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posted Nov 17 @ 05:47 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani. “Zohran has been marinated in love, not just from us, his parents, but from intergenerational family life. He’s so secure in knowing who he is.”

How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani · harpersbazaar.com

The legendary director talks with Harper's Bazaar about becoming an artist and a parent

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posted Nov 17 @ 04:22 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

## Stress Is an Ancient Superpower That Is Slowly Killing You

Stress in pre-modern times was a “biological superpower” that helped humans hunt for food and survive in harsh environments and situations. But our bodies can’t easily tell the difference between the stress of encountering a lion in the jungle and a worrying email from your boss.

> Our world has changed so quickly and profoundly that our biology couldn’t keep up. Stress is still the same it was fifty thousand years ago: Sense a stressor. React immediately and with full force. Prioritize present moment survival, make sacrifices if necessary.
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> That works well when you have to jump out of the way of a car. But most stressors we encounter nowadays are abstract, acute and more numerous, often intangible, persist for much longer and usually don’t even require physical action. The tigers of the past are now angry emails, deadlines, online dating, rush hour traffic or doom scrolling the news and social media.

Note: Watching this video might actually stress you out, at least until you get to the solutions part of it.

Caveat: In places with a lot of economic insecurity & few social safety nets, like the US, the solutions presented by this video may not be super helpful. Slowing down, disconnecting, and taking time for mindfulness can be difficult under the best of conditions and nearly impossible if you’re working two jobs as a single mother to just make ends meet.

- Kurzgesagt
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posted Nov 17 @ 03:21 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link · via themorningnews.org

How to Photograph an Active Volcano Without Getting Vaporized. “It’s dangerous and completely mesmerizing. Everyone edges closer even though your brain’s screaming don’t. It’s pure moth-to-flame energy.”

How to Photograph an Active Volcano Without Getting Vaporized · fauxrealist.substack.com

A chat with photographer and Deadhead Peter Fisher about climbing Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego for National Geographic—and advice for anyone (AKA me) thinking of doing the same.

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posted Nov 17 @ 02:39 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

## Climate Change in America: Is It Too Late to Wake Up?

From Vann R. Newkirk II, a editor & journalist who hosts the Floodlines podcast (about Hurricane Katrina), a long piece about the climate chaos that’s taking hold in the US: What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century.

> Over the next 30 years or so, the changes to American life might be short of apocalyptic. But miles of heartbreak lie between here and the apocalypse, and the future toward which we are heading will mean heartbreak for millions. Many people will go in search of new homes in cooler, more predictable places. Those travelers will leave behind growing portions of America where services and comforts will be in short supply — let’s call them “dead zones.” Should the demolition of America’s rule of law continue, authoritarianism and climate change will reinforce each other, a vicious spiral from which it will be difficult to exit.

Newkirk details how the increasing effects of the climate crisis might play out in “a landscape of inequality” like the United States.

> Even if climate change does not trigger a full-fledged economic panic, whole regions will be thinned out and impoverished. Residential areas are the centerpiece of local economies, yet without insurance, people cannot get mortgages, and so most cannot buy houses. The mere prospect of that makes business investment riskier. Jesse Keenan, a professor at Tulane University who studies climate change and real estate, told me that some places are already becoming economic “no-go” zones.

I remember reading about the coming climate-driven crisis in insurance back in the early 2000s — e.g. Michael Lewis’s post-Katrina piece in the NY Times Magazine — and hoping it wouldn’t come to that but knowing that it would as years went by without significant action on climate. And now here we are.

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posted Nov 17 @ 01:59 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Clint Smith recently talked to students around the country about the “complexities and contradictions” of US history (including slavery) and found they were receptive to it. “Doesn’t seem that hard. Just say both things.”

Tell Students the Truth About American History · theatlantic.com

We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.

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posted Nov 17 @ 01:04 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Kevin Kelly shares some essential apps & services for independent travel in China. “A good rule of thumb is to download your apps outside of China before you leave, because most are behind their great firewall.”

