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That short story that's 6 blank pages #DaveEggers

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LA ART SHOW #art (at L.A. Art Show)

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Mexican dinner with live music, it's good to be Mexican! #la #music #mural #mexican (at Guelaguetza)

#mexican #music #mural #la

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.

Zora Neale Hurtson, Author & Anthropologist

#Happy Birthday!

So, what are your chances of getting hired?

#Diversity #Tech

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The average American produces an estimated 66 pounds of electronic waste every year. You can’t compost it; it’s gotta go somewhere.

Often, in violation of the law, that means a dump in the developing world — like the region of Agbogbloshie in the West African nation Ghana.

Only two decades ago, Agbogbloshie was a lush mangrove swamp. Reporter and photographer Yepoka Yeebo has captured the extent of Agbogbloshie’s transformation in an article for The Atlantic. She tells NPR’s Arun Rath that the region “looks like hell,” and explains where the electronics come from — and who takes on the dangerous, difficult work of filtering out valuable materials.

A Shadow Economy Lurks In An Electronics Graveyard

Photo credit: Courtesy of Yepoka Yeebo

#Ghana #Technology #Garbage

Are you joining Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Book Club, A Year of Books?

First book: The End of Power by Moises Naim

"We know that power is shifting: From West to East and North to South, from presidential palaces to public squares, from once formidable corporate behemoths to nimble startups and, slowly but surely, from men to women. But power is not merely shifting and dispersing. It is also decaying. Those in power today are more constrained in what they can do with it and more at risk of losing it than ever before."

If you don't read it, at the very least check out Moises Naim's Ted Talk.

#Facebook #Mark Zuckerberg #Book Club #The End of Power

A while back, I wrote a piece for ranklabinteractive, The Ever-Evolving World of Social Media Marketing.

To find out how you can stay updated in regards to social media, visit RankLab.

#RankLab #Social Media #LA-Anth

EVEN TINY DOSES OF RUNNING CAN EXTEND LIFESPAN

"Even very brief running—just 5 to 10 minutes a day—can help people live longer, according to new research... The research shows that running can reduce a person’s all-cause mortality rate by 30 percent and cardiovascular mortality rate by 45 percent. This means that running can reduce all mortal health risks, such as cancer, stroke, and heart attack, by nearly a third. Cardiovascular risks are cut nearly in half."

#Running #Fitness #Exercise #Health

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I made a 19-minute video essay about Phil Fish, which is really about internet fame and what expectations we have of the people we make famous.

I’m not entirely sure what to expect from having this online. I suspect it’s either going to be really contentious, or go largely unnoticed. Unnoticed, because, hey, it’s YouTube. Contentious because I don’t come down on the side of “Phil is an asshole,” largely because whether or not Phil is an asshole is irrelevant to the point I’m making (and similarly irrelevant to my life), but talking about Phil and saying anything other than “Phil is an asshole” tends to make you a lot of enemies. Sorta like how not blowing smoke up the PS4’s ass proves that you’re a Microsoft stooge.

Whatever. Enjoy!

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Great video! Thanks to my friend la-anth for sending me this.

From the transcript (here): "Phil is subculturally important, not culturally important; he’s only famous to us."

Really fascinating, this video discusses Phil Fish as a symbol/concept on being a “big deal”. Projection and fame, the video looks at him as we shift from being people to becoming an audience when it comes to media and celebrity. Why do we care so much?

#this is #phil fish #internet fame #social media #internet culture

nprglobalhealth

Why A Village Leader Ordered The Rape Of A 14-Year-Old In India

Last week, a young man from a remote village in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand was accused of sexually assaulting a married woman. To punish him, the village leader reportedly ordered the rape of his 14-year-old sister. The husband of the woman who was allegedly assaulted was told to carry out the rape.

As the woman’s husband dragged the girl to a nearby forest, villagers only looked on, her family told The New York Times.

It’s the latest case of sexual violence against women out of India, and it comes only months after a West Bengal village reportedly ordered the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman for “falling in love” with a man from another community. It also comes almost exactly a year after a 24-year-old woman was gang-raped as punishment for her brother’s act of adultery.

In all three cases, unelected village leaders and councils that rule rural parts of India ordered the sentences despite national laws that prohibit such “eye-for-an-eye” punishment against women. But these leaders often operate outside the law.

The use of rape as a punishment has a long history. Sexual violence against women has been a part of warfare and military occupation, says Kavita Krishnan, secretary of the All India Progressive Women’s Association.

Rape is, in fact, illegal in India (except for marital rape). But history and tradition make the law hard to enforce.

In remote and rural parts, patriarchal views on gender still hold sway, and sexual assault is an unofficially accepted form of punishment.

Sexual violence against women and “revenge rape” are deeply entrenched in rural villages, says Krishnan. Women represent the “honor” of their community and are viewed as family or community property.

That means rape isn’t considered an assault on the woman herself but a blow to the men she “belongs” to. The father suffers because the daughter is no longer pure, so according to tradition, no family would accept her as a bride. If the woman is already married, her rape would strip the husband of his honor.

Photo: Women take part in a protest against the gang rape and murder of two girls in Uttar Pradesh, India back in June. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Image)

#rape #gender #inequality

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has

Margaret Mead (via love-in-techni-colour)

#Margaret Mead #Change the World

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India has eradicated polio after 25 years of a global partnership. How did India achieve this? Health workers, according to Esha Chhabra. Read her report here.

#health #global #india

Bambi’s mother, shot. Nemo’s mother, eaten by a barracuda. Lilo’s mother, killed in a car crash. Koda’s mother in Brother Bear, speared. Po’s mother in Kung Fu Panda 2, done in by a power-crazed peacock. Ariel’s mother in the third Little Mermaid, crushed by a pirate ship. Human baby’s mother in Ice Age, chased by a saber-toothed tiger over a waterfall.

Sarah Boxer | theatlantic

"Why are all the Cartoon Mothers Dead?"

#the Atlantic #Sarah Boxer #Cartoon #Mothers #Why