How much does this happy-seeming family in Mali need? Not more than they have, it would seem. Or consider this Soweto family that lives in a 400 square foot home. Or consider this family from Bhutan. For comparison, here's a family from the U.S. and here's a family from Japan.…
Yesterday, one of the most egregious parts of the "Patriot Act" was held unconstitutional by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. This decision was a no-brainer, but you can never take things for granted. The ACLU website summarizes the decision. Here's an excerpt: A federal appeals court today upheld,…
How's your eyesight? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS86dY9-5zg&eur[/youtube]
I've been diligently avoiding the unavoidable visual and auditory warnings of the impending Yule since mid-October. But in the second half of December I'm ready to embrace "The Christmas Station" and decorations and such. However, I always preferred the offbeat things, like Weird Al's "Christmas at Ground Zero" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsvZHHLQ8-c[/youtube] and…
With apologies in the lead for anyone feeling this is inappropriate, the Missouri Center for the Book has something for the poetry lover. Last January, Missouri was granted its first official Poet Laureate. At the inaugural celebration, Walter Bargen read a new poem for the occasion, a poem which spoke…