September 20, 2022

Capitalism and extreme poverty

A global analysis of real wages, human height, and mortality since the long 16th century. twitter summary [more inside]
posted by latkes at 10:38 PM PST - 53 comments

Mary L. Proctor: Painting the Way

"I was on my way to interview an artist whose work I admire, a woman who upholds long-held cultural traditions, while using her art to heal, to connect and to communicate the philosophical and religious principles of a purposefully simple life. That life, she says, is all about raising a family, honoring God and preserving the dead — all the while making a living as an artist. How did she share herself without exploiting herself? Could she? Can any of us?"--Don't Ignore Signs: The Art of Missionary Mary Proctor (by Katherine Webb-Hehn; The Bitter Southerner) [more inside]
posted by MonkeyToes at 7:55 PM PST - 5 comments

Cindy Gallop is not a relationship person, and can't wait to die alone

Cindy Gallop discusses her website Make Love Not Porn and her aversion to marriage and relationships Cindy Gallop, age 60, discusses her sex life, her aversion to relationships and marriage pressure, and her website, Make Love Not Porn (NSFW-ish)
posted by bearette at 5:11 PM PST - 10 comments

“Do you want to make love to a sad old man?”

Northern Boy”, by The Northern Boys. Liverpudlian Norman Pain and his mates Patrick and Kevin are having feelings. (SLYT, NSFW)
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 5:04 PM PST - 17 comments

You say you want una revolución

Revolution Will Not Be Televised - La Revolución No Se Televisará - La Revolución No Será Televisada - La Revolución NO Va A Ser Televisada.
posted by signal at 1:59 PM PST - 10 comments

Well, it's no "Faith of the Heart"

The US Space Force has an anthem, "Semper Supra" [slYT]. [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack at 12:42 PM PST - 65 comments

The best kind of plastic debris from the ocean?

Thousands of expensive Yeti coolers are washing up on shore after a cargo ship spilled 109 containers of them near Washington’s Olympic Peninsula last year. One greedy collector has reportedly nabbed 20 of them. Why this Alaska man needs the kind of cooler space that could keep 1,140 beers cold eludes us, but it sounds like a great time.
posted by spamandkimchi at 12:21 PM PST - 60 comments

Broadway's Longest-Running Show Sets Closing Date

The Phantom of the Opera has set a final performance date of February 18, 2023, one month after the production celebrates its 35th anniversary.
posted by Etrigan at 10:54 AM PST - 73 comments

Cooked with Love: World Recipes Without Borders

Cooked with Love is a recipe book collated by 30 unaccompanied minor asylum seekers, with help from social workers, carers, and city officials in Leeds, UK. Featuring recipes from Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Chad, the book is downloadable for free from the first link. [more inside]
posted by EndsOfInvention at 3:26 AM PST - 10 comments

Tories are only found in the most humididulous jungles of the Vorp

Nearly completely forgotten in this age is an early Rankin/Bass cartoon that aired on NBC in 1970, The Tomfoolery Show (WIKIPEDIA), which animated nonsense works from Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, and Lewis Carroll, as well as containing original silliness. Seventeen were made, but most seem to be lost. Four episodes are preserved on Youtube by video rarities collector Anthony Gonzalez: one, two, three, four. Here's a playlist I made with all four. Some highlights are inside. WARNING: contains puns, limericks, and things that don't fit into traditional systems of logic. [more inside]
posted by JHarris at 2:18 AM PST - 20 comments

Busby Berkeley en 2021 et en français 

Musical artist Camille's recent works include MANDALALÀS, a series of experimental dance videos shot from above accompanied by new compositions.
posted by eotvos at 12:11 AM PST - 6 comments

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