August 1, 2021

True! Who are you? Perry Mason?

Lesley Ann Warren Answers Every Question We Have About Clue [more inside]
posted by Iris Gambol at 9:19 PM PST - 10 comments

Winter Comes For Activision Blizzard

On July 20th, following a multiyear investigation in which the company stonewalled the state of California at every turn, the state's Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard over a pervasive "frat boy" culture of sexual harassment and abuse. (CW: suicide, harassment, rape) [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum at 12:52 PM PST - 57 comments

I believe that Islam as a religion at its core treasured women

Amel Bashir is little known outside her home country; she is a Sudanese fine artist, who was born in Port Sudan and raised in Jedda and now lives in Khartoum.
A Guardian article and some larger reproductions of her intricate work.
posted by adamvasco at 11:03 AM PST - 3 comments

Christopher Lee reads Sherlock Holmes Stories

Christopher Lee reads Sherlock Holmes stories. Interested? [more inside]
posted by wittgenstein at 9:22 AM PST - 12 comments

The Rise of Mixed Events at the Tokyo Olympics

Seven Olympic sports have added mixed events. The new events pose interesting tactical and strategic challenges. "On Saturday, the race’s unique configuration meant that Lydia Jacoby, the gold medalist in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, wound up swimming the second leg for the U.S. against Adam Peaty of Britain, the men’s world-record holder. Caeleb Dressel, the men’s 100-meter freestyle champion, later anchored the Americans by trying to swim down three women but was too far behind and was slowed by rough water that churned in front of him. The U.S. finished fifth, three seconds behind Britain, whose relay team set a world record." [more inside]
posted by storybored at 7:03 AM PST - 17 comments

I love my wife. My wife is dead. ~~Richard Feynman

A love letter. In June of 1945, his wife and high-school sweetheart, Arline, passed away after succumbing to tuberculosis. She was 25-years-old. 16 months later, in October of 1946, Richard wrote his late wife a heartbreaking love letter and sealed it in an envelope. It remained unopened until after his death in 1988.
posted by dancestoblue at 5:51 AM PST - 16 comments

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