June 21, 2016
Tell Me I'm Fat
The way people talk about being fat is shifting. With one-third of Americans classified as overweight, and another third as obese, and almost none of us losing weight and keeping it off. Three different perspectives on being a fat woman in the USA. Coming to terms with being fat, fighting what seems to be a loosing battle and the in between.
Help has arrived
What do you get when you give the directors of such music videos as DJ Snake & Lil' Jon's Turn Down for What [previously] or Manchester Orchestra's Simple Math [previously] a movie to direct? You get Swiss Army Man (trailer). And when you have a movie that features the magical, flatulent corpse played by Daniel Radcliffe, how do you promote it online? With a virtual swiss army man (warning: possibly NSFW for optional* full-screen video bikini-clad women and a .. helpful erection) [more inside]
The Perfect, Perfect Corned Beef
The Satoshi Affair
"He put a gun to our head and pulled the trigger," MacGregor told me. "The world is still going to think we got fooled, but I know the facts. He has the keys." Remarkable (and very, very long) article from Andrew O’Hagan, who for six months shadowed Craig Wright from his escape from Australia all the way through his disastrous reveal as Satoshi Nakamoto.
the mushroom-shaped shifter automatically returns to center
Here's The Problem With Jeep's Recalled Gear Shifter (David Tracy, Jalopnik). See also Consumer Reports' YT video (published May 19, 2016), Fiat Chrysler Recalls Confusing Shifters.
two memes enter
IN THIS CORNER:
Red Hot Nickel Ball vs. Ribeye Steak
Red Hot NIckel Ball vs. Floral Foam
AND IN THIS CORNER:
Hydraulic Press VS Book
Hydraulic Press vs Diamond
THE EVENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR:
Red Hot Nickel Balls vs. Hydraulic Press [more inside]
Red Hot Nickel Ball vs. Ribeye Steak
Red Hot NIckel Ball vs. Floral Foam
AND IN THIS CORNER:
Hydraulic Press VS Book
Hydraulic Press vs Diamond
THE EVENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR:
Red Hot Nickel Balls vs. Hydraulic Press [more inside]
There is a train directly behind this one.
Did I have a stroke or did the mage just heal too hard?
“We learned that people don't like seeing their heroes deconstructed.”
A Hater Tours The JUSTICE LEAGUE Set by Devin Faraci [Birth. Movies. Death.] Have DC Films and Zack Snyder learned from BvS? Devin went to London to find out. [more inside]
that's rough, buddy
Small Asteroid Is Earth's Constant Companion: A small asteroid has been discovered in an orbit around the sun that keeps it as a constant companion of Earth, and it will remain so for centuries to come. [more inside]
Some days....
The Bears Who Came to Town and Would Not Go Away. "This is the story of a place at the edge of the world, where a black bear ventured into a Russian hamlet and attacked a human. One bear became two, two became dozens, and before long no one would leave their home, and no one had any idea what to do."
It doesn't matter
Solstice 2016: It's a Global Solstice Party and You're Invited
Solstice 2016 will be a multi-stream, twenty-four-hour event, covering all of Earth’s time zones, to celebrate the summer solstice. Participants will perform their Solstice art in whatever medium they choose, between the hours of 17:00 and 18:00 in their time zone or create the performance in advance. The program will be finely curated. Viewers around the world will be able to catch individual or simultaneous feeds of the various performances throughout the Solstice period. [more inside]
Trekonomics
The Economic Lessons of Star Trek's Money-Free Society - "[Manu Saadia] points to technologies like GPS and the internet as models for how we can set ourselves on the path to a Star Trek future. 'If we decide as a society to make more of these crucial things available to all as public goods, we're probably going to be well on our way to improving the condition of everybody on Earth', he says. But he also warns that technology alone won't create a post-scarcity future... 'This is something that has to be dealt with on a political level, and we have to face that.' " (via) [more inside]
Enhance
After studying Alien in intimate detail, it’s time to look at the typography and design of Ridley Scott’s other classic sci-fi movie, Blade Runner.
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