Essentials for Independent Travel in China · kk.org

You should visit China. It’s vast, very diverse, safe, easy to get around, inexpensive, interesting, not what you expect, and increasingly important in the world. Go see for yourself. However, unlike the rest of the world, China uses its own … Continue reading →

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posted Nov 17 @ 12:00 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

## All the Cats, Explained

From MinuteEarth, a quick tour of all the different kinds of cats in the world, extinct, wild, and domesticated, and how they are related to each other. Some interesting facts I learned:

- The saber-toothed tiger was the largest cat to ever live and researchers now believe it had a short tail rather than a long one.

- There was an American cheetah. It was bigger than the cheetah we know today and “almost as fast”. It went extinct around the time humans showed up in North America.

- Leopards and snow leopards aren’t actually that closely related.

- Domestic cats are mostly descended from wildcats (not to be confused with cats who are wild — wildcat refers to two specific species, the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) and the African wildcat (Felis lybica)).

See also All the Dogs, Explained: “Standing on his hind legs, \[the tallest ever Great Dane\] was taller than Shaq.”

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posted Nov 17 @ 11:21 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

They’re making a live-action Legend of Zelda movie?

First photos of Link and Zelda in The Legend of Zelda live-action movie released - Vooks · vooks.net

No more sneaky shots.

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posted Nov 17 @ 10:48 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

The Sagrada Família has become the tallest church in the world, after workers placed the first part of a cross at the top of its central tower. The Barcelona church will top 564 feet when the rest of the cross is placed in the next few months.

Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica becomes world's tallest church · bbc.com

The Gaudí-designed architectural marvel now stands at an impressive 162.91 metres.

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posted Nov 17 @ 10:01 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link · via maproomblog.com

A digital atlas of the Roman Empire’s entire road network (180,000+ miles). “The data creation is a collaborative ongoing project edited by a scholarly community.”

itiner-e · itiner-e.org

Itiner-e aims to host the most detailed open digital dataset of roads in the entire Roman Empire. The data creation is a collaborative ongoing project edited by a scholarly community. Itiner-e allows you to view, query and download roads.

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posted Nov 17 @ 09:15 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

## Skydiving the Sun

Skydiver & musician Gabriel Brown and astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy teamed up to capture these incredible photos of Brown transiting the Sun while skydiving. You can see a video of the jump and some behind the scenes calculations on Instagram.

> We had to find the right location, time, aircraft, and distance for the clearest shot; while factoring in the aircraft’s power-off glideslope for the optimal sun angle and safe exit altitude. Then we had to align the shot using the opposition effect from the aircraft (shout out to the pilot @jimhamberlin) and coordinate the exact moment of the jump on 3-way coms!
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> As if that wasn’t hard enough, we had a myriad of malfunctions that almost led to the shot not being captured… But as you can see, against all odds, we got it on the sixth try!

That sounds….complicated. But the results speak for themselves. More coverage of this on Petapixel and Colossal.

As Petapixel notes, the photos are composite shots:

> After he captured the shot of Brown, he then made the image “super high-res” by shooting the Sun on another telescope and “assembled a mosaic of the entire Sun”, which he later matched with the features in Brown’s photo.

(thx, alex)

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posted Nov 14 @ 03:10 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

“A Personal Business is run by people who are truly into what they are doing, and invested enough to offer products, services, and/or experiences that are both high-quality and idiosyncratic.”

Personal Business | Are.na Editorial · are.na

“Whatever else anything is, it ought to begin by being personal.”

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posted Nov 14 @ 01:45 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Jett Brunet carves incredibly realistic duck decoys.

Jett Brunet Art Inc | Galliano LA · facebook.com

Jett Brunet Art Inc, Galliano. 1,731 likes · 25 talking about this. Company

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posted Nov 14 @ 12:25 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation. The fungi contain melanin, which “absorbs radiation, which is then converted into usable energy, allowing it to grow in areas with intense radioactive exposure.”

This Black Fungus Might Be Healing Chernobyl By Drinking Radiation—A Biologist Explains · forbes.com

Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a remarkable species of radiotrophic fungus that is thriving in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are studying to unlock applications in a wide range of fields.

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posted Nov 14 @ 10:40 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

The Farmers’ Almanac, citing a “chaotic media environment”, will cease publication after their 2026 edition. The almanac dates back to 1818. (The Old Farmer’s Almanac, started in 1792, is still going.)

A lesser-known Farmers' Almanac will fold after 2 centuries, citing money trouble · apnews.com

The 208-year-old Maine-based Farmers’ Almanac says it will publish its planting guidance and weather predictions for the final time, citing financial challenges.

