10 Quick Bites

1. The best visual explanation of the April 8 solar eclipse that I’ve seen. Click here.

2. Why I can’t listen to NPR any longer: A political liberal and long-time editor of National Public Radio explains how, during the last 10 years, it has become a propaganda agent for a very small segment of the US population. Click here.

3. Fan letter from Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie & Clyde fame) to Henry Ford, dated April 10, 1934: “While I still have air in my lungs, I will tell you what a dandy car you make. I have drove Fords exclusively when I could get away with one. For sustained speed and freedom from trouble, the Ford has got every other car skinned, and even if my business hasn’t been strictly legal, it don’t hurt anything to tell you what a fine car you got in the V8.”

4. Yes, this could be alarming: Musician Andre Antunes added a heavy metal guitar soundtrack to a classic clip of T.D. Jakes repeatedly preaching the words “Wake Up” to his congregation – a perfect combination to quickly rouse even the soundest sleeper. Click here.

5. Listen to Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, respond to an arrogant Western journalist spouting the usual arrogant, first-world, climate-change hypocrisy. Click here.

6. Turning the tables on AI. This teacher came up with a clever way to find out – with certainty – if any of his students were using AI to write their essays. Click here.

7. 20 cities where it’s easiest to land a high-paying job: I’m always surprised to learn how many younger people read my blog. This one’s for them.

8. Wet paint: A short (8-minute) documentary on the last telephone booth painter in London. Click here.

9. Wait for the end! I have to believe this guy did some serious calculations and practice before attempting this.

10. Another heartwarming wild animal/Homo sapiens connection: A touching moment with the self-proclaimed “Ostrich Whisperer.” Click here.