Image via The Atlantic: Baby pandas in China. Someone did NOT want to have their picture taken. Here's 5 websites to check out this weekend: Growing up, Roald Dahl was one of my favorite authors. He wrote in a style all his own, and in doing so created words that make total sense if you've ever read Matilda, or The Witches, or James and the Giant Peach. Here's 50 Amazing Words Roald Dahl Made Up that are sure to take you right back to The BFG. Shoutout to Mrs. Kocan for sending me this article! "This is an ongoing attempt at an algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on data tracked and analyzed for 1496 genres by Spotify. The calibration is fuzzy, but in general down is more organic, up is more mechanical and electric; left is denser and more atmospheric, right is spikier and bouncier." Um, what? Basically, it's Every Noise at Once and it's amazing. Take a look at these drawings by artist Howard Lee and try to spot the fake. His work is so realistic and he uses Instagram to show the big reveal with a glimpse into how each drawing was created. Not sure when to use who and whom? Check out this grammar tip from the Elon University blog. Feeling stressed? Many people say this GIF will help you relax if you sync your breathing to the expanding shape. Try it out - it may come in handy before a test!
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