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Plastic surgeons are the new rock stars
A world without pain (New Yorker)
An industry built on the suspension of disbelief is flourishing. Although building immersive shows like Sleep No More isn’t easy—or cheap—they are fantastically popular
The No. 1 ‘happiest country’ in the world also has one of the highest suicide rates — economists have a theory why MarketWatch
Jewels Stolen From Dresden’s Green Vault Are Turning Up On The Dark Web
“The thieves who stole priceless jewels from the Dresden Green Vault treasuryat the end of last year are allegedly trying to sell some of the loot on the dark web. Investigators from an Israeli security company claim they made contact with the criminals online, but authorities in Germany say it has received no evidence of the ransom demand.” – artnetA 24-year-old council worker is taking on fossil fuels and his super fund in a world-first court case
A landmark trial in Australia could potentially change the way superannuation funds invest Australians' almost $3 trillion in retirement savings and pave the way for more climate-change-related litigation.
After the school’s group photo was taken, the teacher tried to persuade the students to each buy a copy.
“Pictures are keepsakes,” the teacher said. “Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, ‘There is Jennifer, she is a lawyer now’; or ‘That is Michael, he is a Doctor now’, or “Remember Johnny, our class clown, and how he was always making jokes in class.'”
True to form, Johnny in the back of the room said. “And here is the teacher, she is dead now!”
Note: The above photo is of Spanky and the Little Rascals.
A Little Humor: Class Clown And The School's Group Photo
After the school’s group photo was taken, the teacher tried to persuade the students to each buy a copy.
“Pictures are keepsakes,” the teacher said. “Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, ‘There is Jennifer, she is a lawyer now’; or ‘That is Michael, he is a Doctor now’, or “Remember Johnny, our class clown, and how he was always making jokes in class.'”
True to form, Johnny in the back of the room said. “And here is the teacher, she is dead now!”
Note: The above photo is of Spanky and the Little Rascals.
Harvard Crimson, Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig Sues the New York Times for Defamation:
Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig filed a lawsuit against the New York Times Monday after the newspaper published an article suggesting that Lessig was defending the practice of accepting secret donations from deceased sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein.
In a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts federal court, Lessig accused the Times of publishing a “false and defamatory” story with a headline and lede that served as “clickbait.”
The New York Times story, titled “A Harvard Professor Doubles Down: If You Take Epstein’s Money, Do It in Secret,” was based on a Sept. 8 Medium post by Lessig in which he explained his decision to sign a petition in support of Joichi “Joi” Ito, who resigned as head of the MIT Media Lab in September after Ronan Farrow reported in the New Yorker that the lab had taken steps to cover up its relationship with Epstein. ...
Westpac linked to international paedophilia case after Australian man charged
Westpac
has been linked to an international paedophila case following the
arrest of a notorious Australian sex offender who is suspected of using
the bank’s transfer system to pay for live-streamed child abuse videos
in south-east Asia.