Fri. 09/04 - Meditate With a Squid

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