by | Nov 17, 2020 | Mirth, Weirdness
from Vulture Our ‘Lost’ Weekend With Van Halen A couple college dudes won an MTV contest to tour with Van Halen. Then all hell broke loose. By Chris Lee On an overcast morning in the spring of 1984, Kurt Jefferis and Tom Winnick, a couple of college-age bros of no...
by | Nov 15, 2020 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from National Geographic Why the Nasca lines are among Peru’s greatest mysteries The lines drawn in geometric patterns and distinct animal shapes across the Peruvian desert have inspired many theories over the years. Here’s what we know—and what remains to...
by | Nov 11, 2020 | Weirdness
from The New York Post Great tits could be wiped out by climate change in near future By Ben Cost The great tit could soon go the way of the dodo. We mean the birds, dirtbags. The unfortunately named great tit has joined a long list of species that could soon...
by | Nov 10, 2020 | Weirdness
from Astronomy Does all the gold in the universe come from stars? Humanity’s fascination with this precious metal is increased by knowing it comes from the stars. By Raymond Shubinski This gold coin from the First Persian Empire was struck around 420 b.c. It honors...
by | Nov 4, 2020 | Weirdness
from The Guardian Into the night: why walking in the dark is good for the soul by Lizzie Enfield The sun setting behind Mount Caburn, near Lewes, in the South Downs. Photograph: Peter Cripps/Alamy The lights from the cottage windows recede, all too rapidly, as we walk...
by | Nov 3, 2020 | Weirdness
from Real Clear Science Could Schrödinger’s Cat Exist in Real Life? By Stefan Forstner Dhatfield Have you ever been in more than one place at the same time? If you’re much bigger than an atom, the answer will be no. But atoms and particles are governed by the rules of...
