Here Are 5 Good Things That Happened This Week While You Were Staring Into The Abyss
March 24, 2017, 3:20 p.m.
AND 8 stories we recommend reading.
A bunny collector from Florida. (Photo by Julie Grace Immink/LAist)
This week was "good" because I decided not to look at you-know-who's Twitter feed. Don't tell me what he did! LalalalalaLALALAAAA here are five good things that happened this week when absolutely nothing awful was being done to, say, healthcare, by, say, old white men who don't think lady folk need mammograms.
- 10-year-old Haden is selling his drawings over on his lawn in North Carolina. The money he raises goes towards buying toys for his younger brother Max, who suffers from a rare nerve and tumor disorder. "If he's happy, I'm happy," he said. If only more adults were like Haden.
- Pope Francis allegedly declared: "Water is needed to live, but wine expresses the abundance of the banquet and joy of the celebration. Wine is necessary for celebration." And every day, my friends, is a celebration.
- A firefighter in California spent 20 minutes performing CPR on a dog who was rescued from a burning building AND IT WORKED. The dog is alive. "He's a life and he's a life that matters," said firefighter Andrew Klein through his well-groomed handlebar mustache.
- Joe Biden met a dog named Joe Biden, and the 4-month-old golden retriever licked the former VP right on the face. If Joe Biden were a dog, I think we can all agree he would definitely be a golden retriever, the most loving and loyal of pups.
- And finally, Michelle Obama re-emerged on social media to share this photo of Bo and Sunny enjoying the first day of Spring. Remember Bo and Sunny? Remember the Obamas? Remember America? Good times.
ICYMI, here are some pleasant and original stories from around the -ists that were published this week:
- Here's a longread on the Underground Home exhibit from the 1964-65 World's Fair, which finally answers the question: is the home still underneath Flushing Meadows Corona Park?
- Meet some amazing New York City women who deserve statues.
- National Puppy Day sort of stole the week, but it was also National Poetry Day — here are some of the best poems about Los Angeles.
- If you're in California, there's an under-the-radar spot to check out the superbloom. Here's your map.
- There's a bunny museum in L.A., too. Is L.A. the land of good things? It is.
- A woman in D.C. is trying to raise $30,000 to replace ads in a Metro Station with cat photos. Take our money lady.
- Also in D.C., this 93-year-old just got his first gallery show for his sculptures carved by chainsaw.
- Planet Earth II is a good thing to watch — check out our interview with the producer.
