> “The last year has forced us all into politics... We do not breathe well. There is infamy in the air... [it] robs the landscape of beauty, and takes the sunshine out of every hour.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1851 — Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) November 17, 2017 [https://twitter.com/austinkleon/status/…
My local NPR station has decided, ill-advisedly in my opinion, to cancel regular broadcsts of The Writers Almanac [https://writersalmanac.org] and Science Friday [https://www.sciencefriday.com]. Here's one reader reaction that might easily serve as a comment on the previous post. > @wamu885 [https://twitter.com/…
> BREAKING: AP Exclusive: Many Houston ultra-polluted Superfund sites are flooded, concerns about toxins spreading; EPA not on scene. — The Associated Press (@AP) September 2, 2017 [https://twitter.com/AP/status/904031403985305601] > "Things are working out well," says @POTUS [https://twitter.com/POTUS] on visit to storm…
> "How can a nation be considered great if it's bread tastes like kleenex?" - Julia Child pic.twitter.com/h0RXDEw72S [https://t.co/h0RXDEw72S] — A Baked Joint (@ABakedJoint) August 17, 2017 [https://twitter.com/ABakedJoint/status/898195328041717760] A great quotation and a great gif.…
> A friend of mine said he didn’t know how long he could wake up to such horrible news every day. I suggested to him that he shouldn’t wake up to the news at all, and neither should anyone else. Read on [https://austinkleon.com/2017/07/27/…
> 1/ I now believe I erred in "wiretapping" charge, trusting an unreliable source. I've called P. Obama to personally apologize & now to you. — PresidentialTrump (@MatureTrumpTwts) March 17, 2017 [https://twitter.com/MatureTrumpTwts/status/842886171621449728] > 2/ We must put aside baseless speculation & focus…
> Without art, science and the humanities, what is left of a culture?To reduce a country to military and commerce is to dehumanize it. #resist [https://twitter.com/hashtag/resist?src=hash] https://t.co/cPwfVnmRkZ — Maria Popova (@brainpicker) March 16, 2017 [https://twitter.com/brainpicker/status/842376923732934657] Maria&…