VIA “nypost.com” by Steve Osborne ON Sunday, at the funeral of the slain New York City police officer Wenjian Liu, his grieving father described how his son would call him at the end of each day’s tour of duty, just to let him know he was O.K. This sort of habit is familiar to many […]
VIA Washington Post, opinions section, by George F. Will We know, because they often say so, that those who think catastrophic global warming is probable and perhaps imminent are exemplary empiricists. They say those who disagree with them are “climate change deniers” disrespectful of science. Actually, however, something about which everyone can agree is that […]
VIA “independent.co.uk” by Christopher Hooton Kendrick Lamar has cautioned that people shouldn’t expect his imminent new album to sound like the recent single ‘i’, a track that polarised fans’ opinion with its more upbeat sound. Talking about his creative process in a great piece he wrote for XXL magazine, Kendrick said: “I’m not an artist […]
VIA “npr.org” author not specified, includes updates. At least 12 people were killed during a shooting at the headquarters of the satirical Charlie Hebdo weekly in Paris, police say. The authorities have been hunting three suspects who left the scene of the attack; they were reportedly identified by police late Wednesday, and multiple French media […]
VIA “themindunleashed.org” by Nick Bernabe It would serve Americans greatly to take a page out of Sweden’s book about recycling their waste. The Scandinavian nation of Sweden has set a new precedent in the world of recycling its trash, with a near zero waste amount of 99 percent. Sweden was already ahead of the game back […]
VIA “travelwithk8.wordpress.com” by Kate The honest truth – I never have the money I need to travel, but I buy the ticket anyway. I’ve realized that money comes and goes, but the more I make, the harder it is to part with it and weirdly, the less I have, the easier it becomes to budget. […]
VIA “takepart.com”, by Kristine Wong If the International Energy Agency is right, you just might want to invest in solar company stocks: According to the IEA, the sun could be the world’s No. 1 source of energy by 2050. The agency predicts in two new reports that solar will meet nearly a third of the […]
VIA “rollingstone.com” by Josh Eells It’s not every day you get to sit down with the guys who might be responsible for starting World War III. And it’s definitely not every day that they’re getting baked when you do. “Hell-o!” booms Seth Rogen on a June afternoon as the door to his L.A. office swings […]
VIA “themindunleashed.org”, by Anna LeMind It seems that dogs understand much more than we think. According to a new study, dogs don’t simply respond to what we say, but they also pay attention to the way we say something. The most curious thing about this finding is that humans process speech in an extremely similar way. In […]
A reminder to always strive to bring Order from the ever present chaos. To stay balanced, modern, and self aware. An absolute classic piece for genuine reflection. ‘Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on […]
