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"Dry Light" by Xavier Chassaing
posted by clavdivs at 2:21 PM PST - 7 comments

Cormac McCarthy doesn’t do interviews ... But in his early career, before the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, before his books were adapted into films and his name became known even by those who never read his books, he revealed something of himself and his craft ... Between 1968 and 1980, he gave at least 10 interviews to small local papers in Lexington, Kentucky and east Tennessee, a region where he lived and had friends. He described his literary influences, his approach to writing, his reading habits and even the house he and his then-wife rebuilt by hand out of an old dairy barn. from Early Cormac McCarthy Interviews Rediscovered [NYT; archive]
posted by chavenet at 1:20 PM PST - 8 comments

As sexual minorities in China face suppression at home, Utah County is allowing them to officially marry and celebrate their love — all for around $100. The state of Utah in the United States has no citizenship requirements for marriage licenses, and Utah County is the only place there that allows international couples to register their marriages online. Since the county rolled out virtual weddings during the Covid-19 pandemic, it became a wedding haven for same-sex couples who are not able to officially marry in their own countries.
posted by toastyk at 12:30 PM PST - 25 comments

Community will be returning on Peacock, following up its much-loved (if low-rated) run by completing the cycle: six seasons and now, a movie, as was prophesied. Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash, and Ken Jeong are all set to return, with Dan Harmon (Rick & Morty) back to write.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 12:10 PM PST - 48 comments

The elkhorn coral is one of the most endangered corals in the Caribbean and the Florida Keys. In Florida alone, the population is reduced by over 95 percent. A coral breeding project using elkhorn coral gametes collected in Florida and Curaçao hopes to give this species a new lease on life.
posted by Etrigan at 12:04 PM PST - 7 comments

Get a jump on the Spooky Season with My House Walkthrough (CW: brief implied human remains), a very creepy short video walkthrough of a house that doesn't quite fit together right and doesn't seem to be inhabited. More info inside! [more inside]
posted by Pope Guilty at 7:55 AM PST - 11 comments

There was a time where there was nothing like the feeling of walking into your local Tower Records or Sam Goody and heading straight for the new releases section [... ] Here are 150 albums that were more than worth it at the time, and that shaped the way music would sound in the decades to come. The always contentious Pitchfork team has put together their definitive list of the 150 best albums of the 90s [more inside]
posted by revmitcz at 12:30 AM PST - 164 comments