☀️ Awesome Things by John Suder, Volume 138
Another week of internet awesomeness.
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On to this week’s Awesome Things:
I’m Not a Look-Alike: Hundreds of Unrelated Doppelgängers Sit for François Brunelle’s Uncanny Portraits
Do we all have a double? Montréal-based photographer François Brunelle has been intrigued by that question since he began his I’m Not a Look-Alike series back in 1999, which brings together two unrelated people who resemble each other so much that they could be twins.
Woman accidentally breaks $42,000 Jeff Koons sculpture at Art Wynwood in Miami
A woman attending Art Wynwood, a contemporary art fair in downtown Miami, accidentally broke a pricey sculpture by world-famous artist Jeff Koons Thursday night. The shiny, electric blue sculpture was on display at Bel-Air Fine Art’s booth during the fair’s VIP Preview event.
The quietest place on earth will drive you insane
In 2015, Microsoft built a room that is now officially designated in the Guinness Book of Records as the quietest place on Earth.
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Beastie Boys Rapping Over Daft Punk Is the Greatest Collaboration That Never Was
Imagine it's 1997. The Beastie Boys are a decade into their career, prepping their fifth studio album, and hear the robot house debut of a French duo called Daft Punk. What if they had reached out to Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo to produce some beats for their upcoming Hello Nasty? It's the collaboration that never was but could have been, and it would have changed music forever.
Richard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78
“F— you, motherf—er.” According to his lifelong buddy, those were the comic Richard Belzer's last words. Belzer, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 78, was best remembered for his roles as detective John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU.
An Ode to Kraft Dinner, Food of Troubled Times
While the world has continued to change, Kraft’s product has remained the same, somehow evading inflation at one or two dollars per box.
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Lottery for 800 rare whiskeys opens in Pennsylvania
The lottery includes hundreds of rare bottles from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2022 Release, as well as just a handful of bottles of Michter’s Straight Bourbon Limited Release 20 Year Old, which costs more than $1,100 each.
How to Let Go of Your Need to Be Informed at all Times
“Don’t mistake being informed by trusting what you hear or read in the news. The most trusted information is what you feel in your gut.” ~Charles F Glassman
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10 Toxic Traits of Bad Managers
My latest on Medium: Managing people can be challenging. Some managers are not up to the task, making their subordinates’ work lives unbearable.
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Leftovers
🚴♂️ Amsterdam’s underwater parking garage fits 7,000 bicycles and zero cars
👮 The Scariest Prisons in History [YouTube]
☔ Rain Simulator: Background rain soubds for relaxing or working
💸 I moved into a 5-star Las Vegas hotel for a month in a suite that cost $1,942 per night. Here are 10 things I learned about living in luxury
Tweet of the Week
Quotable
"We are more fulfilled when we are involved in something bigger than ourselves."
- John McEnroe
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