A wild African bird that will famously lead people to trees filled with honeycomb seems to somehow learn the distinct whistles and calls of the human foragers who live near them. Scientists have long puzzled over this unusual cooperative relationship between humans and a wild animal. This bird species, the Greater Honeyguide, is not domesticated at all, and no one trains them. Yet in Tanzania, Hadza foragers can use a special whistle to attract this bird, which will then flutter down and start chattering away to lead them to honey. Read More...
Rapper Moneybagg Yo recently appeared on Angie Martinez' IRL podcast, where he revealed the major impact the death of his child's mother, Chyna Santana, had on him. Santana's 2022 passing was revealed when a friend of hers posted, “I’m so sickkkk." Her friend continued, "I’m heart hurting so bad dude. I was just [on the phone] with my sister. Why you had to do me like that!!!!!” Moneybagg Yo went on in the interview to share devastating details of how he discovered she had passed away, describing the situation as hard to believe. Read More...
Music blogMusicRadiohead's In Rainbows - a five-star reviewThe new album may represent the strongest collection of songs the band has assembled for a decade.Radiohead's Thom Yorke. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty
Before it had even arrived in the world's inboxes, you would be hard-pushed to call Radiohead's seventh album anything other than a triumph, at least of marketing. The honesty box approach meant In Rainbows was discussed in areas not usually noted for their interest in leftfield gloom-rock. Read More...
