Just a quick post to share the wealth. I get an email newsletter every day called " Very Short List ," which alerts readers to a new book, album, or website. And I must say, the links are consistently--though not infallibly--awesome. They were the source for Michelle's Something Different post , and where I found out about Stuff White People Like . Today, I'll just share two recent items, one sublime and one ridiculously funny: TED. Every year, some of the most creative minds in the world get together to attend the Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference . The speakers' challenge: "to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes)." More often than not, the talks spill beyond the three stated genres into education, world politics, and basically saving the world. The conference has a gigantic waiting list and a $6000 price tag, but videos of all the talks are available online. When you have 18 minutes, go watch Jane Goodall on what separates us f...
This looks so magical. Are those pears from your trees???
ReplyDeleteMegan's right. It DOES look magical! Also, I looked at this and was like, "Let's go to Shell's house today and eat pears with them!" and remembered that now we live far away so we can't. It'll just have to wait a couple of weeks!
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