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Artists in America
Katherine Boyle wrote a nice breakdown about artists in the United States last week for the Washington Post: Instagram and Etsy have made everyone seem like artistic geniuses, but according to the National Endowment for the Arts, artists make up only 1.4 percent of the U.S. labor force. Congratulations, California. You’re still an artist haven, […]
Quinoa should be taking over the world. This is why it isn’t.
“In the Andean highlands of Bolivia and Peru, the broom-like, purple-flowered goosefoot plant is spreading over the barren hillsides–further and further every spring. When it’s dried, threshed, and processed through special machines, the plant yields a golden stream of seeds called quinoa, a protein-rich foodstuff that’s been a staple of poor communities here for millennia. […]
Phil Jackson on Charlie Rose
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12940 Phil Jackson talks about life on and off the basketball court.
The New, New York?
We have talked before about Jim Rogers as a person who is not afraid to “think differently.” As a young adult he co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros. After a few years of living in New York City, he realized that he wanted more out of his life and went on his first trip […]