The Monkey Waiters of Japan
This is disturbing, and I somehow consider it abuse - despite having done the job myself. Although they only have to work for 2 hrs per day.
Think of the fun Karl Pilkington will have with this...(if he hasn't already).
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I sent it off to the Bosses' Nephew, who might be looking for work soon (but 2 hours of work a day is more than he ever did. Just showing up isn't work.)
As if this wasn't absurd enough, they upped the ante by making them dress up - the stuff of nightmares - maybe the nephew can get a date!
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS7QkjIKOxk
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Russia "Walking Softly..."
And, while ongoing rumours swirl about Trump's alleged (and really, indisputable) ties with Russia, France faces it's own battle with the far right.
Two links that should make you think:
Link: http://time.com/4627780/russia-national-front-marine-le-pen-putin/
and the ongoing speculation over the French election: http://live.reuters.com/Event/French_Elections_2017
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but Russia seems to have had a big hand in subsidizing the far right in a lot of countries at the moment. Of course, Xenophobia is the natural result of allowing too much immigration/change too quickly, bound to fuel nationalist sentiments, but the Russians are capitalizing on that. They are - generally - "Walking softly and carrying a big stick", and like it or not we're mirroring their politics and oligarchy time and again through increasingly corrupt democracies, while they remain suspiciously in the shadows. Which makes me suspect that maybe America isn't the superpower it thinks it is, and if Russia is merely biding it's time in the wings until opportunity presents itself, what should we expect?
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Western Skink
Flipping a lot of boulders while landscaping the garden, my most modest of contributions, when I capture a skink...had to let it go when it tried to wriggle up my sleeve, but it sat still long enough for a photo...
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Museum of Failure
Unfortunately their specialty seems to be commercial innovation, otherwise I'd be having a show. A few shows...
But a brilliantly conceived museum highlighting the perils of invention, remarkable because everywhere we're only surrounded by success. We don't see the television shows that don't make it to air, we don't see the artists who don't have shows, and we don't generally consume those products that fail when they get to market. Remember New Coke, anyone? But failure is the certain road to greatness, if you keep on it long enough. Maybe this will inspire you:
Link: http://museumoffailure.se/
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