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21 Delicious Geometric Food Gradients by Artist Adam Hillman
Fri, 19 Jul 2019 03:29:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://twistedsifter.com/2019/07/food-art-by-adam-hillman-best-of/
"Multimedia artist and self-proclaimed ‘object arranger’ Adam Hillman
has amassed a huge following on Instagram for his colorful, geometric
artworks that he carefully arranges and photographs.
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The battle to rebuild centuries of science after an epic inferno
Fri, 19 Jul 2019 03:28:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02141-2
"Nearly a year after flames consumed Brazil’s National Museum in Rio de
Janeiro, researchers are struggling to revive their work and resume
their lives."
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Another Way In Which Patents Contributed To The Opioid Crisis: Hospitals Ordered Not To Use Better, Less Problematic Medicines
Fri, 19 Jul 2019 03:26:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190712/00244942576/another-way-which-patents-contributed-to-opioid-crisis-hospitals-ordered-not-to-use-better-less-problematic-medicines.shtml>
"Two years ago, we wrote about a stunning (and horrifying) study that
explained how patents deeply contributed to the opioid crisis. It
described the lengths that drug companies – including OxyContin maker
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America is Dead
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 02:33:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://johnpavlovitz.com/2019/07/16/america-is-dead/
"Not the America that I idealized as a boy; not the glittering beacon of
equality I imagined it to be through the vaseline-covered lenses of my
maleness and straightness and whiteness; not the star-spangled stuff of
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DefunctTV: The Final Jim Henson Hour
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 02:32:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SfsynRHZK0
"In the final episode of DefunctTV's Jim Henson Series, Jim Henson
passes on, but not before he can make another television show and begin
major negotiation with the Walt Disney Company. Finish the series with a
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This Guy Improves Hollywood Movies By Editing His Cat Into Them And The Result Is Hilarious
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 02:31:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-cat-movies-videos-owl-kitty/
"Cats are known to possess all kinds of talents. They are great at
hunting, excellent at manipulating humans to get treats, and apparently,
they are amazing actors. Well, at least some of them. Meet Lizzy who
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How Germany closed its coal industry without sacking a single miner
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 02:40:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Incredible footage shows the moment a manta ray asks a diver for help off Ningaloo Bay
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 02:38:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/incredible-footage-shows-the-moment-a-manta-ray-asks-a-diver-for-help-off-ningaloo-bay-20190713-p526uo.html>
"A film production company has captured the incredible moment a manta
ray approaches a diver off WA’s Ningaloo Bay to ask for help removing a
hook stuck under its eye."
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The Polyphonic Spree - "Raise Your Head" (feat. The Umbilical Brothers)
Wed, 17 Jul 2019 02:37:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW-T4aJ4KyQ
"I set out to make a fun music video, and was fortunate enough to have
the right ingredients. The Polyphonic Spree, a 22-piece band dancing
around on stage...are fun. The Umbilical Brothers, a duo of Australian
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'Just a matter of when': the $20bn plan to power Singapore with Australian solar
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:34:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/14/just-a-matter-of-when-the-20bn-plan-to-power-singapore-with-australian-solar>
"The desert outside Tennant Creek, deep in the Northern Territory, is
not the most obvious place to build and transmit Singapore’s future
electricity supply. Though few in the southern states are yet to take
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