Awesome end-of-the-year news quiz by the NYT. A good way to test how much you paid attention to this year in news. Be sure to do Part II!
“What do you wish to happen by the end of the day?” A video of the hopes of 50 people on a beautiful fall day in New York.
via: The Digital Ramble | For Richer, For Poorer - The Moment Blog - NYTimes.com
Behind the scenes with the Obamas at the Democratic National Convention. I love this family.
Great example of an infographic for getting the real point across. The percent of Americans in bottom/middle class vs. top 1% is the part I feel is often left out.
I love this chart - great idea and I’m dying to know how he got his data. I find the divided states like Missouri, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania quite interesting. I’m proud to be from a place where it’s called POP! :)
“A pretty amazing speech by the AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka. To see a white union man take on racism this way is very moving. Something truly profound could happen in this election, if we want it to:”
One of my professors showed this cool music video in class today. It’s made up of all these interconnected instructional designs, diagrams, and maps - see it for yourself to understand what the heck I’m talking about!
Royksopp - Remind Me (via yannoucs)
A reminder to all the fanboys out there that Apple is not always perfect! Still, I’m not one to talk…I’m about to jump on the bandwagon and get an iPhone. :)
Great clip from the Daily Show about the idea that a terrorist attack would help John McCain
