Archive for October, 2016

Sinking a bold foray into watchdog journalism in Japan – Columbia Journalism Review

Source: Sinking a bold foray into watchdog journalism in Japan – Columbia Journalism Review

Daily Haiku: Oct. 12, 2016 | Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog

juniper the tether end of larksong

 

by Alan Summers Lake District, Cumbria, England, U.K. September 2015

Source: Daily Haiku: Oct. 12, 2016 | Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog

Elizabeth and Alice – The New Yorker

Elizabeth Bishop photographed by Alice Methfessel, whom Bishop met as a visiting professor at Harvard. PHOTOGRAPH BY ALICE METHFESSE

The last love affair of Elizabeth Bishop, and the losses behind “One Art.”

Source: Elizabeth and Alice – The New Yorker

Iceland’s Pirate Party looks likely to take the country’s general election on Oct. 29 — Quartz

Birgitta Jonsdottir, the pirate captain. (Reuters/Gwladys Fouche)

A win by the rogue band of radicals would be astonishing.

Source: Iceland’s Pirate Party looks likely to take the country’s general election on Oct. 29 — Quartz

My Foolish Heart by Kurt Elling – YouTube

Journal | Sinister Wisdom

Source: Journal | Sinister Wisdom

Save a Feral Cat’s Life With a $15 DIY Winter Shelter | Autostraddle

Winter is coming, and you can be a hero!

Source: Save a Feral Cat’s Life With a $15 DIY Winter Shelter | Autostraddle

SNL’s Black Jeopardy

This SNL Black Jeopardy skit with Tom Hanks is as good as everyone says it is. And it’s not just funny either…it’s the rare SNL skit that works brilliantly as cultural commentary. Kudos to the writers on this one.

Source: SNL’s Black Jeopardy

▶ Episode #031 Tom Nicotera and Psyche by Poetry Spoken Here

Korean tourist politely asks Italian street musicians if he can join them, absolutely kills it.

Music and love are the only truly international languages, and you’ll love watching Korean musician Jun-Hyuk Choi politely ask if he can join a group of street musicians in Florence, Italy

Source: Korean tourist politely asks Italian street musicians if he can join them, absolutely kills it.