Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Where are you from?

The baby pope and four other iconic moments from Pope Francis’s U.S. visit
Photos: Hong Kong demonstrators marked one year since the pro-democracy “umbrella movement”
How to makr yourself to work when you just don't want to
Ashley Judd to girls worldwide: We go from hurting to healing to helping
Irony of Ironies: H&M Is Suing Forever 21 for Copyright Infringement
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life Lessons
What it feels like to be the last generation to remember life before the internet
Hong Kong 'umbrella movement' marks first anniversary and vows to fight on
How language changes over time
38 Honest Cards For New Parents With A Sense Of Humor
Pope Francis to immigrants: ‘Do not be ashamed of your traditions’
If You Grew Up With Divorced Parents, This Will Hit A Nerve
Too much 'brexting' undermines bonding during breastfeeding
Oregon mom sues Gerber claiming no vegetables, little fruit in 'Puff' snacks despite marketing
An Ohio town where races have mixed freely for more than 200 years
Schools are teaching kids to meditate so that they’ll be more focused and less stressed
The 3 Essential Pieces of an Effective Apology
Shell is abandoning its controversial plans to drill for oil in the Arctic

Trevor Noah's debut

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah debut: 5 thoughts on the new host
Trevor Noah's first daily show: what were we so afraid of?
Hidden Brain: How Miscommunications Happen
The Cost Of Interruptions: They Waste More Time Than You Think
A smiling pope, a fallen speaker and two tough guys — Obama’s crazy week
13 Valuable Skills That You Won’t Learn in School
Top 5 Food Ingredients You Should Never Eat
What Americans do with fish is shocking
Go big. Go really big.
Beijing uses banned social media to promote Xi's U.S. visit
Quiz: How much of a Portland hipster are you?
The 5 States You Should Avoid Like The Plague If You Are Not A White, American Male, avoid, avoid!
Chocolate Can Make People Happier And 12 Percent More Productive
Hillary Clinton called Xi’s speech ‘shameless,’ and the Web went wild
Discrimination rife as women lose jobs for being pregnant
37 Lessons Learned in 37 Years

Monday, September 28, 2015

SLEEP is King.

How Many Deaths Did Volkswagen’s Deception Cause in U.S.?
Why Boys Need To Play With Girl Toys Too
Why Some People Get More Mosquito Bites Than Others
Christians in action: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Highlights of Pope Francis’ Remarks in the U.S.
Asians to Surpass Hispanics as Largest Foreign-Born Group in U.S. by 2055
The GOP civil war infects 2016
The Blackmail Caucus, a.k.a. the Republican Party
Stepparents Can Learn A Lot From This Blended Family's Positive Outlook
Hearing Loss Costs Far More Than Ability to Hear
The ‘open secret’ of abused Hmong child brides goes public in Minnesota lawsuit
Born that way? ‘Scientific’ racism is creeping back into our thinking. Here’s what to watch out for.
Study: In 40 years, Asian immigrants to be largest immigrant group
What Parents Can Do To Avoid Passing Anxiety On To Their Kids
Gender inequality is costing the world $28 trillion
A Family Road Trip, From Argentina To Philadelphia
Pope Strikes A Chord With Catholics And Non-Catholics Alike
How Twitter And Cooking Saved Ruth Reichl After 'Gourmet' Folded
German Auto Industry Tries To Calculate Damage Caused By VW Scandal
German Prosecutors Investigating Former Volkswagen CEO
At U.N. Address, Obama Offers Impassioned Defense Of Democracy, Diplomacy
Pope Francis Says Goodbye, As U.S. Trip Concludes In Philadelphia
Pope Francis Confronts Right-Wing Media Vitriol

Wow, Mr. Orange is well missed in his party.

John Boehner to GOP: "The Bible Says Beware of False Prophets"
The dark truth of JOhn Boehner's resignation
#MemeOfTheWeek: John Boehner Cries, The Internet Laughs

Women and leaders

John Oliver on why the way we talk about refugees is so important

12 ‘Christian’ Republicans Say How They Feel About Pope Francis In 120 Seconds. WE have the BEST.POPE.EVER.

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Moon festival

SuperBloodMOON!

Happy birthday, Andy.

Saturday, September 26, 2015

All car companies cheat on emissions tests—it’s just that most do it legally
Matter What You Do Your Kid Is Fucked
This is the skill that determines your child’s future employability
China’s one-child policy led to my adoption — and a more privileged life
For Germans, the Volkswagen scandal is a national embarrassment
VW scandal threatens 'Made in Germany' image
Dear Xi, Seattle drivers have a message for you
How stories of personal experience help drive change
Resting Bitch Face Is in Your Genes
19 One-Liners That Sum Up Parenthood Perfectly
The Pope’s one sentence about immigration got a standing ovation from US Congress
Fear is boring, and other tips for living a creative life
How memories form and how we lose them
The 9 most notable pope quotes
The VW Scandal Is Just the Beginning
Pope Francis Tells U.N.: Put Humanity Before Partisan Interests

Ronald Reagan was a Liberal? He does has his moments!

