MetaFilter ([syndicated profile] metafilter_feed) wrote2025-09-03 09:42 pm

A Sadly Topical Podcast

Posted by GenjiandProust

Since 2020, a PhD candidate, now Dr., Craig Johnson has been putting out Fifteen Minutes of Fascism, "a sadly topical podcast covering the global rise of the radical right."

Johnson, who sometimes writes for Jacobin, puts out a 12-20 minute podcast once or twice a week, where he recounts news on the far right from around the globe, usually ending up with a "See You in Hell" segment, where he profiles a fascist (or fellow traveler) from history who died that week (although usually in a different year). If there are two podcasts in a week, one of them is usually a slightly more in depth discussion on a topic -- Flavors of Fascism, Fascism in Media, Major Figures for or against the Far Right, an expanded "See You in Hell," and so on. Some of the longer "See You in Hell" episodes are available on YouTube. He has also recently written How to Talk to Your Son About Fascism.
MetaFilter ([syndicated profile] metafilter_feed) wrote2025-09-03 09:28 pm

The Man: 1 Sticking It To The Man: 0

Posted by The Gooch

A day before the start of the new NFL season, shockwaves were felt through a segment of the sports fandom community as it was announced that popular piracy site Streameast, which "logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year" had been shut down through a collaborative effort between the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) and Egyptian authorities.
MetaFilter ([syndicated profile] metafilter_feed) wrote2025-09-03 08:26 pm

Sushi & Gravy

Posted by fizzzzzzzzzzzy

Takeharu Kunimoto, a prominent Japanese shamisen player and rōkyoku singer, came to East Tennessee State University in the 2000s to study bluegrass music and went on to form The Last Frontier, which whom he recorded the albums "Applalacian Shamisen" and "Sushi & Gravy".

And now for links to the music! - Here's a video from when they went on tour in 2006, featuring, "Appalachian Shamisen", "Tiger Creek", and the rock and roll inspired "The Chushingura" - Another rock and roll track: Kannin Boogie. - Tai Tai Zukushi, a fun, upbeat solo song that inexplicably went viral in Quebec. - And finally, a phenomenal live video of Takeharu Kunimoto jamming with Buddy Guy & Chris Duarte!
MetaFilter ([syndicated profile] metafilter_feed) wrote2025-09-03 06:29 pm

"Sometimes the absurdity makes it more effective"

Posted by chavenet

"I hate these cutesie names," said the chief information security officer at cybersecurity firm CYE Security and a former intelligence analyst at the National Security Agency. "We're not playing a kid's game here. We're not naming Care Bears." Because of a quirk of the cybersecurity industry, the world's most dangerous hackers are getting increasingly cartoonish codenames. Laundry Bear joined a team of supervillains that also included Vengeful Kitten, Lucky Mouse and Chatty Spider. from Cyber Cops Have a Problem: They Keep Making Hackers Sound Cute [WSJ; ungated]