They say that virtual friends aren’t real friends, that people we meet online are a poor excuse for face-to-face social interaction. “They” are wrong. I met Ruth Pennebaker online perhaps a year and a half ago. I don’t even remember how I discovered her blog but I vividly recall being enamored with her self-deprecating, sugary-sarcastic … Read more
Twenty years ago today, the wall that divided Berlin fell, signaling the death of the Cold War. To mark the anniversary, the city will host a Festival of Freedom with a very different kind of wall. Under the direction of British artist and curator Martin Butler nearly 50,000 people will form a human chain along … Read more
It’s happened again! A group of seemingly innocuous passengers at the Central Railway Station in Antwerp, Belgium suddenly break out into a dance when Julie Andrews’ “Do-Re-Mi” begins playing over the public address system. This is such fun – watch the video, and watch the reactions of the ‘real’ passengers.
Who says Brits are straight laced? At 11 a.m. on January 15, 2009, hundreds of T-Mobile dancers who had trained for eight weeks showed up at London’s Liverpool Street train station and unexpectedly broke out into dance. The event was organized by T-Mobile as part of its “Life’s For Sharing” campaign. And if the number … Read more
Visitors to Stonehenge have forever wondered, “How did they do that?” Now one man may have discovered the Secret Of Stonehenge. Wally Wallington is not a scientist or an engineer. He’s just a retired construction worker who is fascinated by the challenge of moving large items. Take a look at the video he created, demonstrating … Read more
