Culture
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Quote To Ponder ~Maria Popova
“This should be the cardinal rule of the Internet (and of being human): If you don’t have the patience to read something, don’t have the hubris to comment on it.” ~Maria Popova Continue reading
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True and False Manliness
Editor’s Note: This passage is one of the best descriptions of manliness I’ve read. Note the date of its publishing and feel the full weight of how far we have slipped in our definition of what it means to be fully a man. In this day and age, the world is in need of real Continue reading
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Why Negativity is a Social Killer
Why Complainers Finish Last ~Art of Manliness | Repost As discussed as part of our Social Briefings series, “elevation” constitutes one of the “4 social gifts” that change how their recipients feel for the better, and make their bearers more attractive, likable, and charming. Those who elevate are able to lift others’ moods, and they Continue reading
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Quote to Ponder ~Mother Teresa of Calcutta
“Dearest Lord, may I see you today and ever day in the person of your sick, and whilst nursing them minister to you.” ~Mother Teresa of Calcutta Continue reading
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First modern Olympic Games – 1896
This Day In History | First modern Olympic Games – 1896 On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. At the opening of the Athens Games, King Georgios I of Greece and a crowd of 60,000 Continue reading
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Why you think you’re right, even when you’re wrong
Editor’s Note: Interesting article on our decision making processes and how we tend to view the world with bias. Considering today’s political environment, this article should help us step back and pause, regardless of which side we favor. By Julia Galef, TED | Repost Are you a soldier or a scout? Your answer to this Continue reading
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If The Number One Song Is About Your Butt, That’s A Problem
“If The Number One Song Is About Your Butt, That’s A Problem” ~The Red Bulletin | Repost WORDS: MARCEL ANDERS PHOTOGRAPHY: DAVID CLERIHEW AFTER THREE DECADES OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL, DAVE GROHL JUST WON’T QUIT, MAKING MOVIES AND TV, COLLABORATING WITH MUSIC LEGENDS, INTERVIEWING UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS. AND ALWAYS PUSHING BUTTONS. “I’M SURE THAT BY Continue reading

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