Author: neil
A thorough Thoreau [Article]
My notion of Henry David Thoreau (gleaned from his autobiography, Walden: A life in the Woods) was that he was a loner, who lived an ascetic life, who loved the outdoors, especially his long walks, & who was obsessed with documenting everything he saw. Reading this article, not exactly a hermit, helps alter my notion. “The question is not what you look at,” Thoreau wrote, “but what you see.”. As a bonus, see pictures of Walden Pond then & now.
Crosswords [Video]
Wretched Woman [Letters of note]
I often lose myself reading Shaun Usher’s Letters of Note (I’ve mentioned the site before). Read Jarm Logue’s letter to the Wretched Woman (written in 1860). Jarm was a runaway slave turned preacher, & his former owner wrote to him demanding $1000 to cover the cost of his running away with a mare etc.
Dumb ways to die [Song]
A public service music video from a train company!
Military Infidelity [Letter]
The Petraeus Affair, literally, is in pretty much everyday news. What about the wives of the generals accused? Rebecca Sinclair, whose husband is another general accused of sexual misconduct puts forth her view. Read on.
Local Warming [TED Video]
Nothing to say about this TED video on the dangers of blogging, especially for men. Watch it!”
In the war zone [Article]
Dahlia Lithwick & her family are visiting her parents in Jerusalem. She writes, movingly, about the experience from the war zone. It’s stories such as these that give voice to the voiceless.
Terminator [News]
A movie-like prosthetic arm is helping a man who lost his arm in an accident regain some control over his limbs. Check this out!
Behind every successful campaign..[article]
Care to know about the techies behind Obama’s re-election? When the Nerds Go Marching In – Alexis C. Madrigal