February 2012
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The Dangers of Blind Nationalism: Americans and...
The most patriotic thing you can do is criticize your country— it shows you care about its progress and seek positive change.
There are a lot of things I love about living abroad, and definitely high on that list is the chance to meet and befriend people from all over the world— not just Koreans or visitors to Korea, but especially fellow teachers who hail from places like...
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Babies Re-enact Oscar Nominees
dontcallmeoscar:
THE ARTIST.
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Knicks' Jeremy Lin holds mirror up to America... →
I never thought I’d read a piece so straightforward on race in the sports section, and it’s refreshing to see it from a guy like Plaschke who is such an omnipresent figure of the LA Times.
Without being overly accusatory, he sheds light on the uglier shadows of the “Linsanity” effect. I do agree that Jeremy Lin’s being Asian American added a special layer to what...
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January 2012
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WatchSunni Brown giving a talk on the exemplary benefits of doodling. As a kid who doodled a lot while in school, I know it definitely helped me stay focused— or at the very least, awake.
I got in trouble here and there from some teachers, but I’ll never forget in 5th grade when Mrs. Buckowski gave a good-hearted laugh at my drawing of a pig when we were talking about Nathaniel Bacon.
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“Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing about.”
– Benjamin Franklin (via dariane)
Trudat.
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iReport: Best and worst things about living abroad →
I could write loads about the “best and worst” of living in Korea… for now, here’s my offering…
Best: Transportation
Coming from a car-dependent city like L.A., I immediately fell in love with the subway system and all the things I could do with my time when not driving/looking for parking. Korean girls seem to utilize this time to take photos of themselves or...
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffet plays the uke... →
I never imagined I’d write the preceding sentence in relation to a real event. 새해 복 많이 받으세요!/Happy New Year!
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December 2011
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56 Best/Worst Similes by HS Students →
#10. “She grew on him like she was a colony of E. coli and he was room-temperature Canadian beef.”
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“Bear fruit and give life as you blow, with your hands out of your pockets. From...”
– Sigur Rós (via light-essence)
November 2011
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South Korea ratifies Free Trade Agreement amid... →
That’s obviously not the headline, I changed it.
But just when I thought politics in the U.S. was crazy-ridiculous, I see this… tear gas being released by an unhappy politician.
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-check it out… NPR podcast on...
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Occupy Breakfast: Obama's Toast?
Each time an election draws near, politicians, pundits and political advisers run around like headless chickens trying to cast predictions based on precedence… or, inversely, postulate that trends won’t hold like they used to, that there is something different about this cycle and this data that caters to their candidate/issue.
A year away from the next presidential election,...
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npr:
Occupy L.A. is camped out on the front lawn...
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Occupy in red states/blue states (Photo set) →
nonduality:
History in the making - welcome to the revolution!
October 2011
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UNESCO approves Palestinian statehood-- and loses... →
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Second Time Around
Whenever the train crosses the bridge over the Han, I always feel like I’m sitting enclosed in a gust of wind sweeping over the river. It must be the soothing swooshing sound the train makes as it travels for a length of time instead of stopping at regular intervals. My person is a different matter entirely. From the outside I’m hardly noticeable, and the only sound I make is when 1) I...
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“Because I knew what I loved. I loved to read; I loved to listen to music; and I...”
– Haruki Murakami, interviewed in The Guardian. (via thebronzemedal)
Lovely quote from that interview. I was going to write a post about how I picked up one of his novels now that I’m older, and how much it struck a chord with me the second time around… maybe I’ll work on that this...
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Liter of Light →
I love seeing this type of stuff happen. A short video showing how some residents of the Philippines have a temporary solution to save on electricity costs by using water bottles to light their houses— the project is called “Liter of Light”.
Creativity often happens when you restrict yourself (or are limited) by only a few resources and have an immediate need for a solution.
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September 2011
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WatchA song about eponyms… and an accompanying article, too!
Would you want to be a noun? I’m sure Rick Santorum is hoping his doesn’t stick around post-mortem.
npr:
Watch this fun fun video — and sing along — but there’s more! Check it out here: Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun : Krulwich Wonders…
Video credit: Adam Cole / NPR
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WatchTED Talk video in which Yasheng Huang asks if democracy itself is a hindrance to economic growth, namely comparing India with China.