June 2010
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By his very success in inventing labor saving devices, modern man has...
– Lewis Mumford (via heartmindspirit) (via quote-book) (via exiledsoul)
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Write-up on Wanuri Kahiu, Kenyan director, in... →
Thanks to @AddisTunes for sharing the link
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We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension,...
– Anaïs Nin (via onceuponapoet) (via so-treu) (via anemptyspace)
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Sarah Palin, False Prophet →
What do Queen Esther of the Bible and Sarah Palin have in common?
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The patron saint of this movement, evidently, is Queen Esther of the Hebrew Bible, who exercised great power by using her beauty and charm to persuade her husband to do the right the thing (save the Jewish population, of which she secretly was one). As David Gibson wrote at Politics Daily last...
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The (Only) Ten Basic News Stories →
Interesting. The (Only) Ten Basic News Stories.
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azspot:
1. Shock and Horror. As they say in the news biz, “If it bleeds, it leads.” Murders, especially multiples, acts of unusual violence, brutality, or sadism, shark attacks, and the carnage left by explosions are sure fire grabbers for the attention of a nation of gawkers. 2. Tragedy. Preferably enhanced by the horror factor, as in...