Archive for November 2013
My new favorite writer and her amazing piece: Ashton Kutcher Fan Fiction – The Middle School Dance
Lisa Bell has graduated high school by now and hopefully moved onto college, but I don’t care. She was a hero back in seventh grade, and I’m sure that she’s still amazing today, wherever she is. Everything about this performance, starting with the moment that she corrects the teacher for misidentifying her until the very…
Read MoreThe nightmare of the pre-Internet
Someday I’ll show this video to my children and make them understand how legitimately awful and ridiculous my childhood was.
Read MoreCould someone please invent quiet juicing?
Does the first step of a juicing regime require you to tell every person you know that you are juicing? Asking for a friend.
Read MoreThe boy is one.
In case you were wondering how old he is, he can tell you now. Sort of.
Read MoreCrying at work
The Telegraph asks: Is it ever OK to cry at work? Sheryl Sandberg says yes. Nigella Lawson says no. I agree with Nigella. I have no idea who she is, but I agree with her anyway. Other than tears of sadness upon saying goodbye to graduating students or retiring colleagues, I have cried at work…
Read MoreI hated it, then I loved it.
For the first minute or so of this Jimmy Kimmel segment, I hated it. I thought it was cruel and exploitive. By the third minute I thought it was hilarious. By the fifth minute I was willing to do the same to my own child. I have no idea how or why this dramatic shift…
Read MoreThis won’t be cute forever
By the time my daughter is able to read these words and click on this video, a demand like this might seem a lot less appealing. But at four years old, it’s pretty damn cute.
Read MoreWhen was the last time you were bored?
Slate’s Gemma Malley makes the argument that extending a human beings lifespan would result in inexorable boredom. Do we really want to extend the human lifespan indefinitely? Would it really make us happy? To which I believe the answer is no, and no. What we forget when we focus on extending our lifespan as long…
Read MoreWhy do people cheat? Why do children misbehave? The reason is oftentimes simple.
A new study entitled “The Cheater’s High: The Unexpected Affective Benefits of Unethical Behavior” has shown that as long as you didn’t think your cheating hurt anyone, cheating often makes people feel great. Researchers attribute the exhilaration that people feel to pride and admiration in their own cleverness. Apparently, this is not good. “The fact…
Read MoreSpeak Up storytelling: Anita Flores
Our next Speak Up storytelling event is on Saturday, November 9, at 8:00 at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Tickets can be purchased online here or purchased at the door, provided that we don’t sell out prior to Saturday. This week we introduce you to the storytellers who you will be hearing from on Saturday…
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