Friday, January 27, 2017
Where are we going?
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Two Roses for Peace
Do you know what happened during the Falkland War? If you don’t, you’re not alone.
Though the war occurred in 1982, it was so brief and so remote that some not involved in the conflict have forgotten it happened at all. But not the people whose lives were affected and not metalsmith Juan Carlos Pallarols. As the Associated Press reports, the Argentinian craftsman is commemorating the war by turning its left-behind weapons into roses for families of those who died.
Pallarols, a pacifist, melts down everything from ammunition to aircraft in his studio for his “Two Roses for Peace” project.
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Though the war occurred in 1982, it was so brief and so remote that some not involved in the conflict have forgotten it happened at all. But not the people whose lives were affected and not metalsmith Juan Carlos Pallarols. As the Associated Press reports, the Argentinian craftsman is commemorating the war by turning its left-behind weapons into roses for families of those who died.
Pallarols, a pacifist, melts down everything from ammunition to aircraft in his studio for his “Two Roses for Peace” project.
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Can listening to Mozart drive you mad?
In his relatively short life – he died at the age of 35 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed over 600 works. A child prodigy, Mozart began composing at a very young age, and his symphonies, concertos, choral and operatic works are considered some of the greatest in history.
But although his genius is unquestionable, for the unfamiliar, Mozart’s formidable reputation and the scale of his output can be off-putting.
What would happen if you tried to listen to everything he ever wrote? That’s exactly what music journalist Alex Marshall – a Mozart novice – challenged himself to do, to discover what all the fuss was about. He took delivery of 200 CDs of Mozart’s music and set about his mammoth task.
What does constant listening of anything – let alone 200 CDs – do to a person? And would his immersion in Mozart make Alex smarter, more relaxed – or drive him mad?
BBC Culture followed him on his quest to discover the truth about Mozart.
BBC Culture followed him on his quest to discover the truth about Mozart.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
The Doomsday Clock Is Reset
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Donald Trump still believes — without any evidence — that there is widespread voter fraud
Before the election, Trump warned his supporters that the polls on Election Day would be rigged — seemingly creating an excuse for what at the time looked like a humiliating impending loss for the Republican nominee. Then he won the Electoral College and the presidency.
But his unsubstantiated calls alleging voter fraud haven’t ended. On Monday in a closed-door meeting with lawmakers, Trump falsely claimed that between 3 million and 5 million unauthorized immigrants voted against him in November, swinging the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, and he has called for an investigation into widespread voter fraud. He also has another excuse for losing the popular vote: He wasn’t campaigning for it. Had he strategized around the popular vote, he would have won it, he said.
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But his unsubstantiated calls alleging voter fraud haven’t ended. On Monday in a closed-door meeting with lawmakers, Trump falsely claimed that between 3 million and 5 million unauthorized immigrants voted against him in November, swinging the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, and he has called for an investigation into widespread voter fraud. He also has another excuse for losing the popular vote: He wasn’t campaigning for it. Had he strategized around the popular vote, he would have won it, he said.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Trump Creates Ten Million Jobs for Fact Checkers
In less than a week as President, Donald J. Trump has created ten million jobs for fact checkers, the Department of Labor has confirmed.
Harland Dorrinson, the executive director of HonestyWatch, a Minnesota-based fact-checking organization, called the pace of hiring in the fact-checking industry since Trump’s Inauguration “blistering.”
“The nation’s supply of fact checkers is being stretched to the breaking point,” he said. “There are not enough fact checkers to keep up with the exponential growth in alternative facts.”
Dorrinson said that he expects hiring in the fact-checking sector to remain robust for the next four years, outpacing employment in manufacturing, agriculture, and technology.
“With Trump in the White House, recent college graduates are flocking to careers in fact checking,” he said. “There’s guaranteed job security, and you basically just have to Google stuff.”
In his daily press briefing, Sean Spicer, the White House press spokesman, touted the surging employment for fact checkers but said that the actual number of jobs created was closer to ten billion.
Andy Borowitz
In his daily press briefing, Sean Spicer, the White House press spokesman, touted the surging employment for fact checkers but said that the actual number of jobs created was closer to ten billion.
Andy Borowitz
This photo sums up Trump’s assault on women’s rights
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A Man Swallowed a Goldfish and Could Now Serve Time for It
A drinking game could prove costly for a UK man after he swallowed a goldfish on a dare and now may see jail time for it.
In an office above a Devon pub in March 2016, Daniel Challis, 24, accepted a dare to swallow a goldfish and his friend, Cheryl Stevens, posted video of the challenge to Facebook.
Challis and Stevens have since been convicted of bringing unnecessary suffering to the animal.
Challis was participating in an online game called neknominate, in which people field extreme drinking challenges and then nominate friends on Facebook to follow suit.
When the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) learned of the video, after social media users flagged it, the organization kicked off an investigation.
Challis and Stevens testified that the fish was dead before it was swallowed, but UK magistrates disagreed, after viewing the video Stevens had posted online.
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