An older Maui resident with underlying health conditions has died from the COVID-19 virus, Mayor Michael Victorino announced Monday morning. “My heart is heavy with this tragic news,” Mayor Victorino said in a news release. “Mrs. Victorino and I offer our deepest condolences to this individual’s family and know that our community will also offer support and love during this … [Read more...] about Maui Reports First COVID-19 Death
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Hawai‘i senators honor late U.S. Senator John McCain
They say artists become famous only after they’re dead. Politicians, it seems, become canonized. In the tradition that scoured for the good in Richard Nixon after his death, Hawai‘i’s U.S. Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono have lined up to praise the late Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) following his death on Sunday Aug. 25 from brain cancer. “We mourn the passing of a … [Read more...] about Hawai‘i senators honor late U.S. Senator John McCain
Sign Language: Taurans need to accept that their cat is actually a pineapple
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Like you, I’m a major multitasker. I like surfing the Internet while watching television while playing with the dog while cooking dinner while getting dressed while tidying the room. I am always in the middle of at least 5 books. So I get it. But I also get totally dropping all those balls I’m juggling and losing my brain in a hot bath. That mindless … [Read more...] about Sign Language: Taurans need to accept that their cat is actually a pineapple
Toilet News and Weird Death and Animal Sacrifice
SOMETHING IN THE AIR Is the signature smell of Texas A&M University more “Italian lemon, bergamot and iced pineapple” (that open into “a body of vivid florals, raw nutmeg and cinnamon”) or more “bat feces” and “chilifest stink”? The two commentaries were contrasted in a November Wall Street Journal report on the introduction of Masik Collegiate Fragrances’ Texas A&M cologne … [Read more...] about Toilet News and Weird Death and Animal Sacrifice
Algae Art and the High Cost of Scorpion Antivenom and Pet Orthodontia
GREAT ART! For September’s Digital Design Weekend at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, artists Michiko Nitta and Michael Burton commissioned soprano Louise Ashcroft to sing, altering pitch and volume while wearing a face mask made of algae. According to the artists, since algae’s growth changes with the amount and quality of carbon dioxide it receives, Ashcroft’s voice, … [Read more...] about Algae Art and the High Cost of Scorpion Antivenom and Pet Orthodontia