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“I had a dream last night that there was a new popular form of music called Love Honk. Every song was basically just smooth jazz or soft rock instrumentals, but where the lead singer or main instrument should have been playing, there was just a loud, constant car horn.” My fellow Nordics will probably be reminded by Silverspots’ Cohost post of the Ylvis sketch Car Horn Classics (English subtitles in captions).
posted by Kattullus at 11:52 PM PST - 21 comments

Clarkesworld short fiction post
posted by Mr. Gunn at 7:28 PM PST - 33 comments

Dancing the Megatropolis is a short web journal about taking public transit from Olive, VA to Amesbury, MA. [more inside]
posted by EvaDestruction at 12:45 PM PST - 21 comments

'Poetic Justice' at 30: Reflecting on the Film and its Impact on the Black Community [ONE37] “On July 23, 1993 music icons Tupac and Janet Jackson came out with a movie that will forever remain a cult classic—Poetic Justice. It's hard to believe that so much time has passed since its original release as Poetic Justice has seemed to be the gift that keeps on giving in the Black community. For us millennials, the film is one of those "right-of-passage" must-see ones that was shown to you by your parents when you were a kid/teenager, and in turn, you are supposed to pass it down to your children and younger siblings/relatives. And don't get us started on Halloween—you can't go a Halloween season without seeing loads of girls dressed as Poetic Justice Janet (and their S/Os as Tupac when they want to team up), and "Janet Jackson braids" are very much a real thing and a real requested hair style. With it being the films 30th anniversary, we figured it would be a good time to take a look back at the impact the movie had at the time of its release, and the impact it continues to have today.” [Poetic Justice (1993) | Film Trailer] [more inside]
posted by Fizz at 8:36 AM PST - 15 comments

Civil Procedure and Family Law legal nerds alike are perking up their ears at news that UK citizen Sophie Turner has filed against US Joe Jonas in federal court for child abduction (or "wrongful retainment"), citing the Hague Convention, for his refusal to return the children's passports and allow them to return to England, thus causing the case to evolve from simple celebrity gossip to a fascinating international legal challenge. Why federal court? What are her likely avenues and what are the likely defenses? How might the court respond? Let's beanplate about it! [more inside]
posted by corb at 7:43 AM PST - 26 comments

Devin Stone (AKA LegalEagle) posted an excellent video about fair use and reaction streamers: xQc Is Stealing Content (and So Are Most Reaction Streamers).
posted by Pendragon at 7:28 AM PST - 18 comments

Rebecca Traister discusses the latest matrimony as economic policy push for The Cut. New York magazine/archive: It’s easy to see why the marriage solution is so appealing. Like telling people that it’s their responsibility to address the climate crisis by using paper straws, or advising Black men that they need to pull up their pants and be better fathers, it off-loads the responsibility for broad and systemic reform by tsk-tskingly placing it on individuals and their intimate behaviors. [more inside]
posted by the primroses were over at 6:20 AM PST - 21 comments

Perhaps, in this era of impostor syndrome, everyone feels like they’re pretending to be someone other than themselves. So the real artistes of the medium, the ones who go all the way—they fascinate us. from Kyle Deschanel, the Rothschild Who Wasn’t [Vanity Fair; ungated] [more inside]
posted by chavenet at 4:00 AM PST - 21 comments

New neon-coloured tropical fish has just been scientifically described: Amanda's flasher wrasse
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 4:00 AM PST - 8 comments