The New Zealand MPs performing the traditional Māori haka in parliament as a protest are not saying “Kamata” (蒲田).

Around the 10-second mark, a female MP tears a piece of paper and loudly chants “Ka mate! Ka mate!”

This comes from a very famous haka piece called “Ka Mate.” In the Māori language, it means “I die! I die!” (or “It is death!”). Because the pronunciation of “Ka mate” sounds incredibly similar to the Japanese place name “Kamata” (蒲田), it is highly likely that it just sounded that way to you (a classic case of “soramimi,” or a phonetic mishearing).

Mentre dormi, Amor fomenti
Il piacer de’ sonni tuoi
Con l’idea del mio piacer

Abbia il rio passi più lenti;
E sospenda i moti suoi
Ogni zeffiro leggier

SpaceX is planning an IPO with an aggressive price of $135 per share, with its market capitalization estimated at $1.75 trillion, surpassing Tesla’s. Although 30% of the shares are allocated for retail investors, most of this allocation is geared toward wealthy overseas clients and private banks, making it extremely difficult for ordinary retail investors to win the lottery.

There are concerns that on the first day of trading, a flood of market orders from fervent Elon Musk fans could cause the opening price to skyrocket to $400 or $500. As a result, regular investors who miss out on the lottery face the risk of buying at the peak. The video warns of the hidden dangers behind this frenzy, noting that the setup could essentially become a mechanism for the wealthy to resell shares to ordinary people at inflated prices, reminiscent of the 1999 dot-com bubble nightmare.

A: I thought I had a perfect poker face, but nerves and exhaustion snapped the “suspenders of my rationality,” causing a micro-expression mutiny. Hearing I looked like Hannibal Lecter was thrilling! It’s hilarious how a mismatch between my eyes and mouth made even a simple blink look suspicious.

But as the saying goes, “Don’t blame the mirror if your face is crooked.” It’s healthier to embrace your unique self than to worry about what others think. I won’t reject society’s mirror; next time, I might just sport a face like a Soga Shohaku Chinese lion! 😉

A: Sensei, I want a hotel voucher, too.
B: ……Ah, sure, sure. Which hotel we talkin’ about?

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A: They have hot springs, you know.
B: ……Love that. I’ll get it sorted for you.

As Arthur and Ariadne ascend a square staircase, they paradoxically find themselves returning to the lower level they had seemingly left behind. The sequence serves as a flawless, live-action realization of an M.C. Escher optical illusion, capturing the dizzying impossibility of ascending only to emerge from below.

Within the film’s lexicon, this phenomenon is termed “paradoxical architecture.” Operating under the premise that the dream realm can entirely circumvent the laws of classical physics, the narrative posits that a structure designed to simulate continuity from a specific vantage point will, in fact, become physically operational within the architecture of the mind.