Keith “Maggie” Brown
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New Pew Survey of U.S. Parents
While European legislators are considering adding a ‘right to be forgotten’ to data privacy laws to give internet users some control over who owns their data, U.S. parents are worried about the reputational damage of their teens’ online activities and what… Continue reading
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a millenial response to being accused of “irony”
I posted Christy Wampole’s piece on Millenials and the great issue she takes with them: they are too ironic. I argued that I thought she was missing something, but I did not go too deeply into why. This wonderful response… Continue reading
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Camille Paglia, George Lucas, & the Work of Art
Thanks to my beautiful friend Joy Harris who told me about this article. Time to pull out my own writings on this and dust them off. Who is the greatest artist of our time? Normally, we would look to literature… Continue reading
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Fracking and the Fate of the Earth? A Response
A nice response from my colleague Adam Briggle to the piece I posted earlier, “America’s Secret Fracking War.” Ellen Cantarow has a piece out in Salon today titled “America’s Secret Fracking War.” I wish there was a good word for hyperbole… Continue reading
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The end of the university « Andrew Taggart
Nice meditation on a favorite subject of mine: where exactly higher education may be going in the globalized Society of Control. Taggart asks some good questions and is moving toward an intriguing elucidation: …any serious threat to the status quo… Continue reading
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How to Live Without Irony – NYTimes.com
Thanks to Andrew J. Taggart for pointing out this entry to the Stone blog at NYTimes.com. A good read. Not sure I agree with the whole premise. In my view, while Millenials do present a lot of irony (at least… Continue reading
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America’s secret fracking war – Salon.com
There’s a war going on that you know nothing about between a coalition of great powers and a small insurgent movement. It’s a secret war being waged in the shadows while you go about your everyday life. In the end,… Continue reading
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Today’s Sunset
Originally posted on klentz designs: If you didn’t get a chance to see the sunset from wherever you were, here was the view today from Eden Park, Cincinnati Ohio. Continue reading
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Very good advice on which carbs to embrace and which to avoid. Continue reading
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Prelude to Pralines « No ‘FRIES’ for 365
I am really encouraged at how many folks are making use of blogging to announce and follow through on attempting new things in their lives and changing behaviors toward the ‘good life’. This good fellow Jason @ ‘No Fries for… Continue reading
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Lose Weight « Give me 5 minutes a day and I’ll give you a happier, more successful life!
As someone who always struggled with weight issues, I find this a very helpful overview of getting the head into a space that the body will not only follow but enjoy being there. I suppose we all agree that in… Continue reading
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BBC – Adam Curtis Blog: WHILE THE BAND PLAYED ON
If you enjoyed that Adam Curtis piece I put up earlier, you should def check out his blog and look at the stuff he gets up to… I have always been fascinated by the way music can completely change the… Continue reading
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Urban Wall Art & Murals
Some really great pieces over @ Urban Wall Art & Murals. All you folks of the Ether should pop over and check it out. Continue reading
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Smoochy Boochy… Remaking the World in the American Image
Adam Curtis rocks. One of my favorite documentarians… ever. Below is a link to his documentary It Felt Like a Kiss. I recommend reading the full Wikipedia article, but here is a taste to get you situated: It Felt Like a… Continue reading
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Be persuasive. Be brave. Be arrested (if necessary) : Nature News & Comment
Nice Op/Ed at Nature from a financial analyst who calls on climate scientists to become more active & outspoken. I have yet to meet a climate scientist who does not believe that global warming is a worse problem than they… Continue reading
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