Cyclone Gabrielle media round-up & brain breaks
And links to entertain those stuck at home...
I hope you are all safe and warm. Huge love to those who have been evacuated, flooded, or worse. On the South Coast of Wellington here it’s wild and windy but we are safe. My heart goes out to everyone facing slips and flooding.
I know it can be scary when the weather is like this. I wrote a light-hearted thing last night about Valentine’s Day but it felt inappropriate to publish today. So instead I thought I’d share some links. Some about Cyclone Gabrielle - but also some time-wasters and brain breaks too x
Arohanui my friends. I am thinking of you all.
Cyclone related news
National state of emergency declared.
'This is a significant disaster with a real threat to the lives of New Zealanders'
What to do when the power goes out.
Where did Cyclone Gabrielle come from, and what makes it so rare and dangerous?
What actually is a cyclone? All your basic weather questions, answered.
Will this climate crisis event be wasted too?
What you need to have ready in a 3-day emergency kit.
Brain breaks
The best Super Bowl ads. Capitalism is terrible. But weirdly, watching ads soothes my brain. Let’s not question this. Here’s even more Super Bowl ads…
Super Bowl ASL Interpreter Justina Miles is amazing.
Dolphins ‘deliberately get high’ on puffer fish.
My son’s kitten and Freddie Mercury youtube channel.
A hike through the weird parts of the internet.
The USA Mullet Champ Is Winning at Everything Else in Life, Too.
It Takes Only One Conversation a Day To Feel Better, Study Finds.
Magic Mike's Last Dance and the horny scale.
Big reads
Crushed - When Johna Ramirez’s son joined a popular circle of YouTube “kidfluencers,” it seemed like a Hollywood dream come true. But for these tweens, fame and fortune came at a cost.
What We Search For - “Grief, we're told, has distinct stages. We expect to pass through each one, like a doorway, from denial all the way to acceptance. I expected that too. As the months wore on, a sense of guilt metastasized inside me. Friends and family said I tried my best with him. I had no special power, they said, to keep him alive. I rejected those words and turned inward. Grief warped my ability to love, and to accept it, too.”
The People Onscreen Are Fake. The Disinformation Is Real.
The First Family of Human Cannonballing - David and Jeannie Smith gave up their day jobs for a life of daredevil stunts —with six children in tow. Five decades, thousands of cannon shots and multiple Guinness World Records later, this stupendous family business is still defying gravity and all other expectations.
The Brief, Wondrous Life of Little Leo -When Leo Babler was born with a rare and deadly genetic disorder, his parents reshaped their lives, moving to the mountains, building out an adventure van, and making sure their son experienced the most beautiful wild places in the country during the time they had.
The Man - AKA the worst interview ever.
The Strangely Beautiful Experience of Google Reviews - Glimpses of humanity in an unlikely corner of the internet.
Offset or off-track? - How much impact can planting trees make on climate change?
Who Is @Catturd2, the Sh-tposting King of MAGA Twitter?
The Agoraphobic Fantasy of Tradlife - In an increasingly expensive and antisocial world, tradwives forsake life with others for the lonely, constrictive spaces of bourgeois ownership.
When my dad was sick, I started Googling grief. Then I couldn’t escape it. - I’ve spent months trying to untrain the algorithms that were relentlessly serving me content on loss.
Inside Virtual Reality’s Booming Underground Sex Scene.
Entertain the kids…
The Kid Should See This - Smart videos for curious minds of all ages.
The 10 Best Ways to Read Comics Online for Free
Still bored?
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I hope that helps. Please share what you’re reading slash doing. Arohanui Emily x
I'm binge watching Not Even on Neon. I'm really enjoying it and it's so fun whenever something's actually set in Wellington because it's rare. I like seeing if I can recognise the places in the show.
You're such a gift, e hoa xx