The best photos and books of 2013

I always enjoy “best of” lists at the end of the year. Here are the lists I have collected so far. Photos: Best photos of the year 2013 from Reuters. The Top 10 Photos of 2013 from Time. 2013 Pictures of the Year from Agence France Presse. The 80 Most Powerful Photos of 2013 from The Roosevelts. Books Staff […]

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. […]

“We love because He first loved us.”

David Icke – Breaking The Spell & The Full Magnitude of Who We Are