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I'm looking for an essay, probably some 15 years old which pathologizes neurotypicality the way autism is usually pathologized. The website was something like isn't-autistic. It included "Tragically, some 975 people out of a thousand suffer from neurotypicality", though possibly it used a word other than "neurotypicality". It mentioned compulsive lying as part of neurotypicality. [more inside]
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 3:08 AM - 3 answers

About 20 years ago there was an internet video for a Spanish language song with (close enough) the above words in its chorus, which might also have been its title. I was reminded of it by the news of the Pope's death. It was (I think) filmed in black and white, in a cafe, and I think it had a slight narrative set in the cafe, which may also have been portrayed in the video (but that's hazy). The song was performed in a brisk swing style, and it wasn't any of the songs that cropped up when I searched a las siete treinte cinco. It was a rather fun song and I want to hear it again. Is it by any chance stuck in anyone else's memory?
posted by BCMagee at 12:41 PM - 8 answers

As Americans headed to Japan next month for vacation (previously, thank you all btw), I've been pondering whether we (or others traveling abroad) should be taking any steps to identify ourselves passively or preemptively as anti-Trump, and how. [more inside]
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 10:53 AM - 37 answers

My political organizing group is rightly examining our lack of racial inclusivity. What should we be reading and doing and not doing? [more inside]
posted by theora55 at 10:19 AM - 9 answers

I remember Andy Warhol saying something like, "What's cool now will be cool forever." Any ideas where this quote might derive from?
posted by matkline at 12:58 AM - 1 answers

So I've noticed that in US films/TV shows set in the current day (2020-2025) people call strangers sir/ma'am a lot. Is this a thing that really happens in real life in the US, or is it just a Hollywoodism? [more inside]
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 7:52 PM - 90 answers

I'd like to start donating to groups providing mail-order abortion pills to women in states with abortion restrictions. The only group I'm aware of that does this is in Massachusetts, and its website doesn't have any contact information or info about how to donate. Are any of you aware of similar groups in other states/countries that i might be able to donate to? Thanks
posted by BadgerDoctor at 11:30 AM - 4 answers

I'm looking for resources I can refer to for best practices for multilingual building signage, and specifically guidance on what threshold percentage of users should prompt adding another language(s).
posted by sepviva at 9:53 AM - 1 answers

Does anyone remember the name of a blog written by a woman from the UK who moved to the US and became a pole dancer? [more inside]
posted by purplesludge at 8:29 AM - 5 answers

I stumbled on the Wikipedia page of Sonia E. Howe today, which states that her date of death is unknown. Does anyone have any idea of how to figure out how she died, so that her Wikipedia page can be updated? [more inside]
posted by Kattullus at 4:53 AM - 9 answers

In the 90's, there was a product in North America called Chicken Tonight. You may remember the commercial. I'm trying to figure out what kind of families were buying this stuff. Bonus points for Canadians weighing in. [more inside]
posted by kitcat at 11:21 AM - 44 answers

I will be in Lithuania during June. I'd like to visit a Joninės celebration. I'm seeing mentions of June 23 and June 24...what day is this supposed to happen? Should I plan for the evening of June 23, or June 24, or is it specific to the town or location?
posted by gimonca at 8:34 PM - 4 answers

I'd like to hear a version of Jerusalem in a minor key. Bonus for other important songs transposed major to minor or vice versa. [more inside]
posted by Hactar at 12:41 AM - 6 answers

My dad (85 yr old retired geology professor) and I (55 yr old science teacher) have an 8 hr road trip coming up to visit family back where he grew up. Last summer we had some audiobook hits and misses on a similar road trip. Humor and/or narratives from 50s/60s/70s is probably best bet, not science. More inside… [more inside]
posted by chr1sb0y at 2:52 PM - 25 answers

So, it's been widely reported (NY Times, SF Chronicle) that the performers (often minors) in this pageant are under or un-paid, maltreated, forced to work while injured, and completely controlled by Falun Gong and its "leader" Li Hongzhi -- my question is why do legitimate venues (like Lincoln Center, NJ PAC, college auditoriums) allow this sort of exploitation to even be booked? It can't be ignorance. I know they make money, but wouldn't you refuse to book this act at your theater? Or is this just incredibly naive of me to ask?
posted by mmf at 12:18 PM - 14 answers

My girlfriend is planning to go to a protest at a Tesla dealership this weekend. I can't go, for health reasons. I'm worried for her. What can she do to stay safe? [more inside]
posted by Ursula Hitler at 4:11 PM - 19 answers

I just learned that Bong Joon-ho has a new movie "Mickey 17" coming out. I would have sworn on my mother's grave that he had died in the last few years. Does anyone have an explanation for this delusion?
posted by Pembquist at 10:18 AM - 2 answers

In prep for a possible upcoming discussion for the need for measures to counteract the United States' history of racism I would appreciate it if people could point me to information and studies that might demonstrate the continuing dimensions the problem. [more inside]
posted by Reverend John at 12:31 PM - 9 answers

I'm feeling betrayed by the Labour Party and despondent about the state of the country, and I'm looking for some sign of hope. [more inside]
posted by Chenko at 9:44 AM - 12 answers

Reading a link from the post about the Vasari corridor, there was a single sentence that said "After many civil wars & watching neighbors fall to conquerors, the Florentine Republic decided to secure its liberties by *massacring all the nobles and putting their heads on pikes!*." Where do I get details about this? [more inside]
posted by Hactar at 4:01 AM - 2 answers