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We have discovered what is almost certainly a previously unknown self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. Yes, you read that right!
posted by Etrigan at 9:33 PM PST - 19 comments

Roy Wood, Jr. rounds up a couple of earlier Daily Show podcast episodes with Jordan Klepper and Desi Lydic [48m] (and some producers and other guests) talking about their work going into, um, difficult situations for news and comedy. It's an interesting look at what goes into that particular style that they do.
posted by hippybear at 7:11 PM PST - 15 comments

"Why Europeans Took So Long to Learn the Crawl" - Slate's excerpt from Karen Eva Carr's new book Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming.
posted by ShooBoo at 12:35 PM PST - 45 comments

Program Overview of Streets to Stability: Safe Rest Villages - What are Safe Rest Villages? · Why are they needed? · How will they work? · Where will they be? · Who has responsibility for what? · How are they funded? [more inside]
posted by aniola at 8:56 AM PST - 19 comments

It's been almost eleven years since the band known as Sonic Youth officially disbanded, over forty since they released their first record, the EP known as Sonic Youth. So it's probably as good a time as any to rank the albums. [more inside]
posted by philip-random at 8:01 AM PST - 60 comments