Dovi’s Digest Volume 37
A weekly newsletter for all your intellectual, spiritual and physical needs
Hey all, and welcome to Volume 37 of Dovi’s Digest.
Last week, I posted about a saga that was long running, however what has gone on this week puts everything else to shame. I am of course talking about the meteoric rise of Gamestop shares. Suffice it to say, that this is sticking it to the man at its finest. An article about what’s going on is obviously in this week’s edition, and please feel free to reach out to me to explain more about the situation and how you should definitely invest your money (please note, I am not a financial advisor, nor should you take advice from me. I’m still desperately holding my American Airlines shares.)
For those of you who are even further from the zeitgeist (or are over the age of 17), you are (unfortunately) most likely unaware of the newish darling of TikTok. I am of course talking about sea shanties. I have been a fan for a while, but this a whole other level. Please enjoy the dulcet tones on display. In addtions, here is a lovely twitter thread that links many of the best ones.
I would like to apologise to Eli Berkow, last week I attributed the wrong article to him (same subject, different website). His rec can be found here.
There were many correct answers to last week’s riddle, but still zero for the one in Volume 35. There is bitcoin to be won people! I’ll post it below. Well done to Ariel Raff, Josh Berman, Liron Gordon, Josh Sack, David Flax, Yona Kesler, Robin Nussbaum, and Shiri Berzack! The answer is below.
In this week’s edition, you’ll learn about scarce pasta, if we can change Mars’ atmosphere and ghost villages taken over by animals. Plus the stuff mentioned above.
Keep those articles (and everything else) coming,
All the best
Dovi
And now, the articles:
Um, It Makes Total Sense We’re All Into Sea Shanties Now
SeaShantyTok is the gift that just keeps on giving.
How Gamestop Found Itself at the Centre of a Ground-breaking Battle Between Wall Street and Small Investors
The video game retailer has become one of the hottest stocks this year in a tale that illustrates the changing face of investing.
Living with Karens
A white woman calls the police on her Black neighbours. Six months later, they still share a property line.
As Birth Rates Fall, Animals Prowl in Our Abandoned “Ghost Villages”
(Courtesy of Elliot Djebreel)
Human populations are set to decline in countries from Asia to Europe – and an unusual form of rewilding is taking place.
New Year’s Resolutions That Will Actually Lead to Happiness
Set goals to improve your well-being — not your wallet or your waistline.
What the Hole is Going On?
The very real, totally bizarre bucatini shortage of 2020.
So, Can We Terraform Mars or Not?
Elon Musk wants to engineer Mars’ atmosphere. Can he?
Quote of the Week:
“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things” — Albert Einstein
Facts of the Week:
The bookshelf was invented by Christopher Columbus’s son.
Children perform boring tasks better when dressed as Batman.
Mencolek is Indonesian for tapping someone on the opposite shoulder to fool them.
Bamboo sharks shrug their shoulders to swallow their food.
Swordfish track fast-moving prey in deep, cold water by heating up their eyes.
The thermostat knobs in many hotel bedrooms don’t work: theyre rigged to save electricity.
Tweet of the Week:
Cartoon of the Week: (To mark a full year of fun)
Brainteaser of the Week:
You have two very hungry termites and two sticks of wood. One stick of wood is 12 inches long and the other is 16 inches long. One termite can eat sticks at the rate of 1 inch every 3 minutes. The other termite can eat 1 inch in 4 minutes. How would you use the termites and sticks to measure 61 minutes?
Last week’s Brainteaser and answer:
Complete the words below using three consecutive letters in alphabetical order.
Example: _ _ A _ U S; add A B and C it would become ABACUS.
1. F _ _ R I _
2. T H I _ _ _
3. A _ U _ _ A
4. _ _ _ I N E
5. A _ _ _ T E
6. _ _ _ A C K
Answer:
1. Fabric
2. Thirst
3. Alumna
4. Define
5. Astute
6. Hijack
DD35 Brainteaser (with Bitcoin up for grabs!)
Using only the common +, -, x, ÷ (no shtick or funny business), you have to use each number exactly once, and end up with final total of 24.
For example: 1,1,3,9
The answers could be (9+3)x(1+1), or ((9-1)x3)/1
(This is an honours system, so no internet or programming cheating. Pencil and paper at most.)
Peppadew: 2,2,2,7
Jalapeño: 5,6,6,9
Cayenne: 3,3,7,7
Habanero: 1,4,5,6
Carolina Reaper: 3,3,8,8
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