Spring in the U.S., especially in the Midwest, where Tuesday topped out in the mid-80s, and we all woke up this morning in the low 30s.  A/C to bed, Heat to rise another spring day.  Today we bring you several inspirational stories from the better adult group, children.  Adults without baggage, similar to music, can save the world, and it's good to celebrate them and remember what it felt like before we put the lead of life on our backs.  A quick story about why it's easier to write a sad song and a design series that represents the moment before the moment.  Music news follows it all. 

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A group of first and second-graders just west of the With A Shout offices in Lawrence, Kansas, have decided to do something about homelessness.  The kids go to a new micro-school that teaches kids to solve community issues based on project focus.  The idea for helping people experiencing homelessness came from a book the teacher read to the students that asked the question, "What if?"  The answer from one of the students:

Years ago, I drove several 4th-grade students from the suburbs in Ohio to the inner city to participate in a martial arts demonstration for a group of kids from the city.  As we drove from the suburbs with big houses, green grass parks, and feelings of safety into the city with little green space, no parks, and places that looked abandoned but weren't, the kid's eyes were wide open.  One of them asked me, 'If a person lived in the city and struggled, why wouldn't they go and live with their grandparents?'  That question suggests no pretense or baggage; when the suburban kids met the inner-city kids, they were all just kids.

Why not solicit ideas from the best of us, younger people who think about cartoon possibilities and helping without the cynicism of adulthood?  Another national program called Invention Convention is where kids from pre-K through 12th grade compete by inventing things.  It starts at your local school, and winners of each school go on to compete against other schools in a region and can compete in more significant competitions from there.  The working inventions the kids come up with are amazing.

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File this under one of those things you don't think about, but it is not surprising when presented with the information.  Sad songs are easier to write.  Not as good at a wedding reception, but that could be why the same 100 songs are played at every wedding.  The research conducted for this story was done by looking at 120 most streamed artists and 1,000 most streamed songs on Spotify.  The research methodology and findings were interesting; our team did not know the songs and artists, which says more about us than the findings.

Moss And Fog find another artist and display for our viewing pleasure.  This time reviewing designer Kyle Bean and photographer Aaron Tilley is putting together a layout for Kinfolk magazine.  The series is called ‘In Anxious Anticipation,’ which would also be a great punk rock band name, displays the moment before the moment.  The designs and layout activate that part of your brain that will make your eyes go comprehensive and take your breath away. 

Brough to us by After School Radio on Apple Music.

Click on the Apple Music image to listen to the song on Apple Music or on the Spotify Image to listen to Spotify.

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