Good News Tuesday
- Editor OGN Daily
- Dec 12, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 1, 2024
Today's tasty selection of bite-sized chunks of upbeat news.
Paris Tree Planting
The French capital expects to plant a total of 170,000 trees from 2020 to 2026. So far, about 63,000 trees have been planted toward this goal. The mayor launched the initiative in 2019 to incorporate more urban forest areas throughout Paris, with an ultimate goal to make half of the city covered in vegetation and to become a carbon-neutral city by 2050. Also in Paris...
Donut Frenzy
A "French frenzy" has seen Parisians queue overnight for a "first bite" of Krispy Kreme donuts, said The Times. The American chain opened its first outlet in France in a former bistro. The launch was marked by "frenzied scenes" which underlined the impact of American brands on "the land of croissants and pains au chocolat", said the paper.
Modern Pointulism
A golf fan has created a stunning portrait of Tiger Woods made out of 25,000 new and broken golf tees. Aaron Norris finished the artwork last month and has already sold it for an undisclosed amount. The 43-year-old artist says he got the idea after spotting broken tees strewn across his local course. He started picking them up, so they could become part of a future pallet. The 6-foot x 6-foot wall art depicts one of the most famous faces in all of sports reading a putt.
Career Development
OGN spotted this amusing tweet: "The three stages of career development are: I want to be in the meeting, I want to run the meeting, I want to avoid meetings."
Being an Influencer is Becoming a Bonafide Career Choice: Gen Z and millennials are increasingly viewing social media stardom as a bonafide career choice. So, an education ecosystem - from middle school to college - is popping up to support those ambitions. More...
NYC Santas
Thousands of people piled into the Big Apple at the weekend for the kickoff of SantaCon 2023. Grinches, dogs dressed up as presents, and Santas convened in Midtown for the pub crawl starting at West 39th Street and Broadway. The event typically draws around 30,000 participants throughout the day, stretching from Times Square to the East Village.
High-Speed Trains
After 20 years and 4 billion euros, Spain's new high-speed train link between Asturias and León in the north west is finally open. It is hoped it will help reduce CO2 emissions by shortening train journey times and making it more attractive to travel by land than air and is part of Spain’s wider commitment to improve the country’s network. With a network spanning more than 4,000 km, Spain has the most extensive high-speed rail in Europe and is second only to China worldwide.
"Hearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals." Ralph Bunche
On This Day
12 December 1977: The music drama Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta, had its world premiere; the film was a huge hit, as was the accompanying disco sound track by the Bee Gees.
Astronomers say they're the year’s “most consistently prolific shower” and there will be very little moonlight to interfere. About to peak...
Mood Booster
Delightful animation of two polar bears dancing on ice to Elvis Presley's Impossible Dream.
