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Monthly Archives: February 2013
How we got here
This one has been around for a couple of months now, but since it keeps getting “discovered,” I thought it would be worth passing along again. Ed Asner has the perfect pitch to deliver the “look over there” line that … Continue reading
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Reuniting with a cousin
I’d seen this a while back, but it was fun to see again. Damian Aspinall raised Kwibi the lowland gorilla up until the age of 5, when Kwibi was let go in Gabon. Aspinall hadn’t seen Kwibi since that time, … Continue reading
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Up Above My Head
Here’s some gospel music for your Sunday. The great Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a one-of-a-kind musical pioneer. Her totally badass electric guitar solo is why she has been called one of the foremothers of rock and roll, and this clip provides plenty of … Continue reading
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Renowned Conservation Photographer Garth Lenz: The True Cost of Oil
Garth Lenz, one of the world’s most famous conservation photographers and his TED Talk. He uses his stunning photography to illustrate exactly what happens to an ecosystem when we mine its tar sands to extract oil. It’s pretty shocking to … Continue reading
Steve McCurry’s ‘Last Roll of Kodachrome’
I once met Steve McCurry in Peshawar, Pakistan. He was often in Peshawar covering that part of the world for National Geographic. I was doing work with Afghan refugees and often would chaperone journalists to the camps. His iconic … Continue reading
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One percent is unsustainable
From Up with Chris: “What sustains particularly the American economy is consumption, and the people at the top spend on consumption a smaller fraction than those at the bottom. … So when you move money from the bottom and … Continue reading
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From one predator to another
Animal-human interaction can always offer a new surprise.
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