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posted Nov 14 @ 09:30 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

This seems promising: researchers have demonstrated that a “nanoparticle-based vaccine can effectively prevent melanoma, pancreatic and triple-negative breast cancer in mice”.

UMass Amherst Researchers Create Nanoparticle Vaccine That Prevents Cancer in Mice | UMass Amherst · umass.edu

The vaccine also proves highly effective at preventing cancer’s deadly spread.

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posted Nov 13 @ 09:22 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

After 230 years, the US Mint has ended production of new pennies. One of the very few things that incompetent stopped clock in the White House has gotten accidentally right.

US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years · apnews.com

The U.S. has ended production of the penny. The last 1-cent coins were made Wednesday at the mint in Philadelphia.

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posted Nov 12 @ 09:29 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

The Northern Lights Put on a Show. “A powerful geomagnetic storm brought spectacular light displays to night skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with sightings of pink, red, and green lights as far south as Florida and Oklahoma.”

Photos: The Northern Lights Put on a Show · theatlantic.com

A powerful geomagnetic storm brought spectacular light displays to night skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with sightings of pink, red, and green lights as far south as Florida and Oklahoma.

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posted Nov 12 @ 07:16 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Put wings on your car. “We call it a private jet for tax reasons really. Private jets don’t pay duty on fuel, so by adding wings to the vehicle, we should qualify for the same exemption.”

Adding wings to my car so I pay less tax · youtube.com

You pay fuel duty. Why don’t billionaires? This week, we launched WeWingAnyCar.com to help you qualify for the same tax breaks that private jets get. Because tax loopholes shouldn’t just be for billionaires. They’re for everyone. Made by Serious People https://seriouspeople.co ❄️ Subscribe for

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posted Nov 12 @ 06:04 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Recently discovered 55-million-year-old crocodile eggshells perhaps belong to “drop crocs”, a species that “perhaps \[hunted\] like leopards — dropping out of trees on any unsuspecting thing they fancied for dinner”. Drop crocs!

Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia · bbc.com

Scientists say the crocodiles hunted like leopards by climbing trees and killing prey below.

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posted Nov 12 @ 05:19 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

More women are riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes, in violation of the law & social restrictions. “There is not any political manifesto or social agenda here. It’s just that since my workplace is downtown and I had to commute every day…”

Women riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes is the latest sign of Iran's societal change · apnews.com

Women are increasingly seen riding motorbikes in Iran's capital, where laws and religious mores once barred women from motorbikes.

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## Anton Kusters’ Photos of the Yakuza

For his Yakuza project, photographer Anton Kusters spent two years documenting some members of the Japanese mafia.

A limited edition of a book containing the photos is available. Steward Mag recently did an interview with Kusters:

> The values were almost comparable to general Japanese workplace values, actually. Most yakuza gangs actually have neighborhood offices, and the plaques they have on the door state core values like “respect your superiors,” “keep the office clean,” and so on.
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> One thing I noticed early on with gang life was how subtle everything was. Everything was unspoken, and will was expressed through group pressure. A pressure was constantly there. There was this innate understanding of form — if someone did something wrong, no one would say anything; he would simply be expected to apologize. And the fact everyone would be so silent about it made the pressure really intense.

(thx, david)

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posted Nov 12 @ 02:24 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link · via thekidshouldseethis.com

A group of archaeologists has proposed “applying a model of how humans expanded to the different islands across the Pacific Ocean during their early migration to glean insights into how humanity should manage our colonization of space”.

The archaeologist's guide to colonizing other worlds · phys.org

Models help scientists understand everything from the particles that make up the universe to massive superstructures of galaxies at the beginning of time. But sometimes they model more mundane, though ...

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posted Nov 12 @ 01:17 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

“The reason there are no weird blogs anymore is that it’s more fruitful to drive them out of business.” Private equity is ripping media into shreds.

There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business · talkingpointsmemo.com

I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...

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posted Nov 12 @ 12:14 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

22 Thanksgiving Main Dishes That Are Better Than Turkey. I’ve been trying to get the fam to pivot from turkey to chicken (with all the usual sides in place), but no dice.

