Culture Students honor teacher at his funeral with a moving haka Rusty Blazenhoff

new zealand Maori wedding haka moves bride to tears in New Zealand Xeni Jardin

Japan In Japan, these giant shoulder calluses are a badge of honor Mark Frauenfelder

new zealand A te reo Māori cover of "Bohemian Rhapsody" Rusty Blazenhoff

Entertainment ‘SpongeBob Squarepants’ creator Stephen Hillenburg has died of ALS. He was 57. Xeni Jardin

coca-cola Coca-Cola, trying to mix Maori with English, accidentally puts "Hello, death" on vending machine Carla Sinclair

religion Google Translate's deep dream: some translation requests yield weird religious prophesies Cory Doctorow

books The best young adult literature from 1967 Joshua Glenn

Disney Disney thought it would be a great idea to sell a brown, tattooed, full-body Polynesian skin suit Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Australian library releases free, remixable webcomics maker Cory Doctorow

crowdfunding New Zealanders raise millions to buy beach and donate it to the public Cory Doctorow

books The Collector follows an 1880's rogue and dandy as he travels in search of treasures Bob Knetzger

photos Fabulous photo of newlyweds with Black Power gang Rob Beschizza

lipstick Black lipstick is the best lipstick Rob Beschizza

photography Starry night: skies over New Zealand Xeni Jardin

squid The Kraken Awakes: What Architeuthis is Trying to Tell Us Mark Dery