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Haiti earthquake survivor inspired by TV superheroes (plus Chilean miner news)

A year after the Haiti earthquake, and while things are still a long way from being back to normal, stories of hope are still emerging – here’s a BBC report on a survivor who, trapped in rubble, was inspired to get through the ideal by superheroes.

Meanwhile, in something that isn’t really connected but weirdly feels like it is, one of the Chilean miners has achieved his dream of going to GracelandThere’s probably a point to be made about how pop culture can start to become a modern mythology, but to be honest, I think the videos speak for themselves…