The Knight Foundation recently released an awesome report on their grant to Macon, Georgia for a social game designed by Area/Code to build community through local currency. These are a bunch of my favorite things. (Games! Philanthropy! Sociology! Money!) You really must read more about it, because I can’t embed any here and it’s too… Continue reading Cool game, cool community building, cool report. Thumbs up.
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Susan Komen would not give in to bullying or fear. Too bad the organization bearing her name did. Judy Blume, on twitter today after the disgusting announcement by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure that they would be cutting off grant funding to Planned Parenthood because of politics. As Cecile Richards, the CEO of… Continue reading
Single Lady Brags About Using Match.com to Get Guys to Buy Her Dinner
Jen Doll hits the nail on the head again. This really ticks me off…. I’m all for dating on 1,000 levels, but not to be a gold-digger. Get real, ladies. Sure, a free meal sometimes is nice (especially in good company), but your monthly budget shouldn’t be based on dates, and I would hope that… Continue reading Single Lady Brags About Using Match.com to Get Guys to Buy Her Dinner
The State of Young America
Some interesting breakdowns here. An excerpt: Jobs & The Economy Only workers with at least a BA degree saw earnings increase over the last generation Median earnings for young African-Americans are 75% of the earnings of whites; 68% for Latinos Young women earn less than men at every level of education. Twenty-nine percent of 18-24 year… Continue reading The State of Young America
Kanye will hang with tweens….for a price.
Kanye will hang with tweens....for a price.
Redheads in Need of Scholarship Cash & Teaching Budget
This is a ridiculous* ‘news article’. [*that is, unless I can make money from being a redhead, too.]Redheads in Need of Scholarship Cash & Teaching Budget
My goals as an artist
After 1 year: I want to be accepted to MoMA. I need connections and someone dumb in a decision-making role. I will steal all existing collections so the curator must fill a void. After 5 years: I want to draw stick figures perfectly. I need a magic pen. I will interview many esteemed artists. After… Continue reading My goals as an artist
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