Just a link (via Justinsomnia) to a very sobering set of pictures: http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=11
First Day of School
This afternoon, I found myself climbing flights and flights of stairs in a subway station, struggling up from the underground “R” line to the above-ground “F” line. Our ride included the highest station in the NYC Subway system, so it’s not surprising so many stairs were involved. It probably wouldn’t have been so strenuous but…
Amazing Fan Video for Grizzly Bear’s Two Weeks
Two Weeks – Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo. Dooce turned me on to this amazing fan video of a song called Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear. Wow. Just Wow.
How to Eat on a Dollar a Day
Interesting piece from Time magazine’s Cheapskate blog on a couple of schoolteachers who set out to eat on a dollar a day. They got the idea from discussing how much of the world eats on a dollar a day.