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A Russian Affair With Amsterdam

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:39:31 -0500

A Russian Affair With Amsterdam: Anyone want to visit the new Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam? (N.Y. Times)

A Mourning Father’s Tribute to the Son He Lost in War

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:51:39 -0500

A Mourning Father’s Tribute to the Son He Lost in War: Darrell Griffin Sr. wrote a touching book about the life and death of his son in the Iraqi War. It’s heartening to see a father so close to his son. (N.Y. Times)

Our True North

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:49:33 -0500

Our True North: Happy Canada Day! (N.Y. Times)

What Makes Us Happy

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:37:53 -0500

What Makes Us Happy: Good health, friends, and financial security are the best predictors of happiness according to a recent survey. (N.Y. Times)

Adelino Da Costa, 32, a retired kickboxer returns to the ring to...

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:24:08 -0500

Adelino Da Costa, 32, a retired kickboxer returns to the ring to raise money for a school in his homeland of Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest countries, off the coast of West Africa. (N.Y. Times)

Talk about turning lemons into lemonade: The new High Line Park...

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:02:00 -0500

Talk about turning lemons into lemonade: The new High Line Park in Manhattan aimed very bright security lights at Patty Heffley’s fire escape so she turned the façade of her apartment into a make-shift, renegade cabaret. (N.Y. Times)

Obama’s Make-or-Break Summer

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:53:11 -0500

Obama’s Make-or-Break Summer: Obama’s efforts on healthcare and finance reform have been less than they could be. It’s time for him to start hammering them home. (N.Y. Times)

Lettuce From the Garden, With Worms

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:49:30 -0500

Lettuce From the Garden, With Worms: The allure of food from industrial farms and factories, and how bad it is for us. (N.Y. Times)

Married Same-Sex Couples Will Be Counted As Such in the 2010 Census

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:34:25 -0500

Married Same-Sex Couples Will Be Counted As Such in the 2010 Census: This reverses the Bush policy. Yay! (AP at Huffington Post)

100th Anniversary of First Woman to Pilot a Car Cross Country

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:31:21 -0500

100th Anniversary of First Woman to Pilot a Car Cross Country: Emily Anderson is honoring the anniversary by tracing Alice Ramsey’s path in a rebuilt 1909 Maxwell DA. It looks pretty exhausting because the driver and passenger are exposed to the elements. (N.Y. Times)

Amazing 1000 frames-per-second slow motion showreel (Vimeo via...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:32:25 -0500

Amazing 1000 frames-per-second slow motion showreel (Vimeo via Daring Fireball)

Tickle Me Ichiro

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Tickle Me Ichiro:

Ichiro Suzuki is playing better baseball which some attribute, in part, to the tickling that he gets from teammate Ken Griffey Jr. in the locker room. They even have a “safe word” when Ichiro wants Griffey to stop. (Seattle News Tribune via Deadspin and Outsports)

It’s not rocket science to think that getting closer to teammates and the release of tension that gentle horseplay provides could improve performance.

Germany’s East Declines

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:38:30 -0500

Germany’s East Declines: Since the fall of the Berlin wall 20 years ago, the population of eastern Germany has plunged. About 2000 schools have been closed, and whole apartment buildings are being torn down. (N.Y. Times)

New Zealand’s All Blacks compete in nude rugby. There was...

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:30:14 -0500

New Zealand’s All Blacks compete in nude rugby. There was a clothed streaker who interrupted the match. (Stuff and Guardian via Outsports)

Competitors of the Hypo Decathlon in Austria. Michael Schrader,...

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:39:00 -0500

Competitors of the Hypo Decathlon in Austria. Michael Schrader, center, won the decathlon after scoring a year-high 8,522 points to edge Trey Hardee of the United States by six points, the smallest winning margin in the event’s 35-year history. Schrader is flanked by fellow Germans Norman Muller, left, and Pascal Behrenbruch, right. (Outsports)

Gay Festival in China Pushes Official Boundaries

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:18:07 -0500

Gay Festival in China Pushes Official Boundaries: You can have a gay pride festival in Shanghai. You just can’t advertise it in Chinese. (N.Y. Times)

Last Virgin in North America

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:10:41 -0500

Last Virgin in North America: The last Virgin Megastore closed in New York last Friday. (N.Y. Times)

The Obama Haters

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:27:00 -0500

The Obama Haters: Right-wing extremists have amped up their rhetoric (and sometimes violent action) to the point of causing alarm in some quarters. (N.Y. Times)

Winds of Change in Mideast?

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:07:57 -0500

Winds of Change in Mideast?: “Four historical forces that have come together to crack open this ossified region.” (N.Y. Times)

Drugs Won the War

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:59:00 -0500

Drugs Won the War: In the one trillion dollar War on Drugs, drugs have won. It’s time to try something else. (N.Y. Times)