The age-old question: What to do with that breast pump now that you’re done?
That device also defeated the public’s trust in the Volkswagen brand
How to Parent Like a German
Emissions scandal: What Oregon Volkswagen drivers need to know
Switzerland Bans Sales Of Some VW Diesels
'Ingredients': An Eye-Opening Look At The Additives In Our Food
We Leave Half Of All Our Seafood On The Table (And In The Trash)
The Bedtime Pass Helps Parents And Kids Skip The Sleep Struggles
How to get the 40 percent of food US wastes to 50 million hungry Americans
Overpriced LBD
The economy is rigged against you — and it’s kind of your fault
Why Laziness Can Be A Good Thing
Emissions scandal: What Oregon Volkswagen drivers need to know
What migrants have left behind

Bill Maher: ‘I know why you’re happy — because the Pope came to Washington and cast John Boehner out’

Friday, September 25, 2015

This Video of Ben Carson Explaining the Brain Is Mind-Blowing, keep being a doc.. don't be a politician.

Anderson Cooper Loses It with Anti-Muslim Trump Supporter

Hamdi Ulukaya- You are an awesome human being

Parents Can Learn How To Prevent Anxiety In Their Children
Pope Francis Ditches Lunch with Congress to Dine with DC’s Homeless
Pope Rejects Lunch with Boehner, Pelosi, McConnell, Reid: He will be Dining with the Homeless
China Will Pony Up $3.1 Billion to Help Poor Countries Fight Climate Change
The Pope, His Black Fiat And The Symbolism Behind It
Volkswagen’s best shot at a comeback now has the automaker right where Elon Musk wants it
How A Little Lab In West Virginia Caught Volkswagen's Big Cheat
A new, enormous 3D printer whips cheap homes out of mud
What Xi Jinping’s Seattle Speech Might Mean For the U.S.
Don't Toss That Sour Milk! And Other Tips To Cut Kitchen Food Waste
There’s arsenic in our rice—and here’s an easy way to get it out
The 10 Most Political Moments In Pope Francis' Address To Congress
The US’s tech elite assembled to meet China’s president—and posed for an amazing class photo
People Happily Wait All Night, Sleep On DC Sidewalks To Hear Pope Speak
The art — and science — of sharing a secret
Chobani CEO Pledges Help To Refugees In Europe
The Real Reason Motherhood Is So Hard
Draconian US copyright rules made it easier for Volkswagen to cheat
Working for a Chinese boss is great, ordinary Americans explain in this slick new pro-China video
The Ivory Tower Is a Debtors Prison for Poor Students
Why Americans are spending more and more on rent

Playback: Immigration Trump style

Bill Maher slams Republican debate with facts

Bernie Sanders on Late Show With Stephen Colbert Segment

Donald Trump Has Nothing To Apologize For

Pope Francis addresses Congress: Read the full remarks
Pope Francis Addresses President Obama And Guests At White House (Full Transcript)

Thursday, September 24, 2015

The best free concert in Jerusalem takes place on Yom Kippur
Stat check: No, women couldn’t just “go somewhere else” if Planned Parenthood closed
Martin Winterkorn resigns as Volkswagen CEO
U.S.-China Business Relationship Is, As Trump Might Say, Huge
Being 'endlessly sorry' may not put an end to VW's emissions scam troubles
This Graphic Shows the Enormous Global Reach of the Catholic Church
Volkswagen shares tumble as inquiries are launched worldwide
On the 35th anniversary of China's one-child policy, the view from a 30-something only child
Volkswagen CEO Resigns, Saying He's 'Shocked' By Emissions Scandal
Pope Francis Tells His U.S. Bishops Not To Shy Away From Big Issues
At U.S. Seminaries, A Rise In Millennials Answering God's Call
At Southern Factory, Workers Try Again To Unionize
Wasserman Schultz attacks Rubio for 'tasteless' Dallas fundraiser
What's a Jew to Do When the Pope Comes on Yom Kippur?
Fired Scott Walker Aide Is Tweeting Up a Shitstorm About What He Did Wrong
Choice questions from Donald Trump’s disastrous Twitter interview
Brainpickings.. what a nice blog about all the scientifics heroes.
The emergency meeting that led Walker to quit

Pat Buchanan on Kim Davis: She reminds me of that time I told Nixon to defy court on de-segregation

