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R.I.P. Michael Brown
protoslacker: It’s 5:15 AM. I’ve been trying to think of something to say about police shooting 17 year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson MO since about 9 PM. The AP headline is: Missouri crowd after shooting: ‘Kill the police’ but what stood out to me was how quickly the police presented a massive response involving officers from over…
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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: A Remembrance
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: A Remembrance Gawker published the essay, “How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America” last year, three weeks after George Zimmerman told Sean Hannity that the shooting of Trayvon Martin “was all God’s plan.” As the jury deliberates in the State vs. George Zimmerman case,…
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theenergyissue: Second Life: The Heineken WOBO Doubles as Beer Bottle and Brick Fifty years ago, Heineken developed a revolutionary and sustainable design solution to give its beer bottles a second life: as an architectural brick. The concept arose after brewing magnate Alfred Heineken visited Curacao during a world tour of his factories in 1960. He…
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Is a Hard Life Inherited? – Nicholas Kristof
Is a Hard Life Inherited? – Nicholas Kristof shrinkrants: The NYT op-ed today by Nicholas Kristof is as clear and grounded a piece as I have ever read about the effects of privilege. I think it would work in many contexts for raising awareness of how class and race make for an uneven playing field.…
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He asserts that, increasingly, effective design means engaging with the messy politics – the “dark matter” – taking place above the designer’s head. And that may mean redesigning the organisation that hires you. – Blurb for Dan Hill’s Dark Matter and Trojan Horses A lesson I keep relearning: the type and quality of work an…
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The Rebirth of Stakeholder Capitalism?
The Rebirth of Stakeholder Capitalism? robertreich: In recent weeks, the managers, employees, and customers of a New England chain of supermarkets called “Market Basket” have joined together to oppose the board of director’s decision earlier in the year to oust the chain’s popular chief executive, Arthur T. Demoulas. Their demonstrations and boycotts have emptied most…
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Cheryl Mattingly is an anthropologist who has spent her career studying the culture of occupational therapists who work in large inner city hospitals. She offers wise observations about the politics of class and race in urban hospitals and the poetics of encounters between professionals and patients. Reading her work gives me hope for the future…
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reclaimingthelatinatag: Meet Mariana Pajón, Colombian cyclist, Olympic Gold Medalist and BMX World Champion. Born October 10th, 1991 in Medellín, Colombia, this lady won her first national title at age of 5 and her first world title at the age of 9. To this date, Pajón is the winner of 14 world championships, 2 national championships in…