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I will never forget where I was on that day, ten years ago, when I first heard of the events unfolding in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.. Now, a full decade later, we pause to honor the lives lost on that tragic day, to pay respect to all those who suffered from such a ruthless political act, and to reflect on what has happened in the intervening years.
Mexico held a national census in 2010, with hundreds of thousands of workers going door to door across the nation for one month. Citizens were enthusiastic about the count, and unlike here in the U.S., it didn’t garner the same ‘invasion of privacy’ nonsense spread around by Tea Baggers, despite having far more intrusive questions. [...]
For those of you who are Star Wars fans and liked the old Star Tours (which by “like” I mean you didn’t puke all over the dude in front of you while riding it, even if you wanted to), then you’ll be happy to hear that a brand new version just debuted at Walt Disney [...]
The Louisiana House killed a bill designed to help prevent bullying in public schools today. The measure was defeated by 12 votes, with the main complaint against the legislation coming from Representatives who said the bill promoted “alternative lifestyles.” Yes, keeping kids safe from violence isn’t mainstream–in Louisiana. Earlier in the morning, the House passed [...]
Yale University has taken a big step in the movement to digitize cultural collections and provide free access to the public. Now academics, artists, and admirers can view and freely use over 250,000 digital images from their vast library. Yale announced their new “open access” policy last week, becoming the first Ivy League school to [...]
Residents of the Crescent City are beginning to exhale as fears of catastrophic flooding from the Mississippi River’s historic crest begin to subside. With the opening of the Morganza Spillway over the weekend, the river level in New Orleans has held fairly steady near 17 feet, and is not expected to rise any further. “There’s [...]
Education in America is in trouble. Our children are getting left behind, our college degrees mean less and less, and a serious lack of common knowledge is becoming the norm. It’s no surprise, given states like Louisiana that teach creationism (and rank consistently at the bottom in education standards) and continue slashing the budget, or [...]
I just love Star Wars fans, especially when they are sharp, sassy, and rebellious. In an article entitled, “Obi-Wan Kenobi is Dead, Vader Says,” President Obama’s now infamous Sunday night announcement is given a Star Wars twist, and is featured on a website nearly identical to the New York Times. From the article: “In a [...]
Cities are too large to maintain an even character and style in every area, and not even locals learn all the subtle (and often not so subtle) differences between the neighborhoods that comprise their home town. The older the city, the more particular and firmly identified certain neighborhoods can become. As a result, poor or [...]
My friend from northern Louisiana phoned last week to ask if I’d heard about the rising Mississippi River. “It’s at historic levels,” she said. “And Governor Jindal was saying there’s absolutely nothing to be worried about. So I thought I’d better call and warn you.” Of all the joys of living in New Orleans–and there [...]
Known as a Western photographer documenting hunting, mining, frontier landscapes, and U.S.-Native relations, John C. H. Grabill submitted hundreds of photos to the Library of Congress between 1887 and 1892 for copyright protection. Now that these historic photos are in the public domain, the Denver Post collected some of the most stunning images. Grabill took [...]
A 19-year old woman faces felony charges and a possible 2-year prison sentence for killing her family’s hamster in a moment of rage while arguing with a family member last June. Monique Smith, 19, of Brooklyn, New York, was reported to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) by her own [...]
After giving away billions of his fortune to charity, Microsoft’s Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world, according to Forbes magazine. The title is now held by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, whose fortune soared 38% last year to a whopping $74 billion. Slim holds large shares in Telmex (a telephone giant [...]
The oldest of NASA’s space shuttles, Discovery, touched down in Florida this afternoon after its final flight to outer space, ending an historic 27-year run that clocked over 365 days of time in orbit, the longest for any manned vehicle. On Discovery’s final flight, the shuttle delivered a new storeroom and a sophisticated robot named [...]
What’s more embarrassing: calling Eminem “enema man” and Snoop Dogg “snoopy snoopy poop dog,” or asking whether a 100-pound woman deserved being beaten into a coma by a man over a parking space? If you picked the latter, then you can laugh (or cringe) at Fox News’s Megyn Kelly for this peculiar tweet:
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