February 2012
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"SELF-MADE MAN #2: Old Stories" by Thomas McBee →
Friend and mentor Thomas McBee reminds me all the time of the beauty of memory, growth, self, and the written word. I suggest taking a pause from whatever you may currently be doing and read this incredible essay.
Thank you for inspiring me.
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I love so many posts from @gifmovie that I couldn’t choose just one.
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First Listen: Julia Holter's 'Ekstasis' (npr...
My liking for Julia Holter was love at first listen, as I expressed last week when I posted the music video for In the Same Room. Needless to say, I was very excited when the same friend who introduced me to her sent me a link to this first listen, complements of NPR Music. Listening and loving every moment.
My appreciation for Holter is a combination of awe and inspiration. I aspire, someday, to...
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Beatrice Riese: four paperworks, ink on paper:...
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“If an elementary school student has an excellent teacher even for a single year,...”
– Raj Chetty, professor of economics at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a co-author of the study with Harvard Kennedy School’s John Friedman and Columbia Business School’s Jonah Rockoff. (Harvard Gazette)
AKA why teachers should be paid more and we should be working to retain the best and...
Watchnprmusic:
Max Weisel, the 20 year-old software engineer behind the live electronics of Bjork’s Biophilia show, explains how he makes a Tesla coil sing to All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
