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Frank Sinatra’s ‘social bible’ sells for $8,960

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Jun 17, 2015

Frank Sinatra’s ‘social bible’ sells for $8,960

Frank Sinatra’s little black book spanning the 1970s until the 1990s has sold at auction for $8,960 (£5,767.57).

Described by Man of the World magazine as an “oxblood leather social bible that reads like a who’s who of the jet set’s gilded age,” the diary reportedly comprises of personal information regarding his many A-list associates.

Said to be “bulging with annotated contacts,” the front cover of the book features an image of a fortune cookie message that reads: “Beware of friends who are false and deceitful.” Inside, its pages consist of information regarding the likes of John Wayne, Sidney Poitier, US Ambassador to the United Kingdom under Ronald Reagan, Charles H Price II, Elvis Presley’s promoter Jerry Weintraub and songwriter Jimmy Webb.

Via The Guardian

Infographic: What Apple Music Means to Artists and Fans

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Streaming is changing the way the music industry operates, and this week it’s in the news again. Tech giant Apple announced that they will be offering a new music streaming service, Apple Music, at the end of this month. TakeLessons.com has revealed what their service will offer, and what fans and artists can expect…

Ed Sheeran Performs Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” With The Roots On The Tonight Show.

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Ed Sheeran Performs Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” With The Roots On The Tonight Show.

Ed Sheeran performs an acoustic version of Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” with The Roots while backstage in the Tonight Show music room.

Bach’s “Crab Canon” is played backwards and forward. Mind Blown.

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The enigmatic Canon 1 à 2 from J. S. Bachs Musical Offering’s manuscript from 1747 depicts a single musical sequence that is to be played front to back and back to front. Mind blown.

Young Woman Talks About Effective Altruism At TEDx

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Jun 16, 2015

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Young Woman Talks About Effective Altruism At TEDx

Beth Barnes is a student at Exeter College, and won a competition to speak at TEDxExeter 2015. She describes a system that allows us to direct our resources to what we think will do the most good.

Beth became involved in the Effective Altruism movement last year, and took the Giving What We Can pledge. This year she started Exeter Effective Altruism Society. Next year she hopes to go on to study Biological Natural Sciences at Cambridge, and is currently considering pathways to making a difference and careers such as research into biosecurity, working to combat neglected tropical diseases, or biological software engineering.

World Record-Holding Limbo Dancer Glides Underneath A Car. A CAR, PEOPLE!

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Jun 16, 2015

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World Record-Holding Limbo Dancer Glides Underneath A Car. A CAR, PEOPLE!

A WORLD record holding limbo queen thinks she has become the first person to shimmy under a car. Shemika Charles amazed herself and onlookers when she bent over backwards to get underneath the SUV earlier this week. The supple 22-year-old entered the record books in 2010 when she limboed down to an incredible eight and a half inches – the height of a beer bottle. She trains for up to six hours a day to keep her body in peak condition and now travels around America performing with her family. However, regular performances put an incredible strain on her body and she sees a chiropractor once a week to have her hips realigned. Her mother was also a successful limbo dancer in her home country of Trinidad and Tobago but had to give up due to injury.

Video: All The Walt Disney Pictures Intro Logos

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Jun 16, 2015

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This video shows us the logos in front of 39 Disney films, and how they mesh with their subject matter in the later movies.

https://youtu.be/noHhkzBmhRE

Infographic: 11 killer tips to stop saying “um” forever

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Brené Brown’s Animated Lesson That Can Make You A Better Person

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Brené Brown’s Animated Lesson That Can Make You A Better Person

You are probably a bit of a blamer – most of us are. But why should we give it up? In this witty sequel to our most watched RSA Short, inspirational thinker Brené Brown considers why we blame others, how it sabotages our relationships, and why we desperately need to move beyond this toxic behaviour.