Keeping up Appearances

I haven't been able to keep up with a lot of my creative work, or even had a chance to ramble this past week, due to preparing for a final showdown with a topic I dearly despise.........Geospatial Sciences. As you can tell from the subject title that it is indeed full of wondrous excitement and can leave one in hour-long thoughts questioning the existence of geography, and its many capabilities. And, quite rightly, I'm being hugely sarcastic.

I do have some more work on the way, in the form of poetry. But whilst you wait, here are some articles that are well worth checking out:

1. 8 Famous People Whose Creativity & Innovation Was Inspired By LSD

It's interesting to see the people who were inspired so greatly by something that a lot of people perceive as harmful. Especially when considering how these people have done some inspiring things themselves.

2. Bill Nye Explains Why Racism Doesn't Exist In The Animal Kingdom

Here Bill Nye featured on the satirical The Nightly Show, and was simply asked: 'Does racism exist in the animal kingdom?'. His explanation is worth a few moments of your spare time.


3. The Damned documentary gets release date

I wanted to sneak this in because I am personally looking forward to this. The trailer gives a glimpse of what to expect from the documentary that depicts the work of a legendary punk band that encompassed the angst-y times of the few decades they were active.


4. 4th Grader Rocks Common Core Education By Asking School Board One Question

This brave young girl takes the chance to question and shoot down the idea of high-stake exams in school that label students as number (the score of the exam). Not many people enjoy exams in school, and there's a reason why. Watch the video in this article to get a better idea of the effects of these exams on young students.