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nevver: Footprint
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Neil Armstrong, RIP
jkottke: Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, died today at the age of 82. Although he had been a Navy fighter pilot, a test pilot for NASA’s forerunner and an astronaut, Mr. Armstrong never allowed himself to be caught up in the celebrity and glamour of the space program. “I am,…
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For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink. Statement from…
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wilwheaton: I met Neil Armstrong once, at a dinner to honor Jimmy Doohan in the early 2000s. He was not much taller than me, but he was a giant of a man. He was as kind as he was intimidating. I don’t remember what I said to him, or what he said to me, because…
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Education as the way into poverty, not out of it
Education as the way into poverty, not out of it emergentfutures: An astonishing statistic about higher education in the United States: up to 66% of all faculty teaching course at the university level are now adjunct professors receiving a minimal wage and no benefits. A recent PhD graduate from Washington University in St Louis (up…
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(via The Rise And Fall Of Grunge Typography | The Awl) I have this, and other issues, in my collection. More than a “Blip in the Continuum”, the aesthetic has been fully metabolized and incorporated into DNA of visual expression.
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nevver: Visual Thinking 101
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underpaidgenius: “Kathleen Nolan’s book Police in the Hallways is a damning portrait of what happens when this more powerful authority becomes dominant. By exhaustively profiling an unnamed Bronx high school — shadowing and interviewing students, teachers, administrators, security guards, and police officers over the course of an academic year — Nolan reveals the worrying ways…
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You know what also hurts to hear? People tell you that your experience didn’t happen, that you asked for it. Laurie Penny guest post Zunguzungu in The New Inquiry. Trigger Warning Week This guest post from Laurie Penny comes with a trigger warning for rape and sexual assault that should be visible from space. [author’s words]…
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discoverynews: Do you think you’ve been “exposed to art” here on tumblr? I think it should count. Does Art Make People Nicer? Want your kids to be altruistic, tolerant, and open-minded? Expose them to the arts. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago report that people who engage in the arts — or even…