WELL, THAT’S WHAT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS DO: China Will Rewrite the Bible to Fit the ‘Values of Socialism.’
AFTER THREE YEARS OF QUIET IT HAS BEEN PICKING UP STEAM THESE LAST TWO YEARS; EXPERTS BLAME TRUMP, CALL FOR IMPEACHMENT: The world’s tallest active geyser won’t stop erupting, and scientists don’t know why
What’s Disney’s Plan For ‘Star Wars’? Don’t Look To The Movies To Find Out
Look to streaming, of course, to lead the way. “Lucasfilm and Disney are now in a perfect spot: The Mandalorian is a success, Star Wars is ripe for more experimentation, and Disney+ is a new sandbox that will allow for similar experiments. The future of Star Wars won’t only live and die by big event films like The Rise of Skywalker; it’ll succeed with a consistent run of weird and fun Star Wars shows.” (And don’t forget the books, comics, games, ad infinitum.) –The Verge
Why were people invested in the young-adult fiction industry, which rakes in more than $3 billion a year, so quick to pounce on a lone, unknown student who expressed her taste in literature three years ago? Perhaps some readers and authors, living by expired cultural templates, can’t yet fathom that they stand in the mainstream and no longer wield the moral authority of underdogs. It may be meaningful that the loudest voices representing young-adult literature on social media aren’t adolescents but thin-skinned adults. Too many aspiring writers are also so keen to feel collegial with big-name authors that they’re inclined to join an author’s side, eager for the righteous rush of communal fandom. No doubt it’s corrupting for authors to have fans who look to them for meaning and purpose beyond what their books can provide. Fame, wealth, and flattery are disastrous in realms far beyond politics.
Proverbs for Engraving onto Imperial Monuments
War is the price of freedom. Depths bewilder.The blow aimed at the beast hits him who shields it.
The sword of Justice best serves him who wields it.
The gibbet’s final victim is its builder.
A round coin rolls to him who most deserves it.
A tree outlives its leaves; an age, its fashions.
A carthorse needs its blinders; man, his passions.
The word of Justice best shields him who serves it.
The ardent spirit breaks the firm retort.
Power bears scrutiny like the sun the gaze.
God speaks His queer commands one thousand ways.
The worm awaits. The butterfly is dreaming.
The price of peace is bondage. Chains support.
Persuasion is a proof. Seeing is seeming.
Even more details on project lead Jonathan Goh’s website. And of course they shot the whole thing overhead with a drone
'Absolutely bone dry': The Sydney duck ponds that have fallen victim to the drought
The pond will eventually re-fill but it will take years for the ecosystem to recover.
Does All Music Have Something In Common?
Yes, every culture that we know of has some kind of music—but do these diverse musics share anything in common, for example in terms of function, affect and content? An extensive ethnographicstudy published in Science in November presented the case that they do. – Prospect
Lecturer uses word ‘negro’ from black-authored source material, university apologizes to students | The College Fix.
Professor Frank Furedi, emeritus professor of sociology at Kent University, said: ‘The obsession with the policing of language has become a caricature of itself. The word negro, which was used by pan-Africanists to refer to themselves, is now rebranded as a source of distress by students who do not have a clue about what racism means.’
White-bearded bank robber throws cash in air, shouting ‘merry Christmas’
The man allegedly threw an undisclosed sum of money in the air before waiting at a coffee shop to be arrested.
IS THERE NOTHING IT CAN’T DO? The Secret to Living to 112 Years Old is Whisky, Says Oldest Person in Britain
GOOD: ‘Prehab’ before surgery helps speed seniors’ recovery. Somehow this reminds me of something my grandmother said at age 90, as I headed off to the gym: “Getting in shape for your old age are you? You’d better!“
WHEELS TURNIN’ ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND: This former bank robber was just sworn in as a lawyer — by the same judge who once sent him to prison
Travel Journeys is a BBC Travel series exploring travellers’ inner journeys of transformation and growth as they experience the world.
You’ve probably heard the old joke about the guy who opens a fortune cookie, and the paper says: “Help! I’m being held prisoner in a Chinese fortune cookie factory.”Well, it actually happened, only it was a greeting card factory.