10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #133

This week, weird #food combos, a timeline of a #posthuman galaxy, wolpertingers, purple jellyfish and their friends, how to have better arguments, and other esoterica #art #culture #connection

Book Review: The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Garcia wrote this essay in a series of newspaper articles in Bogota over 30 years ago. He tells the dramatised story of a sailor Luis Alejandro Velasco who sailed on a ship laden with contraband goods from Alabama in the US bound for Columbia. The ship encountered a turmultuous storm which threw all aboard into the sea with devastating consequences.

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #132

This week see sleeping anime #cats in rice paddies, a mystical and nice quote from #YokoOno, the difference between a living and dead #idea, how snails hitchhiked from a Pacific Islands to the Americas and more, it’s edition 132 of interesting things by #ContentCatnip

Comforting Thought: Memory is a radio station that only plays the songs you want to hear

Music and the nostalgia of our youth “Why do we all (not just the Woodstock generation) seem to insist that the music of our youth was better? Because everyone has this experience, it cannot be objectively true. One study found that in the same way that we tend to remember positive life events more stronglyContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Memory is a radio station that only plays the songs you want to hear”

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #131

This week, a peaceful quote from Buddhist monk Joan Halifax, a yummy coconut rice recipe, a lesson in enchantment from Renรฉ Magritte, an encouraging possum and more, it’s edition #131 of Interesting Things! Welcome friends…

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #130

Dive deep into Frida Kahlo’s diary, explore ancient methods of espionage, ways to describe someone’s voice, a painting of a joyful Victorian era garden and much more, it’s edition #130 of #InterestingThings by #ContentCatnip

Book Review: The Tao of Winnie the Pooh by Benjamin Hoff (1982)

The cultural phenomenon of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne (1926) crosses generations and time. Winnie the Pooh still speaks to me as an adult within the adult world. It speaks to the child within and her curiosity and wonder at life. The characters are each archetypes of human desires and fears.

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #129

Get a time-traveller’s guide to #medieval #Europe, some timeless words from Albert Camus, a hand-sewn heart, homely and warming porridge meals, bewitching cat-eye makeup and much more. Welcome to edition #129 of #InterestingThings by #ContentCatnip

Book Review: Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg

Ever wondered how spies manage to recruit double-agents? or how rifle-toting members of the NRA could find common ground with those who want to abolish guns in America? This is a practical and yet exciting guide to how to get better at communicating with friends, family and colleagues. Rating: ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ Genre: Non-Fiction, Psychology, Communications Publisher: Penguin Review inContinue reading “Book Review: Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg”

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #128

Haere mai and welcome dear friends! This week, Robert Greene’s insightful advice on how to achieve strategic mastery, a Ukrainian watchmaker breathes new life into an ancient Newfoundland clocktower, funky 90s house music, Festive vegan fried rice and much more, it’s edition #128 of #InterestingThings by #ContentCatnip.