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Hënj: IKEA’s Instructions for Stonehenge

This year's QI Annual includes an awesome cartoon by Justin Pollard, John Lloyd and Stevyn Colgan: IKEA's instructions for the iconic prehistoric monument. I love the caption at the bottom, which reads: Important! Ensure all components are free from mud, dung and evil spirits before assembly. Wear appropriate safety equipment (spear, flint knife etc.) in the event of bears. Small parts are not included. If plagued by demons or suffering from pestilence, seek advice from a druid before attempting assembly. May contain quartz. Also, it seems as though the crucial ingredients are a magician and some beer. Enjoy! Via Flavorwire....

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KPop is Now a Legitimate Global Force

SeoulBeats writes: There was a great story about Kpop and how it is becoming a legitimate global force in the music industry on Monocle, an hour long show about international news, culture, and design run by the same team that runs the magazine of the same name for Bloomberg.  Based in London, the show’s hosts talked to entertainment industry leaders about the impact that Kpop is making around the world utilizing the power of social media.  It’s definitely worth watching, check it out below. I encourage anyone with an interest in KPop and/or Korean culture and its heavy foray into social media and the web (eg, it's only via an online vote that Rain would win an MTV Movie Award) to watch this ~15...

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