Man sues Madonna for starting concert late

A man in Florida is suing Madonna because a concert started too late. Nate Hollander filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade County court against both Live Nation and the pop icon, alleging that the change in start times for her Madame X Tour is a breach of contract made between the singer and the ticket buyer. He says the advertised 8:30pm start time was changed to 10:30pm.

University digs a meditation grave

A Dutch university is offering a meditation grave for students. Radboud University, in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, is digging a grave for students to lie in and reflect on the transience of life. Suitably enough, the grave includes a sign urging students to: “Stay weird.”

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Brits are ready to live in outer space

More than a third of British people believe humans will have to live in space as the Earth becomes uninhabitable, according to a new poll. With 37% saying it is inevitable that humans would have to leave because the planet will not be suitable to live on, some 29% said they would pay to go to space if it became easily accessible.

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