Saturday, March 03, 2018

Aloha - Cher touches down in Sydney for Mardi Gras




In remote northern Ethiopia, a lone priest makes an 800-foot climb, barefoot and without ropes, to reach a small church carved out from the side of a mountain. 

"Your mind travels to whatever you choose to focus on. If you read a spiritual book, and understand the secret, it brings you joy. If you read and understand the word of God, it tastes as sweet as honey."


NEVER TOO EARLY: 5 Things to Know About Brad Parscale, Trump’s 2020 Campaign Manager. “Facebook genius has political ambition and entrepreneurship in his blood.”

Wild West: Bank employee charged with stealing $3.5 million after 'high value transfer' discovered



Salim Mehajer's wild night at Star casino revealed 


I CAN SEE WHY AP RAN WITH THIS, HER PHOTO OOZES CREDIBILITY:“JAILED INSTAGRAM MODEL WANTS TO TRADE SECRETS FOR FREEDOM.”


THE WAKANDA READER: “Black Panther,” which has already earned $700 million worldwide, has sparked interest in the fictional African nation at its geographic center. Brentin Mock of CityLab has this following compendium on all things Wakanda.


Rural Chinese funerals often feature strippers who "pay tribute to fertility


Spielberg himself called it “God Lights”.

I’ve always loved what I call “God Lights,” shafts coming out of the sky, or out of a spaceship, or coming through a doorway.

Pairs well with The Spielberg Face.


In Japan, the current cultural successor to The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Upis Even the Stiffest People Can Do the Splits, a book by “world-renowned yoga teacher” Eiko that promises to teach anyone how to do the splits in just four weeks.

Whether you spend your days running marathons or slouching over a keyboard, everyone can benefit from stretching and the increased flexibility that comes along with it. With only five minutes of stretching a day, you’ll be doing perfect splits in four weeks and experiencing a host of health benefits such better circulation, fewer joint injuries, toned muscles, improved balance, and much more!

As a keyboard sloucher who has been not getting enough exercise, I am tempted to try this, if only to surprise my kids with some stealth flexibility. (via ny times)
10 Ways to Get Yourself Out of a Funk - And Here We Are 


CRS Report – Nutrition Labeling of Restaurant Menu and Vending Machine Items, February 5, 2018. “High rates of obesity and chronic diseases have prompted various federal, state, and local nutrition labeling initiatives.


Malcolm Harris: Capitalism created a planned economy. It’s called Amazon.
↩︎ Medium
The history of the aloha shirt from 1935—its exact origins are disputed—to the present day.
↩︎ RackedAn amateur astronomer lucks into spotting a supernova—the chances of this happening are around one in 10 million.
↩︎ Space
Observed on Yammer:

"In 1874, chemists trying to find a less addictive form of morphine made heroin. But heroin had twice the potency of morphine, and heroin addiction soon became a serious problem."

Scientist: We'll stop drinking alcohol within 'a generation'  ...

Replacing natural drugs with synthetic ones is very rarely a good idea