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Do you love word puzzles like the New York Times Spelling Bee? Are you constantly frustrated by author Sam Ezersky's idiosyncratic lexicon, which often leaves out highly common words? There's [more inside]
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Baltimore prosecutors move to vacate Adnan Syed's conviction in the 1999 murder case brought to national fame in 'Serial' podcast [more inside]
posted by peeedro at 6:25 PM PST - 58 comments

The Follower: Using open cameras and AI to find how an Instagram photo is taken.
posted by signal at 2:31 PM PST - 25 comments

Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company The founder of Patagonia, Inc., has given every share of the company to a trust & non-profit, which will use the clothing company's profits to protect the Earth. [more inside]
posted by wenestvedt at 1:47 PM PST - 53 comments

"He's only targeting political enemies." LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, scandal-plagued chief of a department run by gangs, has been in a Trumpy, ongoing battle with everyone he identifies as political enemies: a local oversight committee, Black people, the County Board of Supervisors, anyone to his left. Today his deputies searched the homes of an elected County official and a member of the Sheriff's Civilian Oversight Commission. [more inside]
posted by kensington314 at 12:38 PM PST - 19 comments

To save endangered eels, researchers have been working for decades to figure out where they reproduce.
posted by Etrigan at 12:23 PM PST - 15 comments

Scallops have 200 tiny eyes, so the lights [on the modified crab pot] proved irresistible to the shellfish. "Currently, most commercial scallop harvesting is carried out using dredges, a fishing method which can cause extensive harm to sensitive marine habitats and species. This discovery paves the way for the creation of a new low-impact inshore fishery" (source). Tweet and direct link to the video of that EUREKA moment (complete with profanity). First found via NPR.
posted by spamandkimchi at 8:32 AM PST - 13 comments

« Buy storage », they advise, « back up », save, save, save. All Is Not Vanity. An essay by Noga Arikha.
posted by Mchelly at 7:49 AM PST - 23 comments

The classic, groundbreaking, influential book "Our Bodies, Ourselves" has a new website with "updated, curated, and inclusive information about the health and sexuality of women and gender-expansive people .... features the best of the 'old' Our Bodies Ourselves as well as extensive new health content." Topics include "Sexual Anatomy and Common Medical Problems", "Trans Healthcare", and "Heart Health". In keeping with the book's inclusion of first-hand storytelling, the new site includes interview videos and transcripts. [more inside]
posted by brainwane at 6:26 AM PST - 15 comments

FULL AUTO Knife Throwing Machine! [via]
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