Mad Quickies: Silver Hubble, Gamergate Booth Booted, Secret Music, Meteors, Moira and More!

DonnaApril 22, 2015

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Hey guys- happy mid-week and all that. You look like you need a little snack. I asked the fabulous Brian if we could switcheroo today and Friday so I will be your server today. Here ya’ go- have some tasty Quickies!

The Bad Astronomer sez: Happy 25th anniversary, Hubble! and posts 12.5 brain-melting photos.
Experimental musician Noah Wall surreptitiously recorded customers at a music equipment store. Read or listen to NPR’s Live At Guitar Center: A Lot Of Noise And A Little Fun. Snippets of Wall’s tracks are at the site. Difficult listening with moments that are startling.
Alan Levinovits explores The Logical Failures of Food Fads and posits why studying the humanities can help you live a healthy life. {via Surly Amy}
The Hyalinobatrachium dianae is Kermit’s real-life doppelgänger. {via Critical Dragon1177}
Right now we’re at the peak of the first good meteor shower of the year. Here’s how to view it. {via Surly Amy}
Moira Kalman is one of my favorite voices in art and I do adore her illustrations. She talks about how she stays creative.
I love this more than I can say. A Voice for Men Members Evicted from Expo after Erecting #Gamergate Booth. {via Surly Amy}
Laura Stone recaps Game of Thrones 5.2 at “Hey, Don’t Judge Me”: The House of Black and White. If you visit and leave a comment, please remember that she calls herself one of the Unsullied. No book spoilers, please and thanks!
Here’s something lovely and uplifting for you: An Ode to New Horizons. {via Surly Amy}

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Alice Barker was a chorus line dancer during the Harlem Renaissance of the the 1930s and 40s. She danced at clubs such as The Apollo, Cotton Club, and Zanzibar Club, with legends including Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.

At 102, Alice sees herself on film for the first time
{via Brian G.}