Anthropologize

We all know that Lady Gaga has been outspoken in the area of politics in the past. But, God bless her, she’s turned a corner that other celebrities “with power in cause related areas” haven’t turned. Or at least haven’t done so publicly before. She’s calling some pretty impressive shots- requiring that the Executives at Target Corp. [...]

I’ve been reading a lot about honey bees. Apparently, Mark Twain once said if they all died, humans would have 4 yrs to live. We’ve started to think we’re awesome because we Think Local about where our food comes from and where we fit into a bigger picture… But maybe we should also Think Bee. ??

Penguin Classics realized that, thanks to e-readers, people no longer buy books-as-reading-material. Books aren’t tools or stories anymore. So they started creating books-as-artifacts. Now books are objects and art. I want all of them.

Minnesota is really cold right now. Like, REALLY cold. It’s winter, for REAL. And when it’s winter, for REAL, in Minnesota, you start to hear a lot of things. People talk about the weather because it’s an actual topic of conversation. Not small talk. I mean, when your skin freezes after being exposed for about [...]