoo in Devon. Their work received rather a lot of humorless press coverage. [Includes many screen-shots of articles with no alt-text] [more inside]
"Who is that viper that likes them post-diaper?"
Jamie Loftus (previously previously previously previously previously) has a 10-episode "The Lolita Podcast":
"This story and its titular character have been adapted, misinterpreted, and twisted over the years by Hollywood, by music, by fashion, by fans of the book, and occasionally by the author himself. Lolita has gone from the tragic story of an abused 13-year-old girl to a cultural narrative that frames her as a seductress and to blame what happened to her. So how did all of this happen?" [more inside]
Have you found what you’re looking for?
Meet the superfan who made a plaque marking the site of U2's Joshua Tree. Just west of Death Valley, along a grimy string of semi-active mining settlements and the empty scrublands where the Navy tests explosives, right off the road, there’s a mounted bronze plaque and a dead tree. The plaque asks, “Have you found what you’re looking for?” The dead tree would just be another dead Joshua tree if it hadn’t graced the cover of one of the best-selling albums of all time. Yes, that album. Yes, that tree.
Chills Set
This 715-song playlist is scientifically verified to give you the chills, thanks to “frisson” [Big Think] [Spotify playlist] [more inside]
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