22 Thanksgiving Main Dishes That Are Better Than Turkey · cooking.nytimes.com

Maybe you don’t like turkey, or it’s too expensive, or just not worth the work. We’ve got recipes to get excited about.

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posted Nov 12 @ 11:21 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Just as You Feared — Life in Zohran Mamdani’s New York. “Breakfast is sugar-free pea fibre from the state-run ZohranMart. I wish that I could give my son something better — it’s his birthday. But he doesn’t mind. School has turned him very woke.”

Just as You Feared—Life in Zohran Mamdani’s New York · newyorker.com

At school, I wave goodbye to my son, but he doesn’t even look back, such is his hurry to get to the singing of the Soviet Anthem.

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posted Nov 12 @ 10:35 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

## Operation Space Station

Operation Space Station is a two-part PBS documentary series on the International Space Station. Here’s a very short teaser trailer:

A synopsis:

> The size of a football field, the International Space Station hurtles around Earth at 17,000 mph, shielding its astronauts from the most hostile environment humans have ever endured. After 25 years of continuous human presence in space, astronauts and Mission Control insiders reveal the most terrifying moments aboard this remarkable orbiting laboratory, where a single mistake could prove fatal. From ammonia leaks, meteor strikes, and docking disasters, to spacewalk horrors, potentially lethal showers of space junk, and the moment the entire ISS backflipped out of control, follow life-or-death dramas unfolding 250 miles above our planet — and the human ingenuity and teamwork that save the day.

(via installer)

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posted Nov 12 @ 09:19 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Meet the 2025 National Book Award Finalists. “Literary Hub caught up with the finalists to ask them a bit about their books, their reading habits, and their writing lives.” Some great stuff in here.

Meet the 2025 National Book Award Finalists · lithub.com

The winners of the 76th National Book Awards—given every year in Young People’s Literature, Translation, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction—will be announced next week in a ceremony hosted by Jeff Hil…

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## A History of Japan

Bill Wurtz’s History of Japan is the most entertaining history of anything I have ever seen.

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posted Nov 11 @ 04:32 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Mattias Krantz bought an octopus from the fish market and taught it how to play piano.

I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months) · youtube.com

JOIN DISCORD NOW Will see you there! https://discord.gg/MyrHY2CEmU Don’t follow me on Instagram https://bit.ly/3A6kYn2 I post every year! -------- Buy the Hammer Klavier VST (the hammer piano) and play with it today! https://bit.ly/hammerklavier So cool don’t forget to use the code ENGINEER15 The

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posted Nov 11 @ 03:09 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

The trailer for Train Dreams, a film adaptation of the novella by Denis Johnson. “In select theaters November 7 and on Netflix November 21.”

Train Dreams | Official Trailer | Netflix · youtube.com

Based on the novella of the same name, Train Dreams is the portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly changing America of the early 20th Century. Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, and William H. Macy star in

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posted Nov 11 @ 01:50 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Jamelle Bouie: “I’m gonna make a case to you that no matter what you’ve heard about the filibuster, you should want the filibuster to be sent to the ash bin of history.”

What's the deal with the filibuster? · youtube.com

In this latest episode of my ongoing “Nerd Stuff” series, I discuss the history of the filibuster and make an argument for why you should want it gone.

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posted Nov 11 @ 12:45 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

Jessica Guo: “If there’s something out there that calls to you, I hope you listen. Give yourself permission to do the thing.” Guo just finished hiking both the the Continental Divide Trail and the Great Divide Trail, solo. 3500+ miles!

She left her desk job and walked 3,541 miles from Mexico to Canada: ‘Give yourself permission’ · theguardian.com

Jessica Guo hiked 30 miles a day, becoming the first woman to continuously hike two historic trails in a single season

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posted Nov 11 @ 11:46 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link

## The Age of Audio, a Documentary on the History of Podcasting

Here’s the trailer for The Age of Audio, a feature-length documentary about the invention and popularization of podcasting, from Adam Curry to Ronald Young Jr.

I ran across this movie via a clip on Instagram that explains how the word “podcast” came to be; here’s the same clip from YouTube:

> Every time there’s a new technology, it always has to be named the dumbest thing.
>
> Whoever came up with the name podcasting, like what a dumbass name.
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> It’s so funny cuz the podcast community gets very heated about these issues.
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> Whoever invented the word podcast, I’m going to punch him in the throat.