Today, Minnesotans are striking (“no work, no school, no shopping”), protesting, and marching in response to the ICE invasion. “We are a northern state, and we are built for the cold, and we are going to show up…”
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The Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich is back with my favorite end-of-year celebration of film; here’s his look back at the best films of 2025 (YouTube). See the full list at Letterboxd. I’ve only seen five of these so it’s difficult to comment on the list as a whole, but I feel like Sinners should have been higher?
Tags: best of · best of 2025 · David Ehrlich · movies · video
The Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich is back with my favorite end-of-year celebration of film; here’s his look back at the best films of 2025 (YouTube). See the full list at Letterboxd. I’ve only seen five of these so it’s difficult to comment on the list as a whole, but I feel like Sinners should have been higher?
Tags: best of · best of 2025 · David Ehrlich · movies · video
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95....
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95. “Her painstaking calculations and programming helped transform raw satellite data into precise geodetic models, enabling reliable satellite-based navigation.”
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS...
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95. “Her painstaking calculations and programming helped transform raw satellite data into precise geodetic models, enabling reliable satellite-based navigation.”
Mestra is a forthcoming short story from Madeline Miller (Circe, The Song...
Mestra is a forthcoming short story from Madeline Miller (Circe, The Song of Achilles); it’s “a powerful reimagining of Ovid’s Pygmalion”. Miller is also working on a novel about Persephone.
Mestra is a forthcoming short story from Madeline...
Mestra is a forthcoming short story from Madeline Miller (Circe, The Song of Achilles); it’s “a powerful reimagining of Ovid’s Pygmalion”. Miller is also working on a novel about Persephone.
Pilot Captures Amazing Aurora Photos During Flight
This week, the Earth was hit with one of the strongest geomagnetic storms in recent years, which made for some gobsmacking displays of the northern lights, even as far south as California. Cruising in a 787 at 37,000 feet on his route from Calgary to London (UK), airline pilot Matt Melnyk had perhaps the best view in the world of the aurora and captured some fantastic shots. He told space.com that “This was the most incredible display of aurora I’ve ever seen in my 20 years of flying!”
Tags: astronomy · flying · Matt Melnyk · photography
Pilot Captures Amazing Aurora Photos During Flight
This week, the Earth was hit with one of the strongest geomagnetic storms in recent years, which made for some gobsmacking displays of the northern lights, even as far south as California. Cruising in a 787 at 37,000 feet on his route from Calgary to London (UK), airline pilot Matt Melnyk had perhaps the best view in the world of the aurora and captured some fantastic shots. He told space.com that “This was the most incredible display of aurora I’ve ever seen in my 20 years of flying!”
Tags: astronomy · flying · Matt Melnyk · photography
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From director Rian Johnson, a collection of some of the screenplays of...
From director Rian Johnson, a collection of some of the screenplays of his movies & TV shows, including Wake Up Dead Man, Knives Out, Glass Onion, Looper, and the Poker Face pilot. “Print them, share them, act them out with your friends.”
From director Rian Johnson, a collection of some of the...
From director Rian Johnson, a collection of some of the screenplays of his movies & TV shows, including Wake Up Dead Man, Knives Out, Glass Onion, Looper, and the Poker Face pilot. “Print them, share them, act them out with your friends.”
Now That I Am Old Enough to Enroll in Medicare, I Am...
Now That I Am Old Enough to Enroll in Medicare, I Am Against Socialized Medicine. “Don’t you know that it makes my benefits less special when everyone can receive them?”
Now That I Am Old Enough to Enroll in Medicare, I Am...
Now That I Am Old Enough to Enroll in Medicare, I Am Against Socialized Medicine. “Don’t you know that it makes my benefits less special when everyone can receive them?”
What Is the Scale of the Resistance in Minnesota?
A must-read thread from Margaret Killjoy (Skywriter thread) on what’s going on in Minnesota.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what’s going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is “just what is the scale of the resistance?” After all, we’re all used to the n...
What Is the Scale of the Resistance in Minnesota?
A must-read thread from Margaret Killjoy (Skywriter thread) on what’s going on in Minnesota.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what’s going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is “just what is the scale of the resistance?” After all, we’re all used to the n...
More ways to help: Stand With Minnesota. How you can tell this...
More ways to help: Stand With Minnesota. How you can tell this is a local MN thing: “We are now just two ladies running this thing as volunteers, so please be patient.”
More ways to help: Stand With Minnesota . How you can...
More ways to help: Stand With Minnesota. How you can tell this is a local MN thing: “We are now just two ladies running this thing as volunteers, so please be patient.”
You can help: a listing of mutual aid organizations to support in...
You can help: a listing of mutual aid organizations to...
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners sets record for most Oscar nominations: 16! Includes best...
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners sets record for most Oscar nominations: 16! Includes best picture, best director, best screenplay, and best actor (for Michael B. Jordan). Well-deserved…Sinners was the best film I saw in 2025.
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners sets record for most Oscar...
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners sets record for most Oscar nominations: 16! Includes best picture, best director, best screenplay, and best actor (for Michael B. Jordan). Well-deserved…Sinners was the best film I saw in 2025.
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents....
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents. “Fifty projects later, I’ll be frank: I have not had this much fun with a computer since I learned BASIC on my Apple II Plus when I was 9 years old.”
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI...
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents. “Fifty projects later, I’ll be frank: I have not had this much fun with a computer since I learned BASIC on my Apple II Plus when I was 9 years old.”
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country. “What has...
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country. “What has changed nationally is a huge investment by the federal government in prevention in response to the COVID epidemic. Investing in education, police, librarians, community centers…”
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the...
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country. “What has changed nationally is a huge investment by the federal government in prevention in response to the COVID epidemic. Investing in education, police, librarians, community centers…”
“When South Morningside Primary School girls football team won the prestigious Edinburgh...
“When South Morningside Primary School girls football team won the prestigious Edinburgh Schools cup last year, they were presented with a small plastic trophy. It paled into comparison with the large, grand trophy given to the winning boys team…”
“When South Morningside Primary School girls...
“When South Morningside Primary School girls football team won the prestigious Edinburgh Schools cup last year, they were presented with a small plastic trophy. It paled into comparison with the large, grand trophy given to the winning boys team…”
Water bankruptcy is a “chronic condition that develops when a place uses...
Water bankruptcy is a “chronic condition that develops when a place uses more water than nature can reliably replace, and when the damage to the natural assets that store and filter that water, such as aquifers and wetlands, becomes hard to reverse”.
Water bankruptcy is a “chronic condition that...
Water bankruptcy is a “chronic condition that develops when a place uses more water than nature can reliably replace, and when the damage to the natural assets that store and filter that water, such as aquifers and wetlands, becomes hard to reverse”.
“The uncomfortable truth is that the president of the United States is...
“The uncomfortable truth is that the president of the United States is a man with the mind of a spoiled child. His debilitating solipsism is a threat to the stability of the entire world. A functional Congress would impeach and remove him.”