November 2011
16 posts
A Recap of Rick Perry's Debate Performance →
For the previous entries in the series, go here.
“Jay-Z is the president of the world. Even now that he’s not my label...”
– ?uestlove
Baseball's white rabbit
classicaldotorg:
illustration: Paul Windle
By Paul Flannery
Bill Lee is late. There are sixteen kids, their parents, and a man named Miro who is running for mayor waiting for him on a Little League baseball field in Burlington, Vermont. The weather is unusually cold for October, and now it’s starting to rain.
Lee’s baseball life is equal parts inspiration and cautionary tale. During his...
Holding Hands For 1,500 Years →
kellyoxford:
THESE skeletons of a Roman-era couple buried in a final embrace have been unearthed in Italy. Archaeologists excavating a palace found the remains of the lovers, who have held hands for 1,500 years. The man and woman were discovered in a joint tomb in a palace in Modena. Excavation director…
