A Busy Week for Tilda, Dolphins, and the Pope

By Nicole Moore on April 3, 2013

On occasion, news companies get so caught up in covering politics or catastrophic events they forget the little things, and many important stories fall by the wayside. Stories that deserve the headline and a ten page spread are shoved to the bottom right-hand corner, even though the events have an infinite amount of wisdom to share with the world. So if you’ve only been focusing on the Papal Conclave or the Supreme Court’s decision on marriage laws, now’s the time to make room for the little things in life. Here’s what you missed this week about Tilda Swinton, killer dolphins and the pedicure Pope:

1) Tilda Swinton slept in a box.

As if art could get even more abstract, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City had on display last Saturday Scottish actress, Tilda Swinton (recent star of a new David Bowie music video), napping in a glass case. The actress will make periodic, unannounced visits to MoMA for the rest of the year to perform her piece. Museum workers do not know when she’s coming, but they have her case of pillows and a water jug prepared for her when she is ready for a nap. James Franco, among other celebrities, stopped by the museum and realized he just might be working too hard for their money if people are paying for this instead of going to see Oz. I personally admire Tilda for her artistic nature, as I am inspired next semester to take an art class. For my final project I’ll just have everyone watch me nap in the Union for 50 minutes.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/03/tilda-swintons-surprise-performance-at-moma/

2) Ukrainian sex-crazed dolphins with weapons are wandering about the Black Sea.

Stay away from the Mediterranean this time of year. The Ukrainian Navy has trained a team of dolphins (and this isn’t one of those seal vs. SEAL deals, these are actual dolphins) to locate and kill enemy divers from infiltrating harbors. Reminiscent of Dr. Evil, this is not unlike how the United States trained dolphins with dynamite to locate and disable mines underwater, but the Ukraine has added pistols and daggers to the mix. Unfortunately, they did not account for mating season and the dolphins– outfitted with guns and knives attached to their heads, guided by the desire to kill scuba divers and find true love– have strayed from the training camp to find mates. Sorry if you had plans to visit the Black Sea any time soon but you might want to steer clear.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/03/12/dolphins-killer-commando-escape-black-sea/1982375/

3) The Pope kisses juvenile delinquent’s feet… again.

As part of holy week, last Thursday Pope Francis visited a youth detention center in Rome in order to wash, anoint, and kiss the feet of the delinquents. Preceding blessing, the misguided youth spent the day creating wooden crucifix crafts to give to the Pope on the day of the event. Without all the hubbub of the mystery behind who will be the new pope, many people forget to check up on Francis now and then to see what he’s up to. Had I known the kissing of feet was such a big deal I would’ve offered my puppies as a service to the church a long time ago, they don’t even mind if your feet haven’t been washed!