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This extraordinary little looseleaf binder — undated, though one page makes reference to 1965 — may be among the the most revealing items in the collection. It's a (seemingly but not really) random collection of quotes, thoughts, observations, and other bits of prose, mostly likely just Didion's "I might want to use this" file. (They're mostly typewritten, though one bears the handwritten addition "what...

The trailer for the Encampments - a documentary produced by Watermelon Pictures and Breakthrough News, following student organizers at elite universities as they take a historic stand against their institutions' investments in the Gaza genocide. The documentary features currently detained activist Mahmoud Khalil, who is currently facing deportation. Hip hop star Macklemore is executive producer, and he explains to Democracy Now! why he got...

"Like electric sparks": Sharks recorded making sounds underwater. Sharks were thought to be silent, but scientists have recorded a New Zealand species making a clicking noise.

God's Angry Man is a 1981 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog about Gene Scott, a U.S. pastor and Stanford PhD who served for almost fifty years as an ordained minister and religious broadcaster in Los Angeles.*

Jitsuvax gives the 11 main psychological reasons (so-called attitude roots) why people believe in misinformation about vaccination. It guides you on what to say when confronted with misconceptions. You will find examples of responses to over 60 misinformation themes. Back to the Vax is a website started by two former anti-vax moms. Their free information booklet.Former anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds...

Survey shows trans adults fear losing health care, concerned about being too open about their gender-identity. Which, considering current federal policies, is probably a rational fear.On the first day that Trump took office, he signed Executive Order 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government", whose purpose was to declare that the official policy of the United...

' "It's a monster from folklore!" The voice from the forest that calls out for help, or that sings a song that's seductive and sweet? But don't you go there... Yes, if sparrows could talk, the shrike would be their Dracula, their Grendel. 'This, an essay on shrikes from Crooked Timber. Or previously, a particular shrike.

The wildness also made me sentimental. Or: in need of something, and it showed. I didn't know the drink the person in front me had at the Café Allegro. A new astringent concoction, espresso, seltzer, ice, tinctures, cream. I felt a surge of wild gratitude, to be alive in this year, after everything, to have survived to see this. I think she understood. "You...

Start here, because everyone knows about the Wii Shopping Channel, and everyone loves to shop on it every Wednesday. Nirvanna The Band The Show is a project by comedians Matt Johnson (perhaps known more widely as the co-writer and director of BlackBerry ) and Jay McCarrol. It started as a web series in 2007, and then was picked up by Viceland and expanded into...

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University PhD student and Fulbright Scholar, was taken by ICE agents Tuesday and transferred out of state to an ICE Processing Center in the town of Basile, LA. Thousands turned out last night to protest her abduction.Like Mahmoud Khalil, Ozturk was targeted for her political work. Ozturk helped author an op-ed that appeared in The Tufts Daily last March where...

You like design blogs? You like the word of God? (Allegedly.) Have I got something for you.

Spooky the OG. Spooky is originally an instrumental song performed by saxophonist Mike Sharpe (Shapiro), written by Shapiro and Harry Middlebrooks Jr, which first charted in 1967 hitting No. 57 on the US pop charts and No. 55 on the Canadian charts. Its best-known version was created by James Cobb and producer Buddy Buie for the group Classics IV when they added lyrics about...

In 17th century Mughal India a unique set of spectacles were crafted from an approximately 200 carat diamond. Named the Halqeh-e Nur, or Halo of Light, the now 25 carat lenses are flat and set in a frame that is set with multiple rose cut diamonds. Another set of spectacles, Astaneh-e ferdaws, meaning "Gate of Paradise", was made with slices of an emerald instead...

Because much of this book hinges on the idea that there is no urgent need to settle space, here we'll try to convince you that most of the pro-settlement arguments are wrong. Some of these arguments may be unfamiliar to you, but all of them have at least some powerful advocates in government, military, or business settings. Elon Musk is probably too busy wrecking...

Kylie Minogue announces "I am a typeface" in a 1997 song she made with producer Towa Tei. As this lyric suggests, the techno-pop track in question, "GBI (German Bold Italic)", is delivered from the perspective of a font. Minogue's breathy, almost robotic vocals bring the absurdist premise to life, reciting declarations of design compatibility over a minimalist reverb-drenched beat. from Whitney Mallett on When...

Live view of the eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu, from the northwest rim of the caldera, looking east [V1cam] [V2cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (east Halemaʻumaʻu crater) Episode 15 of Kīlauea eruption biggest yet with lava fountains more than 700 feet tall

"It seemed to have everything ... an Oscar-winning visionary at the helm, a hot young writer, astounding production design, a sex symbol who defined a decade and Harvey Keitel – not to mention Kirk Douglas' butt. So what went wrong?"

Genetic testing and analysis company 23andMe has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with the intent of putting its corporate assets for sale - including its genetic library.In response to this, the California Attorney General's office has put out a consumer alert for the company's clients to request their data be deleted and samples destroyed; California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to...

The best way I can express what happens subjectively when I try to project a shape onto an empty canvas is "halos of attention." I don't see anything, in any common sense of the word—there are no contours, no filling, no colors, or connected patterns in my field of view—but I know that certain parts of the canvas are more important than others at...

There could be billions more people on Earth than previously thought. The UN estimates there are about 8.2 billion people on Earth. However global population datasets miss a significant portion.TLDR: rural populations are often undercounted. Paraguay for example missed about 25% of its population. Other countries like Sudan are disrupted by war; or some have so many languages it's difficult to organize. Full study...

'Brainrot' AI on Instagram Is Monetizing the Most Fucked Up Things You Can Imagine (and Lots You Can't)The hottest use of AI right now? Dora the Explorer feet mukbang; Peppa the Pig Skibidi toilet explosion; Steph Curry and LeBron James Ahegao Drakedom threesome. [Content Warning for content linked from article] "Brainrot" and creepypasta AI-generated reels are currently some of the most popular metas, or...

The first great white shark carcass washed ashore in February 2017, in Gansbaai, a town about 35 miles southeast of False Bay. Over the next several months, four more were found, all with tears to their underbelly near their pectoral fins and none with livers.

Rocky to host Olympics rowing as expert promises crocs won't eat much. There are some concerns about holding the Olympic Rowing and Paralympic Rowing events in a river that is known to regularly have 4 metre [13 feet] Salt Water Crocodiles. Male Salt Water Crocodiles can grow up to a weight of 1000 kilograms to 1500 kilograms (2200 – 3300 pounds).