10,000 hours of practice and other astonishing tales

Despite a busy week - putting together's next week's Civil War tab - here's some additional interesting reading material.
NOW THIS IS a Senior Project. Wow. ... Until a few days ago I had never heard of Kiki Kannibal. ... Can a complete novice become a pro golfer with 10,000 hours of practice? This is a neat feature and I'm curious to see how things turn out. My first read on the guy was: A: He's had a lot of jobs and not a lot of direction in life; And B: Who is supporting him during the six years of practice? ... This week's worst human being in the world (and another reason we need expedited death penalty proceedings!) ... This... is why I love Tina Fey.