Sculpting ourselves - by Trungphan2

Today, we will talk about the 141-year old La Sagrada Família (and why it's worth studying the world's longest on-going construction project). Also this week: Hasan Minhaj vs. The New Yorker The world’s hottest pepper And them wild memes (including a McKinsey ad) I visited Barcelona with my wife and kid two summers ago. Somehow, I had never been before. I made amends by immediately doing two things people do when they get to Barcelona: 1) stuffing my face with sangria, olives and Iberian ham; and 2) visiting the Basílica de la Sagrada Família. The first stone for the famous church was laid in 1882 and it is currently the world’s longest ongoing construction project. It all began with a bookseller named Josep Bocabella, who was inspired to finance the building of the church after visiting Italy and seeing magnificent Basilicas in Rome. Bocabella returned to Spain and started a project to honor Jesus, Mary and Joseph (“Sagrada Família” translates to “the Holy Family”). Now, every major d

Today, we will talk about the 141-year old La Sagrada Família (and why it's worth studying the world's longest on-going construction project). Also this week: Hasan Minhaj vs. The New Yorker The world’s hottest pepper And them wild memes (including a McKinsey ad) I visited Barcelona with my wife and kid two summers ago. Somehow, I had never been before. I made amends by immediately doing two things people do when they get to Barcelona: 1) stuffing my face with sangria, olives and Iberian ham; and 2) visiting the Basílica de la Sagrada Família. The first stone for the famous church was laid in