MetaFilter

The past 24 hours of MetaFilter

The dying seasons

Top five covers ranked of the saccherine hit Seasons in the Sun - all beaten out by the original Le Moribond with a fantastic 1961 performance by Jacques Brel. Brought to you by my daughter's wide-eyed wonder that this new hit she'd found was older than her mum.

"Though my right side is smiling, the left side is numb"

BDG does it again.

Just an ordinary normal song about lip balm after dental surgery.

Kamakura

Makoto A has added a photo to the pool:

Kamakura

Sony ZVE10M

Nankeen night heron

bpanneman has added a photo to the pool:

Nankeen night heron

Formula 1 News

Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website

LIVE COVERAGE: Follow the action from FP3 in Japan

Live coverage of Saturday's third practice session for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

Wel.nl

Minder lezen, Meer weten.

Amerikaanse militairen gewond bij aanval op basis Saudi-Arabië

AL-KHARJ (ANP/RTR/DPA) - Bij een Iraanse aanval op luchtmachtbasis Prince Sultan in Saudi-Arabië zijn twaalf Amerikaanse militairen gewond geraakt. Twee van hen zijn er ernstig aan toe, melden Amerikaanse autoriteiten.

Sinds het begin van de oorlog tussen de Verenigde Staten, Israël en Iran eind februari zijn meer dan 300 Amerikaanse militairen gewond geraakt. Het overgrote deel daarvan liep minder zware verwondingen op, het Amerikaanse leger meldde vrijdag dat 273 van hen weer aan het werk zijn. Tijdens de oorlog zijn dertien Amerikaanse militairen omgekomen.

De luchtmachtbasis in Saudi-Arabië wordt ook gebruikt door het Amerikaanse leger. Volgens de Wall Street Journal raakten bij de aanval ook meerdere Amerikaanse tankvliegtuigen beschadigd.


Koeman: goed oefenduel tegen sterk Noorwegen

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Bondscoach Ronald Koeman is tevreden over het niveau van de oefenwedstrijd tussen het Nederlands elftal en Noorwegen (2-1). "Het was gewoon een goede wedstrijd tegen een sterk Noorwegen", zei hij in de perskamer van de Johan Cruijff ArenA. "Dat moeten we ook niet vergeten. Het is een beetje Nederlands om altijd te denken dat je hier makkelijk van moet winnen. De Noren hebben gewoon een heel sterk nationaal team en daar spelen wij een hele goede wedstrijd tegen."

"Soms hadden wij de overhand en soms waren zij even beter", zei Koeman. "Maar ik vind dat we wel verdiend hebben gewonnen. Dit is een wedstrijd waar we beter van worden. Hier kunnen we van leren. En dat moet ook want niet alles ging goed. We geven die tegentreffer te makkelijk weg" , doelde hij op de 0-1 van Andreas Schjelderup die te veel ruimte kreeg van Denzel Dumfries. Koeman verweet Ryan Gravenberch dat hij Dumfries onvoldoende hielp. "Hij deed niets."


The Guardian

Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

Middle East crisis live: Rubio claims war expected to end in weeks as Iran strikes US base in Saudi Arabia

Iran has kept firing missiles at Israel and Gulf nations, including a strike at a military base in Saudi Arabia that wounded at least 10 US service members

Explosions have been heard in the Syrian capital Damascus and nearby areas as Israeli air defences intercepted Iranian missiles in Syrian airspace, Syrian state television reported early on Saturday.

Hello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran and the consequences for the region, the world and the global economy.

Israel’s military says it has launched strikes on Iranian “regime targets” early on Saturday. An AFP journalist in Tehran reported hearing about 10 intense blasts. A brief military statement said Israeli forces were striking Iranian terror regime targets across Tehran, but did not elaborate on the attacks.

Elon Musk joined a phone call between Donald Trump and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Tuesday about the war in Iran, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing two US officials. It was unclear why Musk was on the call but a White House spokesperson said it was “productive”.

UAE’s defense ministry early on Saturday said it is was engaging with incoming missiles and drones from Iran, Reuters reports.

Donald Trump said the US does not “have to be there for Nato”. Speaking to an investment forum in Miami on Friday, the US president said he was upset that European Nato countries had declined to provide material support to the US in its war against Iran.

Trump later claimed that Iran was “on the run” and “wants to make a deal”, adding that Tehran had sent the US 10 oil ships as part of negotiations to “make up for” their denial that any formal talks were taking place. Tehran still maintains there haven’t been any formal talks with Washington – only an exchange of messages through mediators such as Pakistan.

Houthis in Yemen said their “finger is on the trigger” for military intervention if certain conditions are met. The Iran-aligned group said it would enter the conflict if new countries join the US and Israel in their war against Iran; the Red Sea is used to target Iran or any Muslim country; or the war continues to escalate against Iran and the countries of the “axis of resistance”.

The strait of Hormuz is “closed”, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said earlier, adding that they had turned back three ships trying to transit the strait. The route – critical for oil and gas shipping and for the global economy – is closed to vessels travelling to and from ports linked to its “enemies”, it said, warning of “harsh measures”.

Continue reading...

Eraser carvings onto dumpster rescued mailing labels

dumpsterdiversanonymous has added a photo to the pool:

Eraser carvings onto dumpster rescued mailing labels

Back and front of a Pentel vinyl eraser, with red from Speedball scrap rubber. All set to hand out at tomorrow's No Kings event


Back of the Pentel eraser - stamp carving

dumpsterdiversanonymous has added a photo to the pool:

Back of the Pentel eraser - stamp carving

Eraser carving stamp with color block from Speedball rubber scrap