Here, William Penn stands atop Philadelphia’s City Hall, with the Ben Franklin Parkway leading to the Art Museum in the distance. Like most cities, Philly is quite beautiful in snow. Penn, certainly the world’s most famous Quaker, is a reminder …
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Imagine that a survey had been taken annually since the inception of the nation, in which 1000 randomly chosen Americans were asked if they agreed or disagreed with Melville’s statement here. I’m guessing that a large majority would have agreed …
From Wordsmith’s “A THOUGHT FOR TODAY”: Science does correct itself and that’s the reason why science is such a glorious thing for our species. -Nigel Calder (pictured), science writer (2 Dec 1931-2014)
It’s heartening to know that the movement to do away with robo-consumerism is alive and well. One day shortly before Christmas when my kids were little, we happened to be outside a department store, and I told them, “I want …
When I become a grandfather, it’s (vaguely) possible that I’ll be consulted once more as to what objects belong in a child’s playroom. At left is a good example of what, IMO, doesn’t belong there: training in robo-consumerism. When you …
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Love this cartoon! My wife’s birthday is today, and, as soon as I finish this post, I’m going to make her a card. “Make?” you ask. Don’t you mean “buy?”
According to this note in the Writer’s Almanac, yesterday was the 101st anniversary of the opening of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” a ballet so new in its day that it caused a literal riot in the theater in which …
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