Some weeks, the news cycle hands you a coherent narrative — political scandal, natural disaster, celebrity meltdown. And then there are weeks like this one, where the only through-line is sheer, unfiltered absurdity. Welcome to Whacky Wednesday, where we’ve got a park executive landing helicopters for prom photos, nutritionists telling…
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Nine Chords in 25 Years — It Has To Be The Slowest Concert in Human History
A pipe organ in a medieval church in Germany has been playing the same John Cage composition since September 5, 2001 — and it won’t finish until the year 2640. Nine chords down. 616 years to go. The piece is called ORGAN²/ASLSP, which stands for “As Slow As Possible,” and…