It is probably a crime that the video to this story is not online. I hope they get around to it.
Author Archives: John Wallenfeldt
Having a ball: The anthropology of play – CBS News
Another interesting story from a very good Sunday Morning episode this week. I look forward to reading the book covered.
Woody Guthrie: What He Still Teaches Us | Commentary, News & Notes, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com
We need to remember why some folks fought the system. The same things that caused the Depression are back with us again. Guthrie did his part.
Good News About Beer and Butchers | Mother Jones
Good news! The production of beer and meat products are being considered as skills again. May better beer and steaks come to your tables soon.
Interracial Marriage: The Changing Face Of Seeing Race : NPR
An old article I had saved and never got around to posting. Relevant given the uproar over gay marriage these days. The same people who can’t stand seeing same sex couples want to celebrate their love are the same ilk who couldn’t stand a mixed race couple either. Here is how mass media helped blunt their opposition in an earlier age.
A Twenty-One Protest Song Salute | BillMoyers.com
An excellent compilation of protest songs through the years.
Sargent Shriver: An example for fatherhood – CBS News
The best part is they hyped up some glossy BJ to Marco Rubio and then undermined it (not that it was hard to do) with a story on a man who had a true sense of what it took to be a man, a father, and an American. The contrast was obvious.
Civil War Toll Up by 20 Percent in New Estimate – NYTimes.com
I am not sure the Civil War needed to be MORE bloody, but at least one historian thinks we are underreporting the dead. And he’s got the research to make his case.
More on this via the BBC.
Q & A with Seth MacFarlane – CBS News
Skywalker’s childhood home restored
Sometimes you take on a remodel on your own time and dime.