December 2011
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the joy of quiet (via NYTimes) →
the children of tomorrow…will crave nothing more than freedom, if only for a short while, from all the blinking machines, streaming videos and scrolling headlines that leave them feeling empty and too full all at once. We have more and more ways to communicate, as Thoreau noted, but less and less to say. Partly because we’re so busy communicating.
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Dec 25th
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“Christmas used to be my favorite holiday. I loved every bit of it. But when your...”
– -via minus five [for those of you who struggle with the holiday season, you aren’t the only ones.]
Dec 25th
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is there enough fat-shaming in the black... →
Researchers seemed shocked to discover Black women reported a higher quality of life than White women of the same weight. Self-esteem also ranked particularly high among Black women. I don’t get why there’s a problem with having high self-esteem or (gasp!) actually enjoying life despite the numbers on the scale. No woman, no matter her size or melanin count should be buying into the ...
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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obesity rate falls for new york schoolchildren →
Dr. Farley attributed the progress partly to the city’s aggressive advertising campaign against sugary sodas, which he said may have altered what parents were providing to their children. The city has also tried to add healthier options to school lunch menus, enacted strict rules on the calorie and sugar content of snacks and drinks in school vending machines, and even put limits on bake...
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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Hey Fran Hey: Hey Fran Hey Xmas Giveaway →
#teamnatural girls, follow!
Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 1st
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