i was reading something about the Slavic peoples the other day and came across this chart of the facial composites of European soccer players by country. Fascinating. Also interesting (and i don't know if i posted this?) is this chart of female facial composites from various countries (via reddit and google)
As mentioned, Jack, here is youtube clip of a woman who created a dance video to a Kanye West song to quit her job (and that clip has subsequently, rightly, gone viral. i appreciate the dance break in the middle). Happily, she seems to be doing well and considering job offers (documented here, as well as a parody response from her former co-workers, who are supportive).
This, called @satiregram, is a very pointed social commentary consisting of pictures of descriptions for pictures that appear on instragram. i think it's equal parts funny and sad. (Other associated social media accounts include a facebook feed and a rather honest astrological instragram, all found linked on this blog account.)
The topic of garters in regard to weddings came up this morning. The tumblr 'Brides Throwing Cats' is Time's blog of the week, and has been making the rounds on various media, featuring mid-air cats photoshopped in for a tossed bouquet (also worth mentioning is the account of a woman whose boyfriend is asking for 300 sandwiches before proposing). Anyway, Bryan mentioned that it's less awkward than a garter direct-from-the-leg-of-your-sister, i speculated that it would be particularly embarrassing to be the bride from whom the garter is being taken, and why the heck is this even a tradition anyway?! To the internet; there are several theories here. From the garter entry on wikipedia: " Historically, this tradition relates to the belief that taking an article of the bride's clothing would bring good luck.[1] In the Middle Ages, the groom's men would rush at the new bride to take her garters off her as a prize.[2] As this often resulted in the destruction of the bride's dress, the tradition arose for the bride to surrender articles of her clothing, which were tossed to the guests, including the garter. ". There's also the theory that " The garter toss is thought to be an early English custom that evolved from "flinging the stocking." Guests would follow the couple to their bedroom on their wedding night, steal their stockings while they were "distracted," then fling them at the couple. It was thought that the first person to hit either the bride or the groom on the head would be the next to marry." from this article, but it lacks references. Yikes. Also, stocking are expensive.
One of my best friends has been having an argument with her mother regarding amber baby teething necklaces; namely, that they're dangerous for the child in posing both choking and suffocation hazards. A recent NYTimes article recapitulates this.
More on the moose brainworms front, there's a project afoot in Canada whereby a strip of land will be purchased to prevent isolate of the moose populations between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, which have been given the moniker 'The Moose Sex Project".
A friend is batcheloretting it up as her significant other is out of town for a week or two, and we were discussing how difficult it can be to feed oneself in a nutritious manner (without eating the same thing every night for a week, which is how i roll). i mentioned the book Alone in the kitchen with an eggplant as being a particularly good compilation of eating-alone essays written by various authors. A lot of the essays feature a nostalgic feel, in that they are remembrances of a period or favorite meal that the author now doesn't eat as frequently due to changed circumstances, be it a guilty pleasure food or now-demanding family situation. One that gets a particular mention is Haruki Murakami's The Spaghetti Chronicles.
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