Daily Archives: August 5, 2012

Reblogged from Why Evolution Is True: If you’re a teacher, an autodidact, or simply someone who wants to learn about evolution, I highly recommend this “Evolution Documentary” site , which has collected well over a hundred evolution-related videos from a … Continue reading →

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What Do You Want? « Happiness in this World.

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Romney: You know things aren’t going well when… | Informed Comment.

Rolling Stone Mobile – News – Culture: The Long, Lawless Ride of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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The Politics of Climate Change » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names.

Reblogged from Why Evolution Is True: Darwin said a lot of good stuff in The Origin. One of his less-recognized achievements was to explain not just the presence of rudimentary (“vestigial”) features as evidence for evolution, but also to recognize … Continue reading →

Species Profile: Andean Condor | Conservacion Patagonica.

Reblogged from Why Evolution Is True: Francophile Matthew Cobb tells me that French filmmaker Chris Marker (real name: Christian Francois Bouche-Velleneuve) died in Paris on July 29 at age 91.  Even if you’ve never heard of him, you’ve seen his influence, noted … Continue reading →

Mr. Marker, who pioneered the flexible hybrid form known as the essay film, resisted categorization throughout his career. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/movies/chris-marker-enigmatic-multimedia-artist-dies-at-91.html

Mr. Benjamin was a painter who came to art almost by accident and then rose to prominence in the 1950s as part of a West Coast artists’ rebellion against the reign of Abstract Expressionism. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/arts/design/karl-benjamin-rebel-of-midcentury-art-scene-dies-at-86.html

In occupied France, Ms. Waren, who danced as Nazis sat in her audience, hid her identity and helped to hide other Jews and to smuggle weapons to the resistance. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/world/europe/florence-waren-dancer-who-resisted-nazis-dies-at-95.html

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New York’s forgotten tunnels – Salon.com.

Urban Exploration – Undercity.org.