August 16, 2022
The Beast With a Billion Bucks
The Department of Education said Tuesday that it will cancel $3.9 billion in student loan debt for 208,000 students who attended the now-defunct for-profit ITT Technical Institute – bringing the total amount of loan discharges approved under President Joe Biden to nearly $32 billion. [more inside]
And the superchamps get a secret game to practice…
After a season that featured three 20-plus-game-winners, the producers of Jeopardy! must have felt some pressure to supersize the Tournament of Champions as well. So they decided to put 21 contestants in, give the three superchamps a bye to the semis, and make the finals a first-to-three (similar to the GOAT tournament of January 2020). The TOC will also have a “play-in” Second Chance Tournament.
Fuck Those Too, Fuck All These, Fuck This Thing In Particular
"Here is a thread of cats destroying our stuff throughout history, because they've always done it and they always will and for some reason we will keep loving them for it." (single Twitter thread) [more inside]
Apollo stage separations, cold war spy satellites, and more
Fran Blanche (previously, previouslyer) goes into detail about the history of the film cameras and film recovery pods used in the early Apollo missions. SLYT, main video runs about 10 minutes, with raw footage after the credits.
School Librarian of the Year sues right-wing propagandists
A Louisiana school librarian is suing two men for defamation after they accused her of advocating to keep "pornographic" materials in the parish library's kids' section. It's a rare example of an educator taking legal action against conservatives who use extreme rhetoric in their battle against LGBTQ-themed books. From Tyler Kingkade for NBC News. [more inside]
All I Need Are Some Tasty Waves, a Cool Buzz, and I'm Fine
It's time to talk about where Cabbage Patch Dolls come from
On Twitter, Sarah Baird describes a visit to where Cabbage Patch Dolls are "born." (Wayback Machine) It’s adorable, terrifying, and bonkers!
My god, it's full of cats on synthesizers.
"So, here's a broccoli."
“Period pain isn’t normal”: People test a period pain simulator
Somedays, a gender-inclusive period pain relief company, demonstrated a period pain simulator at the Calgary Stampede. People who don’t get periods tested it out, with illuminating results. “This is awful,” said one cowboy. Two healthcare workers tried it out to find out what some of their patients experience. This guy gave his honest opinion on how it compared to being kicked in the testicles. At a pop up in Vancouver, a man with four daughters tried out the simulator to see what they go through. [more inside]
Update Zoom for Mac now to avoid root-access vulnerability
A critical vulnerability in Zoom for Mac OS allowed unauthorized users to downgrade Zoom or even gain root access. It has been fixed, and users should update now. If you're using Zoom on a Mac, it's time for a manual update. The video conferencing software's latest update fixes an auto-update vulnerability that could have allowed malicious programs to use its elevated installing powers, granting escalated privileges and control of the system. [more inside]
Our love is great. No love can match it.
Virginia "Frozen Face" O'Brien (previously) sang in a unique deadpan style in MGM musicals. Her style was apparently originally born out of stage fright, but the audience found it hilarious. Watch Rockabye Baby,
Did I Get Stinkin’ at the Savoy, Say That We’re Sweethearts Again, In a Little Spanish Town and Salome.
Pink cup with party rings
Lucy Crick is a painter in oils, based in Suffolk. Inspired by golden age Dutch still life paintings, she does detailed portraits of cups of tea, cakes, biscuits, confectionery, eggs and other things.
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