Cartoon – Advice for the young
“Money will not make you happy, and happy will not make you money.” – Groucho Marx
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Ahhh — to remember the glory days before dirty air descended on Delhi, a methane leak in California gassed thousands, and catastrophic smog in China prompted people to buy bottled air, of all things. Before the Industrial Revolution, the world was basically one big, serene Walden Pond, right? Wrong. Take off those rose-tinted glasses and get acquainted with the story of […]
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Sublimation The decades have passed it appears, a body has evolved into that of a giant, the soul contemplates the achievement so high, a little strange, exploring its surroundings once again in awe. Comfort and fear fill this heart, trapped in a cage, never broad enough, seeking liberation, a final revelation. So much knowledge, a little wisdom; […]
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Reporters Without Borders ranked 180 countries on the basis of conditions for press freedom. A sampling:
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“In America today you can murder land for private profit. You can leave the corpse for all to see, and nobody calls the cops.” – Paul Brooks
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“Love is being stupid together.” – Paul Valéry
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“The earth has music for those who listen.” – George Santayana
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