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Fri. 09/04 - Meditate With a Squid


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New research indicates that Stonehenge may have been able to produce surround sound and was used to amplify rituals. The bizarre tradition of excessively-huge homecoming mums in Texas. A Finnish town is bribing its residents with cake to make them more eco-friendly. And the surprisingly crowded market of squid-based guided meditations.

Links:

A Remarkable New Study Suggests That Stonehenge Was Built to Amplify Sound During Ancient Ruling-Class Rituals (ArtNet)
  • Homecoming May Feature ‘Mum Mask' This Year (NBC DFW)
  • In Texas, You Don’t Wear a Corsage to Homecoming. It Wears You (Wall Street Journal)
  • In Texas, Homecoming Mums Are a Team Effort (Racked)
  • Inside The Weird Texas Tradition of Enormous Homecoming Corsages (Jezebel)
  • The Queen Mum (Dennis Murphy, YouTube)
  • Finnish town offers locals cake for cutting CO2 emissions (Euro News)
  • 6 Scientifically Proven Benefits Of Mindfulness And Meditation (Forbes)
  • MeditOceans: Our series of soothing mindfulness meditations (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
  • Deep RelaxOcean (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, YouTube)
  • Relaxation and Beyond with the Giant Squidstravaganza (Giant Squidstravaganza, Bandcamp)
  • Trailer for Feels Good Man
  • Kottke.Org
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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