Impressive, coming from Fox.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Bernie Sanders Would Be The Big Winner In New Public-Funding Model
What's That Smell?! When Workplaces Try Fragrance Bans
How Pope Francis Clashes With Both Democrats And Republicans, In 1 Graphic
The True Meaning Behind The Pope's Rejection Of God As 'Magician'
Trying To Change, Or Changing The Subject? How Feedback Gets Derailed
Everything that (certain) Republican candidates want you to believe about immigrants is wrong
A Bleak Future for Renters
A new study gives parents another reason to read to their kids
Pope Francis Is Not ‘Progressive’—He’s a Priest
Let's Be Real: Donald Trump Doesn't Really Want To Be President
Jews in America struggled for decades to become white. Now we must give up whiteness to fight racism.
Groupon Is Laying Off 1,100 At A Cost Of $35M, Shutters Operations In 7 Countries
Happiness comes from intention, not luck
Raising a Biracial Child as a Mother of Color
How to handle toxic people

My car saga continues...

Wherever You Go, Your Personal Cloud Of Microbes Follows
11 Million Cars Worldwide Have Emissions 'Defeat Device,' Volkswagen Says
Volkswagen didn't engineer a fix to its dirty diesel fumes: It faked out regulators
Volkswagen Sets Aside $7.3 Billion to Deal With Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen admits that its cheating software is in 11 million cars worldwide
How Volkswagen broke the heart of America
VW Could Fool the EPA, But It Couldn’t Trick Chemistry
It’s up to voters to reject Trump and Carson’s bigotry
Driven To Deceive: Life Behind The Counter At Dollar Rent A Car
The U.S. Doesn't Have Enough Of The Vegetables We're Supposed To Eat
The Myth That Links Poor Families to Fast Food
Volkswagen's appalling clean diesel scandal, explained
How Equal Is American Opportunity? Survey Shows Attitudes Vary By Race
Volkswagen Stock Plummets As CEO Apologizes For Emissions Cheat
Volkswagen Used 'Defeat Device' To Skirt Emissions Rules, EPA Says
Japan's Parliament Approves Landmark Laws To Expand Military's Role
Overrated Portland
Why didn’t Einstein’s descendants inherit his IQ?
17 Speaking Habits That Make You Sound, Like, Totally Unprofessional
Asian Countries Have Nordic Berry Fever, And Finland Can't Keep Up
The Secret To The Inuit High-Fat Diet May Be Good Genes

Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are | Amy Cuddy | TED Talks

The benefits of a bilingual brain - Mia Nacamulli

Kristen Bell, Benedict Cumberbatch Read Mean Tweets Live on 'Jimmy Kimmel'




Ted Cruz, Stephen Colbert go back and forth over Ronald Reagan, gay marriage
Stephen Colbert dismantles Ted Cruz’s anti-gay bigotry & tax cut fanaticism
Ted Cruz Finds Few Late-Night Laughs With Colbert

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

In U.S. Visit, Pope Francis Will Deliver 4 Speeches In English, 14 In Spanish
Hungary Declares Emergency As It Blocks Migrants At Border
Poet Laureate's Migrant Childhood Was Like 'Living In Literature Every Day'
The Spin Room Goes Mobile As Campaigns Capitalize On Debate 'Moments'
Scott Walker's Anti-Union Push May Not Prove So Easy As President
'It's All About Church Closings': Catholic Parishes Shrink In Northeast, Midwest
Onion Headlines Abound In Australia, Spurred By Cheeky Tribute To Tony Abbott
Humans of the world: This stunning new film will change how you see yourself
If you’re Asian, I suggest submitting your work using a “white-sounding” name
Inside San Francisco’s Newest Rentals, Bunk Beds For $1,800 A Month
FDA Orders 4 Cigarette Brands Pulled From The Market
Why Bernie Sanders's rise is more impressive than Donald Trump's
You are not your brain or your body
Scientific Literacy: It's Not (Just) About The Facts
Paleo People Were Making Flour 32,000 Years Ago
Clearwater Paper to invest $160 million to build continuous pulp digester
Chocolate, Memory Food
An Expert on Bullying Explains Donald Trump’s Mean, Consequence-Free Rise
Understanding Hitler’s Anti-Semitism
The “five-second rule”—a scientist evaluates whether your eating habits could make you sick
A Shopper’s Guide to Portland’s Best International Markets
The typical American life, in one chart
The Fed would be deeply nuts to raise rates now
We’re not actually that busy, but we’re great at pretending we are
Color-Blindness Is Counterproductive
Corporate Ad Mocking Burning Man's Corporate Influence Is So Accurate That Burning Man Might Sue
New York Times Writer in Twitter War With Portland
Is Our Definition of Happiness Changing?
True Believer? Why Donald Trump Is The Choice Of The Religious Right

Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy

Let John Oliver Show You How America's Overworked Public Defense System Screws the Poor

Tuesday, September 01, 2015