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Space Nation

from The Daily Express World’s first ‘space nation’ takes flight as 200,000 people prepare for futuristic life SPACE nation, Asgardia, has launched its first satellite a year after Russian billionaire Dr Igor Ashurbeyli proposed the plans. By THOMAS MACKIE GETTY More than 500,000 people applied to become citizens of Asgardia, the first space nation that […]

Malcolm Young Gone

from The New Yorker Farewell to Malcolm Young, the Mastermind of AC/DC By Jon Michaud Picture yourself, if you will, at an AC/DC show at some unruly venue in Albany or Toledo in the fall of 1978. Perhaps a friend has brought you, or maybe hearing one of the band’s songs on FM radio has […]

Adoption Revisited

from The New York Times Let’s Restart the Adoption Movement by Arthur C. Brooks Jovanna Tosello Giving to charity makes you happier, healthier and even richer. That’s what I found in my research for a book I was writing back in 2003. Data clearly showed that giving and volunteering have a positive impact on givers’ health, […]

We’re All Going To Die!

from The Sun Thousands of scientists sign terrifying ‘Warning to Humanity’ letter predicting an imminent apocalypse The world’s brightest minds sketch a bleak picture of the future of Planet Earth. Is it too late to save our species and preserve the environment? By Jasper Hamill GETTY IMAGES The scientists believe environmental impacts were likely to […]

Last Leo Sold

from artnet The Last Known Painting by Leonardo da Vinci Just Sold for $450.3 Million The 500-year-old painting is, by far, the most expensive work ever sold at auction. Eileen Kinsella Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi. Courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2017. After weeks of anticipation, it finally happened: Leonardo da Vinci‘s Salvator Mundi (circa […]

Crazy College Kids From The Past

from The LA Times In an era of USC-UCLA pranks, one stood out. Sixty years later, its mystery is solved by Zach Helfand From left to right: Dave Visel, Mike Loshin, Wally Karabian, Jerry VanWert and Steve Marienhoff. (Photo courtesy of Maria Aparicio) A septuagenarian professor and former USC student, having caught wind of a […]

Living Fossil Found

from Newsweek PREHISTORIC, DINOSAUR-ERA SHARK WITH INSANE TEETH FOUND SWIMMING OFF COAST OF PORTUGAL BY DANA DOVEY This fish is rarely seen by humans but has lived on the Earth since long before man. The rare frilled shark is considered a “living fossil” because evidence of its existence dates back to at least 80 million years […]

Christmas Music Driving People Crazy

from CBS Philly Christmas Music Can Harm Your Mental Health, Psychologist Says CBS Local — Are you one of those people that can’t stand hearing Christmas songs months before the holiday actually arrives? Does hearing festive carols weeks before Thanksgiving only make you upset that you haven’t eaten your turkey yet? A psychologist in Great Britain […]

Chuck Mosley Gone

from SPIN Faith No More’s Chuck Mosley Dead at 57 by Rob Arcand Former Faith No More frontman Chuck Mosley has died. After years of sobriety, Mosley passed away on Friday November 9 “due to the disease of addiction,” according to a statement from his family. “He is survived by long-term partner Pip Logan, two […]

Hellcat To Winnie

FWD to 58:10 for the cop punching Hellboy in the throat