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This week was packed with #metaphor related events. Three days of the #MetaphorsOfReligion conference of @…, then two very promising meetings with other metaphor project…

Free download of #Earwicker’s “Wring Out Your Dead” CDr. Electroclash from San Francisco-based purveyors of everything weird, Dolor del Estamago. https://www.mediafire.com/folder/fcrh3t4ea…

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A look at the rising popularity of virtual K-pop stars, usually created by artists wearing motion sensor suits, and the labor rights questions they raise (Michelle Kim/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/metaverse-kpop-idols/

The metaverse is rewriting the rules of who can be a K-pop star
In an industry studded with megastars like BTS and Blackpink, virtual idols are building powerful new fandoms even while their true identities remain obscured.

Matched pairs of Lie algebras and Rota-Baxter Lie algebras
Shukun Wang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00834 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.00834

Matched pairs of Lie algebras and Rota-Baxter Lie algebras
In this paper, we investigate the relationship between matched pairs of Lie algebras and Rota-Baxter Lie algebras. First, we show that every Rota-Baxter Lie algebra $(\mathfrak{g},B)$ of weight $-1$ gives rise to a matched pair of Lie algebras $(\mathfrak{g}_+,\mathfrak{g}_-,\rhd,\bhd)$, and we prove that the bicrossed product Lie algebra decomposes as $\mathfrak{g}_+\bowtie\mathfrak{g}_-=\mathfrak{g}_1\oplus\mathfrak{g}_2$. Moreover, we establish a Rota-Baxter Lie algebra structure on $\mathfr…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Barrington Levy:
🎵 Here I Come
#BarringtonLevy
https://madbier.bandcamp.com/track/barrington-levy-here-i-come-madbier-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/4abVwdCy5QUcyI3KS2lMJK

Isto é porreiro, especialmente para calar a boca aos tipinhos do norte da Europa, que ainda andam com a cabeça cheia de porcos.
Mas sabem o que era mesmo, MESMO porreiro? Era que a malta sentisse alguma coisa dessa liderança.
Infelizmente, o que se sente é o inverso.
https://mastodon.mediafaro.o…

On the Combinatorial Core of Second-Order Quantum Argument Shifts in $U\mathfrak{gl}_d$
Yasushi Ikeda
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00616 https://arxiv.org/pd…

On the Combinatorial Core of Second-Order Quantum Argument Shifts in $U\mathfrak{gl}_d$
We provide a complete, self-contained proof that reduces second-order generators of the quantum argument-shift algebra in the universal enveloping algebra $U\mathfrak{gl}_d$. We prove the necessary combinatorial identities -- expressed as relations among polynomials with rational coefficients -- by induction.

Economist Justin Wolfers: “Demolishing the East Wing of the WH before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump’s approach to economic policy.
The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.”

This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 260. 11/30/25
… Ukraine’s peace negotiators met with the US delegation today, which was led by Sec of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. After multiple recent revelations about Witkoff being owned by Putin, he looked pretty uncomfortable facing the Ukrainians he has worked so hard to sell out.

This morning, the #MetaphorsOfReligion conference starts with the panel on “Digital and Computational Approaches to Metaphor Analysis,” including our own presentation “Religious Metaphors at Scale.” I am looking forward to the discussion!

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
Matt Berninger:
🎵 Blue Monday
#MattBerninger
https://open.spotify.com/track/6T8pTLAnRiN4LZKhN5ZrKE