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Dimension (1972) - Bertina Lopes (1924-2012) Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Modern Collection, Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Pedro Ribeiro Simões via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosimoes7/)

For various reasons, you might be feeling a bit revolutionary these days and needing a soundtrack to go with those emotions. Over in AskMe, mahadevan knows that feeling and is asking for help in putting together a "positive playlist for these dark times". Stop on by to add your suggestions!

[COMMUNITY] What have you broken free from? It's your weekly Free Thread!

Fix Your Hearts or Die! Special events, new movies, FF's complete David Lynch, current TV shows under discussion, new comments on older posts, and more in this week's roundup!

A man sits in a chair and delightful things happen in this post shared by dick dale the vampire

Photo © Keerthana Kunnath

It's said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. bBut when the beholder is you, what does one see when that beauty is outside of the norm? Chavenet's post about a burgeoning community of female bodybuilders in Kerala, India touches on this question and the answers highlight the beauty of becoming the person you want to be, and not what society says you should be.

Screenshot from How To Cream Pasta Like a Great Master - The Ultimate Guide by Luciano Monosilio

Cheese and pepper? Yes, of course, according to Greg_Ace’s homemade and lovingly baked post about four roman pasta dishes united by these not so similar ingredients.

Photo by nicholaspollock, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/iamataman/)

Brainwane continues their excellent streak of sharing great stories with a link to J.R. Dawson's "Six People To Revise You". It's a moving tale about searching for and finding your identity in world that gives conflicting signals, and how one focuses on the communications that matter.

jacquilynne posted Homeowner captures sound and video of meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it's a first. (Also bros, boxers, belts, braces, and suspenders. You'll understand once you get there.)

Sun Ra, Space Is the Place (1974) via IMDB

Lempkin posted Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise, one-hour documentary shot over two years, recording the late musician's celebrated and unique fusion of music, mysticism, cosmic mystery, poetry, and mythology. (Plus smashing headgear!)

"Wildfire ash is toxic, and the ash of an urban conflagration more so. Especially when most destroyed buildings were pre-1960 and contained unknown amounts of asbestos and lead ..." backwoods has advice and links for evacuees returning to residences affected by smoke and ash

Society to Advocate for the Return of Intermissions in Movies: For your delectation, a loving roundup of what's new, what's cool, what's the haps in FanFare this week! Thank you, DirtyOldTown!

What sort of noises do you make? It's your weekly Free Thread!

Drop spindle with wool via Wikimedia

Sheep farmer here, raising pedigree Shetlands for fleece quality ... Rhedyn comments in the post on how synthetic textiles made from plastic took over the fashion industry. Wow, there is so much fascinating info in this thread! If you have an interest in fashion, textiles, environment, design, climate, farming ... take a look. Plus Nibbly Fang with more info and some great book recs at the end.

Pineapple? 🍍 Pineapple. music for skeletons seeks suggestions for the whole pineapple, and gets some great ideas. Grill / roast caramelization sounds delicious! [Update: Also, Pineapple.]