Never “just” a musician – though that would have been enough – Bowie continued to show a better way of expressing yourself and treating each other as whole people.
Man behind gutting of Voting Rights Act: states may have ‘gone too far’ since decision | US news | The Guardian
Asshole almost feels bad about disenfranchising millions.
That is what passes as contrition among our political class.
Marco Tempest: The electric rise and fall of Nikola Tesla | TED Talk | TED.com
Ten Reasons That Will Convince You That Bernie Sanders Deserves Your Vote AnonHQ
At the end of the day, even though I cannot endorse their tactics in most cases, I am going to listen more to an Anonymous opinion piece than one from a big media source.
A Real-Life Garden of Poison Exists in England | Upvoted
There is a place you can go where everything can kill you.
Well, that garden and Australia, I suppose.
Zzyzx, California, Or the Biggest Health Spa Scam In American History | Atlas Obscura
Another story about Zzyzx, which I am sure I have referenced before.
Goodreads | John’s Year in Books 2015
Stuff about the stuff I read last year.
Andrew Zimmern: Around the Table: Food, Culture, and Community
I had to track this one down again just so I could share it with all of you.
Zimmern is both informative and entertaining on the subject of good food and how to get it on the plates of as many folks as possible.
Introducing Kids to Repair: It’s Easier than You Think | iFixit
Not so sure that having my kid hanging with Confederates is good parenting, but I like the conversation about learning to repair things.
Immigration Gives Us 2 Options: One Is Fear, the Other Profoundly Saves Us from Fear | Big Think
We, as a nation, are better than the Trumps of this world. We just need to choose the right path.