A dog’s eye view of a dog park.
Beautiful Day at the Dog Park (by Kelsey Wynns)
Black Flag, 1984. (via zombiesenelghetto)
That Bon Iver Workout Video Is Real, and It’s Part of a Full-Length Fitness DVD (via pitchfork)
How similar are parent and child? German photographer Frauke Theilking’s photo project called “Generation” observes the similarities and differences between generations. Each photo pairs a parent and child, either a mother/daughter or father/son combo, side by side. Devoid of an elaborate background, Theilking’s photos focus the viewer’s attention on the subjects, who themselves aren’t wearing any distracting clothing. (via Observing Generation Gaps - My Modern Metropolis)
I live in a country where this man is running for President and a large percentage of the population is not able to understand why this commercial is offensive and very against the Constitution of that country.
I’m guessing Rick Perry wouldn’t feel this way if the ‘faith’ increases for Muslims.
If you are reading this and you are Christian, and you for some reason cannot understand why this is offensive try this. Imagine a person who was born in the U.S. from immigrant parents who were from Egypt. This person has a birth certificate proving that they were born in the U.S. by the way. Also, a policeman, fireman, rabbi, priest, scientist and Matlock were there to witness the birth, thus confirming even more that this person was born on American soil. Now imagine that this person was named Muhammad. I don’t use the name Muhammad to spark controversy here, I picked it because it is THE MOST COMMON NAME ON PLANET EARTH. Now imagine that Muhammad lived his life serving his country and helping the people within it. He was an American hero. Now imagine that Muhammad wanted to run for President and he made an ad explaining that he will make sure that children can openly celebrate Eid al-Adha in schools. Oops, sorry. If you are Christian you probably do not have any education in holidays that are not Christian. Let’s just call it Muslim Party Day so that you can keep up. Imagine what it would feel like to have someone attempting to become President of a free country forcing his religious ideas over you and your country. You probably would not like it. Why? Because it infringes on your ideas and your freedoms as an American.
The Constitution protects us from this. Your ideas and my ideas may differ. You are not forced to believe what I believe or the majority believes. It is what made this country what it is.
PS: Kids can pray in school and to any God they choose. The school cannot force kids to pray. What Rick Perry is doing is called ‘lying’ by saying this.
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Life In A Day - On July 24th, 2010, thousands of people around the world uploaded videos of their day on YouTube to take part in Life In A Day, a historic cinematic experiment to create a documentary film about a single day on earth.
Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald whittled down over 4500 hours of footage into a 90-minute film that wowed audiences at the Sundance Berlin and SXSW Film Festivals earlier this year. Now, after releasing in theaters across the globe, the film has returned to where it all began. Watch it for free.
Buying your bird frozen and wrapped from the grocery store is a very different experience from seeing the live turkey on the farm, then slaughtering, butchering, and cooking it yourself. As a meat eater, I found this act to be very important. Watching animals die is never easy but at LTD Farm in Clayton, Wisconsin, farmers like Khaiti Khaleck honor each turkey’s life, making sure it is calm when killed. Families are invited to help butcher their turkeys on the farm and learn more about the process. (via Video: Have You Ever Slaughtered Your Own Turkey? | Serious Eats)
It is time for Oregon to consider a different approach. I refuse to be a part of this compromised and inequitable system any longer; and I will not allow further executions while I am Governor.
— Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber’s statement (pdf) about how he would refuse to sign the execution order for Gary Haugen and any other execution orders while in office.
