In other, somewhat less distressing news

AdBlock has updated so it's no longer usable the way I want to use it. Ugh.

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The Usenet Deep Space Nine recapper who helped inspire modern TV criticism

Dark is divine: What colour are Indian gods and goddesses?

People Are Screaming After This Guy Mistakenly Thought The Women's March Was Cheering Him

A Year Ago, They Marched. Now a Record Number of Women Are Running for Office

Post-work: the radical idea of a world without jobs

The Brazilian man who lives in a sandcastle (Video)

Passing: I have to fight the battle on two fronts: gender and disability.

Too Much Music: A Failed Experiment In Dedicated Listening

The fabulous story of North Korea’s fabric made of stone

Mike Pence visits Middle East but US role as peace broker may be over

Before 'Roe v. Wade,' The Women of 'Jane' Provided Abortions For The Women Of Chicago

In The Midst Of #MeToo, What Type Of Man Do You Want To Be?

Cardinal rebukes pope over Chile 'slander' comments on abuse

How Do You Rebuild Your Life After Leaving A Polygamous Sect?

Forget About Siri and Alexa — When It Comes to Voice Identification, the “NSA Reigns Supreme”

A Child Abuse Prediction Model Fails Poor Families

Striking Florida Prisoners Thrown in Solitary Confinement, Activists Say

American Democracy Is an Easy Target

Poor minorities left behind in Indian cities boom

Putin cast as national saviour ahead of Russia election

The White House Has A New Voicemail Following The Government Shutdown And It's...Something (This isn't normal either fyi.)

The Good War: How America’s infatuation with World War II has eroded our conscience (That's a must read. I was immediately reminded of sholio's post about how our culture has more or less forgotten Vietnam. And while I was googling for that I found the next two links, so I guess this is a four-fer?)

Why Don’t Americans Know What Really Happened in Vietnam? Instead of confronting the truth, we scrubbed the record clean—and we’re still paying for it in Afghanistan and Iraq today.

The Vietnam War, as Seen by the Victors

More authors ought to read the Tough Guide to Fantasyland before they quit their day jobs.

I'm just saying.

On that note, in addition to not mentioning the deceased heir to whatever who is obviously a (living, breathing) member of your gang more than once, you also shouldn't mention your mysterious unknown stranger who saved your life that time (and who is obviously the same not-so-deceased heir to whatever and one of your boyfriend's BFFs) more than once unless you're willing to embrace the increasingly farcical nature of the plot. Similarly, there should be a law: ONE weird coincidence per book, MAX. If one of your new buddies happens to be the long lost friend/father/uncle of your neighbor/friend/cat, your OTHER new buddy shouldn't also have a bizarrely random connection to the hero of the story.

And don't split the party!

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‘Saluton!’: the surprise return of Esperanto

The good, the bad and the ugly of living in a schoolbus full-time

How Toyota Helped Create A Thriving Japanese Food Culture In Kentucky

Around the World in 14,000 ‘Do Not Disturb’ Signs

Decoding favorite sayings from around the world (I don't know how accurate this is, but I love the pictures)

The Incredibly Cheap Street Fix That Saves Lives

The Crazy Story Of How "Clue" Went From Forgotten Flop To Cult Triumph

Worst “Bring Your Kid To Work Day” Ever Minifigure Set (OMG it's a whole unlicensed collection.)

The Short-Lived Normalization of Breastfeeding on Television

“What? Like, a disabled protagonist? How would that even work? How could someone with a disability be the hero in an action show?” local anime trash boy wonders while sitting next to his box sets of Full Metal Alchemist, showing no hint of irony or self awareness.

Organized Labor’s Growing Class Divide

The Schmaltzy Reality Radio Dramas That Heralded Courtroom Television

The Beekeeper Who Makes Synth Music With His Bee Colonies

Think of honeybees as 'livestock,' not wildlife, argue experts

The Startling Link Between Sugar and Alzheimer's

Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away

A brief overview of the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiʻi's Queen Liliʻuokalani

The Troubling Origins of the Skeletons in a New York Museum

Is There A Ticking Time Bomb Under The Arctic?

The Dirty War Over Diversity Inside Google

Understanding the fake historian behind America’s religious right