I am, of course, breaking the theatrical tradition of mentioning both the Scottish play and the American band by name. But since I have already brought ill fortune upon myself by doing so, let's go all in.

The Tumblr user Schmerg the Impaler wrote (at least, as far as I can trace back), revised lyrics to the Smash Mouth song "All Star" with events from Shakespeare's play Macbeth:

Some witches once told me

The throne was gonna hold me.

I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed.

They were looking kind of weird

They were women but with beards

And they said there’d be a crown upon my head.

See a dagger coming and it won’t stop coming

Home to my wife and we murder King Duncan

Didn’t make sense not to live for the crown

Your cred goes up but your mind goes down.

So much to plot, so much to scheme

So what’s wrong with taking the king’s seat?

You’ll never know if you don’t go

You’ll never shine till you kill Banquo.

Hey now, you’re a Scot star, get your kilt on, go slay

Hey now, Thane of Cawdor, get the show on, this play

And all the witches agree

None of women born can harm thee.

Last year, students from the Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California sang the lyrics for the trailer of a production of that Scottish play.

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The problem with most dog parks these days is that people look at you funny or even make rude comments as you chug from your box of wine. They may ask intrusive questions such as "Do you even have a dog here?" or "Where are your pants?", creating an unwelcoming atmosphere.

The Pack Indoor Dog Park plans to resolve these problems when it opens in Comstock Park, Michigan in the summer. The Detroit Free Press tells us about this refined establishment:

Raechel Macqueen, co-owner of the forthcoming indoor dog park, said the 10,000-square-foot space will include open space for dogs to play and a seating area for their owners with food and drink. 

The idea began brewing for Macqueen in April 2019 shortly after she had her baby and struggled with the logistics of taking their dog to the dog park in terrain not suited for a stroller. 

"And I thought, 'Wouldn't it be so nice if there was somewhere that we could take our dog in Michigan that would be indoors and I could sit with her in one area and my husband could play with our dog in another area so he could get some exercise and attention?' Macqueen said.

[...]

The indoor park will include two main spaces, one just for dogs and adults and one for people to sit, eat, drink and hang out, with activities for children. Macqueen said they worked to make sure the space was open so people in the seating area could clearly see their dog. 

-via Dave Barry | Image: The Pack Indoor Dog Park

Randa Haddadin, an artist in Dubai, doesn't always use a paper sketchbook. Her legs will do just as well. On her Instagram page, you can see her flowing, ethereal line drawings of women and cityscapes.

Eugene Andrews, 91, of Idaho Falls, Idaho served in the US Army during World War II. He still keeps his uniform in good condition. It fits him well, too. That's intentional, as Andrews wants to be ready to serve should he ever be recalled to duty. In this video, Andrews performs one-handed push-ups to demonstrate his physical fitness. East Idaho News tells us about his life:

Andrews was drafted into the United States Army and ended up traveling to Japan for the occupation in the Signal Corps.

“I consider that time in the military a blessing,” Andrews told EastIdahoNews.com earlier this week.

Andrews grew up in Idaho Falls during the Great Depression. He began working at a young age handling cattle before being drafted into the Army. After he returned, he found a job with Andrew Drilling, where he spent 25 years before opening his own insulation company.

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What matter where, if I be still the same,

And what I should be, all but less then he

Whom Thunder hath made greater? Here at least

We shall be free; th' Almighty hath not built

Here for his envy, will not drive us hence:

Here we may reign secure, and in my choyce

To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:

Better to reign in Hell, then serve in Heav'n.

Therefore as we have fallen from a great height into the bowels of the earth, let us dine appropriately with this meal of kiwi fruit-covered pizza, a monstrosity befitting our condition. Redditor nre found it for us and dubs it "an unholy abomination."

-via Kurt Schlichter

Medina Dugger is a photographer in Lagos, Nigeria. She's fond of the work of the late Nigerian photographer J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, who documented the fanciful hairstyles of his homeland.

To commemorate his work, Dugger has taken up where  'Okhai Ojeikere left off, photographing the women of Nigeria who style their hair so expressively.

Redditor Stephen Hues brings us this interesting image. Wheeling up a hill can be tiring. So the urban planners have incorporated into the sidewalk a space where a wheelchair user can stop and rest.

