Remember when someone asked Michael‘s sound engineer why Michael always sang his own background vocals and he said "cause he couldn’t find a better singer." Exactly.
Eagles signing DT Jalen Carter to four-year, $152 million extension, including $106 million guaranteed, that makes him the highest-paid DT in NFL history. (via @AdamSchefter)
my favorite part of the bible is when jesus, instead of telling women how to dress, tells men to gouge out their eyes and cut off their hands if they’re not capable of controlling themselves.
Chris Hemsworth took a blood test as a stunt for a TV show. The results said he is 8 to 10 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's. Every workout he has posted since is a brain protection protocol disguised as a fitness video.
The test was for Limitless in 2022. The plan was to reveal his results on camera. Peter Attia, the longevity doctor running the bloodwork, saw two copies of the APOE4 gene, called the director, and refused to say it on film.
Two copies is rare, about 1 in 50 people. One copy is common: roughly 1 in 4 carry it, and most never find out because almost nobody tests.
So he rebuilt the routine. Less heavy lifting, more endurance and cardio, because cardiovascular fitness is one of the strongest levers an APOE4 carrier can pull against cognitive decline. He started learning an instrument with Ed Sheeran because new skill acquisition builds cognitive reserve. He added deliberate solitude because chronic stress accelerates the exact pathology he is racing.
His grandfather had Alzheimer's. He watched it happen. Then a camera crew handed him the genetic receipt.
The man with the most photographed body on earth is training for the one organ nobody can see.
Remember when teachers used to take us to the library and librarians taught us how to conduct proper research? We’d then be assigned a topic and expected to consult at least three books before writing a report. We need to bring that back and keep tablets out of classrooms.
Christian Bale says during the shooting of ‘The Dark Knight’ Heath Ledger beat all the stunt guys in a go-kart race and that makes him miss Heath so much.
“So when we went to the track, we thought, of course, the stunt guys are going to win.
And then suddenly Heath wins, gets top place, and then very quietly mentions, 'Yeah, my dad was a go-kart racer.'
Very talented individual and a great soul to be around. Yeah, I miss him greatly."