Are you sick of bad news? Fake news? Sad news? It’s Friday (somewhere) so it’s happy hour time. Take a break! Here is a collection of awesome stuff.
Bill Gates shares five summer reads
“I’ve read some terrific books lately. When I pulled together this list of five that you might enjoy this summer, I realized that several of my choices wrestle with big questions,” says Microsoft founder and avid reader Bill Gates. “What makes a genius tick? Why do bad things happen to good people? Where does humanity come from, and where are we headed? Despite the heavy subject matter, all these books were fun to read, and most of them are pretty short.”
Check out Bill Gates’ recommended summer reads and don’t miss the video.
And if you’re still looking for more to read, check out The New York Times’ interactive list 73 Books to Read While the Sun Is Out and the Days Are Long.
5 artefacts from Fred Rogers’ life
American children of certain generations will remember our favourite neighbour, Mister Fred Rogers. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood was an American half-hour educational children’s television series that ran from 1963 until 2001. Rogers, who died in 2003, is the subject of an upcoming documentary by Morgan Neville.
Mr. Neville visited the Fred Rogers Center in Latrobe, PA and looked at fan letters, interviews, scripts, and more. Take a look at five wonderful artefacts from Fred Rogers’s life.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? opens in select theatres in the U.S. on 8 June.
Probably-goddess Brigid stars in #RepealThe8th campaign
On 25 May 2018, the Irish people voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment, which banned abortion. As part of the #RepealThe8th campaign, David Keeling Film made a delightful short film featuring the goddess-cum-saint Brigid.
“The film is a tongue-in-cheek take on the stories surrounding Brigid of Kildare, including her powers of eye-bursting, beer-making, deceptively-large-cloak-wearing, and – most importantly – providing help for vulnerable women with crisis pregnancies.”
Beninese artist Angélique Kidjo releases cover album of “Remain in Light”
In October 1980, American new wave band Talking Heads released its fourth studio album. Considered the band’s magnum opus, “Remain in Light” was critically acclaimed for its originality and innovative merging of experimental rock, seventies funk, and Afrobeats.
Now, Beninese artist Angélique Kidjo has released a track-by-track cover album of “Remain in Light”. With lyrics in Yoruba and Fon, the languages of her native Benin, Kidjo figuratively brings the record back to Africa.
Pick up “Remain in Light” on Spotify, iTunes, or wherever you listen to music.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg action figure on Kickstarter
I bet you didn’t you know you needed an action figure of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in your life. You’re welcome.
Power Wheels Barbie Ford Mustang gets an upgrade
I had a lot of Barbie dolls and accessories when I was a little girl, but there were two big things I never had: a Barbie Dreamhouse and a Barbie vehicle I could drive. The guys at Grind Hard Plumbing Co are living my dream.
“Well known for their crazy contraptions, the crew ‘roided up the Barbie Power Wheels Ford Mustang by replacing the humble 12V battery with a 240cc single cylinder air-cooled four-stroke engine taken from a Honda CRF230 dirt bike (I’m not entirely sure what I just wrote there but it sounds super impressive).”
Have a great weekend!