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Tom Booth is a visual storyteller. Even single images speak of adventure, childhood joy, and magic.

This time, however, he tells a sadder tale. Without words, he shows a man grieving the loss of the woman he loves. The woodworker finds himself carving her image into wood wherever he goes. As the years pass, he gets older and grayer. She stays just as young--and just as forever separated from him.

You can see the story of Booth's woodworker summarized at My Modern Met. And as you can see from Booth's Instagram feed, it has inspired sculptures, tattoos, and fan art.

A central element to an effective post-secondary education that prepares the mind for the workforce and engaged citizenship is pizza. College students need pizza to survive, especially when ramen is in short supply.

So it is good that the University of North Florida in Jacksonville has installed a pizza vending machine. It is stocked with pre-cooked pizzas, which are warmed up when hungry college students buy them. This particular one is conveniently located in one of the residence halls on campus.

In this video, Joe Lachina, dining services manager at the University of North Florida, demonstrates how the ATM works.

-via Dave Barry | Photo: CBS 4 Miami

Leonardo Frigo is trained as an art restorer and violinist. So it's appropriate that he has reached into the depths of history and literature to tell a great story on that stringed instrument. For four years, he illustrated the first chapter Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" on thirty-three violins and one cello. He writes:

My work comes from deep research that has roots in my passion for reading, for art and, in particular, for the of Dante’s masterpiece. Dante’s Inferno has always inspired me since I was a child, I can probably say that it taught me to imagine and dream.

Therefore, after taking notes and annotations about each canto, I start to search for symbols, names, and illustrations that, put together, tell the story written by Dante. When the final design is clear in my mind, I am ready to paint it by hand, in black ink, on the entire surface of the violin. The instrument is then varnished and installed on its base.

You can see more photos of this work at Bored Panda.

-via Design You Trust

The NASA History Office tweets out these photos of an electric-powered motorbike that was almost sent with Apollo astronauts as an easy means of traveling across the surface of the moon. Although NASA ultimately went with the rover, it built a prototype scooter. Above, astronaut and motorcyclist Pete Conrad tests it on the KC-135 Vomit Comet.

-via Marilyn Terrell

I totally agree with Chris Hallbeck of Maximumble. On a cold winter day, there's nothing like slipping into a tub of mashed potatoes. Honestly, it's even good when fully clothed--an option that my neighbors have enthusiastically endorsed.

Hostile architecture, also known as defensive architecture, is designed to subtly make a place an unwelcome place to stay for long periods of time. Spikes, armrests that prevent lying down, and snake pits are examples of this creative phenomenon.

Designers most commonly use these features in urban environments to discourage homeless people from staying too long. To mitigate them, artist Sarah Ross made clothing that allows the wearer to find comfort in deliberately uncomfortable places. She calls the outfits Archisuits. You can see them all here.

-via Design You Trust

It is a truth universally acknowledged that all things are improved with the addition of bagpipes. Thus it is right and meet that managers of a McDonald's restaurant in Sacramento, California are bringing joy to their neighborhood by playing bagpipe music 24 hours a day over loud speakers. CBS 13 News reports on the delighted responses of neighbors:

“The first couple of days they had it on 24/7. If we wouldn’t have said anything or reported it to the police, they would have had that thing going on still,” Arnold Phillips said.

Phillips lives across the street and says it’s making him crazy.

“It actually penetrates through the walls. We can hear it [when] I’m trying to watch TV or whatever and it’s going through that,” Phillips said.

The music is intended to drive the homeless away and doesn’t appear to be working. [...]

“It sticks in your head when you’re going somewhere else not even in this neighborhood because you’ve heard it for so long,” Phillips said.

The pipes do have that effect on people, as they sing from the collective unconscious of humanity. Even when bagpipes are not actually playing, they still play upon and from our psychic need for melody within our souls.

-via Dave Barry | Unrelated photo by Flickr member Kevin Walsh

This monk in Thailand needed to pray for five hours for rites associated with the new year. He needed to focus.

The cat needed rubs.

Thus a spiritual battle began. The cat prevailed after several failed attempts by the monk to deflect it. But he doesn't seem to upset by his defeat.

-via Steve Silberman