December 2011
15 posts
First Amendment Tweets →
futurejournalismproject:
Via the Knight Foundation:
Today, students ages 14 to 22 who tweet creatively about the First Amendment – and use the hashtag #FreeToTweet – are eligible for a $5,000 scholarship.
The tweet-a-thon is a celebration of the 220th birthday of the Bill of Rights.
Learn more at FreeToTweet.org.
Love this program…
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WatchGreat video series from The New Yorker and Human Rights Watch. Can anyone point me to more examples of Noize MC’s raps?
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Grief and Faith in Tibet →
Weighed down by grief, the author makes a pilgrimage to Mount Kailas, venerated by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and others.
The Almost-Lost Poem That Changed the World →
How a Renaissance book hunter kept a classic from disappearing.
Twitter Can’t Save You →
A technology skeptic argues there is nothing inherently liberating about social networking. Indeed, the opposite may be true.
A Writer’s Beginnings in Kenya →
Finding refuge in fiction, a Kenyan teenager becomes a writer in this coming-of-age memoir.
“I am not going to light my hair on fire. I am not going to sign those silly...”
– Jon Huntsman (via theatlantic)
I am telling you if you want a real debate about national direction and policy Hunstman is the only choice. I would probably still prefer Pres Obama, but I would at least like to hear an alternative that doesn’t make me cringe from its outright hatred (Perry or...
“The United States will begin using American foreign aid to promote gay rights...”
– The New York Times, “U.S. to Use Foreign Aid to Promote Gay Rights Abroad.”
In-fucking-credible first step. (via inothernews)
