Monday, October 10, 2011
Jon Huntsman: Pastor who called Mormonism a cult is 'a moron' (Los Angeles Times)
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'Real Steel': Sock 'Em, Rocky Robot!
In a futuristic world where robot boxing is a favorite pastime, promoter Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) thinks he has found an unlikely contender ? an outdated robot with the chops to win an elite fight.
On The Media: Apple's Advertising Genius
Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple, died Wednesday at the age of 56. Jobs was a visionary who led the company through the invention of the iPod, iPhone and ipad. But Bob Garfield, co-host of WNYC's On The Media thinks he was something else as well: a liberator, and a brilliant advertiser.
Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Love By The Ladleful With Love Soup's Anna Thomas (Huffington post)
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Is Human Violence On The Wane?
Considering the Norway shootings, drug wars in Mexico and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, this era may seem as violent as any. But as Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues in his book The Better Angels of Our Nature, this may actually be the most peaceable period in human history.
Videos: How to Boof in Whitewater Kayaking
Here are three great videos by Shane Benedict from WhitewaterInstruction.com about different types of whitewater kayaking boofs.� I posted one of these on here a long time ago but recently found them again and this time read the accompanying notes on their blog, which was also helpful – so here they are all together, with [...]
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Germany Reopens Nazi War Criminal Investigations
In 1977, the family of retired autoworker John Demjanjuk was astounded when he was accused of having been a guard known as "Ivan the Terrible" at a Nazi death camp in World War II. His case was considered the last of the Nazi war crimes trials, but this week, prosecutors in Germany said they were reopening hundreds of investigations. Host Audie Cornish talks with historian Deborah Lipstadt about how that might play out.
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