Category: Pop Culture
Popular culture, culture that seems to spread beyond more than three people
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Pickleball’s best player
Like any sport in its infancy, they’re weird. Pickleball is still growing, and talented players are beginning to make a name for themselves. 19 year old Anna Leigh Waters is one such name.
“When I was younger, I didn’t really understand it, but a lot of people were treating me poorly on the court or would get pretty upset [and] call me names,” Waters told NBC News. “But now that I’m older, I realize the feelings they must have been going through losing to a 12-year-old. I could see how that could get people to maybe do things that they characteristically wouldn’t do.”
Seven years since her debut, Waters, 19, is the No. 1-ranked female singles and doubles player in the world and widely considered the greatest to ever compete.
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The Pope called customer service
It reads like a joke, but even His Holiness can’t pacify customer service.
Then, the woman on the line for the bank told him that it wasn’t enough — he would have to come to the branch in person.
“He said, ‘Well, I’m not going to be able to do that,’” Father McCarthy said in a video clip shared on social media, recounting the new pope’s growing frustration as the audience laughed. “I gave you all the security questions.”
The bank employee apologized. The pope tried a different tack.
“Would it matter to you if I told you I’m Pope Leo?” he asked, according to Father McCarthy.
She hung up.
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Talkin’ ’bout my generation
A concise 10 minute video that explains why a certain set of millennials are tired.
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The real disaster prep is the friends we made along the way
No amount of preparation can get you through a disaster alone. Creating a community of people with complementary skills can increase those chances.
When the water is rising or the wildfire is spreading, you will need to make crucial decisions with rapidly changing information. Every decision you make in a disaster comes down to two questions: Is it safe where we are now? Will we be safe if we try to evacuate?
More often than not, answering those questions means relying on the people around you.
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The human networks of famous people
Before Facebook became synonymous with social networks, the concept was illustrative for showing how any group of people relate. Think string connecting pictures on police bulletin board. Here is an interactive site showing connections of famous people.