December 2010
“I hear they come to your homes now in India to teach you yoga. Private lessons....”
– Yoga: A Positively Un-Indian Experience : NPR (via Instapaper)
“George Washington University will join the ranks of 54 other colleges and...”
– GWU Allows for Gender-Neutral Dorm Rooms (via Instapaper)
“That line—”I’m a black artist with white skin”—is the kind of comment that...”
– Ta-Nehesi Coates on The Indomitable Blackness of Teena Marie (via Instapaper)
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity....”
– Amelia Earhart (via glenda)
“Stay strong in your love, and sometimes tough in your love. Always make love...”
– Cornel West (via his twitter)
“Things we write in cyberspace are so easily deleted and forgotten … buried by...”
– John Kralik on Perfect Thank You Notes: Heartfelt And Handwritten (via Instapaper)
“Thought leaders are not seers, like Cassandra or the Sibyl. They’re closer to...”
– Thought Leaders Are Good Story-Tellers | Forrester Blogs (via Instapaper)
“‘We don’t arrest squares,’ ” said Sgt. Yolanda Jenkins,...”
– New Orleans police go easier on small-time offenders (via Instapaper)
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“Busy-ness might feel good (like checking your email on Christmas weekend) but...”
– Seth Godin on Measuring busy-ness…
“We believe truth can be broken down with the following formula – Truth = Love x...”
– Janelle Monáe
“Kenyan activist Ory Okolloh is joining Google as its policy manager for Africa,...”
– Google hires Kenyan activist Ory Okolloh as policy manager for Africa | Technology | Los Angeles Times
“The current study examined the effect of practicing compassion towards others...”
– How to increase happiness and self-esteem: - Barking up the wrong tree
Why do Americans claim to be more religious than... →
Religion in America seems tied up with questions of identity in ways that are not the case in other industrialized countries. When you ask Americans about their religious beliefs, it’s like asking them whether they are good people, or asking whether they are patriots. They’ll say yes, even if they cheated on their taxes, bilked Medicare for unnecessary services, and evaded the draft....
“Rajni,” the 37-year old who worries about finding both love and work,...”
– Readers tell Great Recession stories of moving back home. - By Emily Yoffe - Slate Magazine
Who Killed the Disneyland Dream? - NYTimes.com →
“A key challenge facing California in any census is that it is home to high...”
– California says census missed 1.5 million residents - latimes.com
“Our critics say we are addicted to spending. But the numbers show that...”
– California’s demise is greatly exaggerated - latimes.com
“It’s true, then, that South Carolina seceded over states’ rights: though, as...”
– State’s Rights, but to What? - NYTimes.com
“South Carolina’s Secession Convention was called to order in Columbia on the...”
– The Government Disintegrates as the Union Dissolves - NYTimes.com
“Before you speak, ask yourself: is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it...”
– Sai Baba (via 5oh7)
“You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in...”
– Indira Gandhi (via kari-shma)
“The science of being a decent human being lies in your ability to evolve. We are...”
– Sibbotery on The science of being a decent human being.
“I imagine that one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is...”
– James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son (via geekandahalf)
“Decrem says he’s working on the company as “a studio model” — Tapulous will...”
– Article: Bart Decrem on Tap Tap Revenge 4 and the Disney acquisition of Tapulous (via Instapaper)
“My apartment has more than a dozen devices that feed off the network: two...”
– Article: No Signal: Homes Often Baffle Wi-Fi From Routers (via Instapaper)
“Over in the Senate, Connecticut independent Sen. Joe Lieberman — one of the most...”
– Article: Saving ‘Don’t Ask’ Repeal Took Wily Band Of Lawmakers : It’s All Politics (via Instapaper)