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Why did humans start farming? New scientific research concludes we just like owning stuff.
Read more about the new theory of farming over at NPR’s The Salt blog and check out CNN’s photo blog for more of Alex MacLean’s aerial images of farms across America.
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May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court Rules on Brown v. Board of Education
On this day in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which says that no state may deny equal protection of the laws to any person within its jurisdiction.
Although the decision did not succeed in fully desegregating public education in the United States, it put the Constitution on the side of racial equality and galvanized the nascent civil rights movement into a full revolution.
Can you name all the key players behind Brown v. Board of Education? Revisit the landmark case with PBS’ The Supreme Court site.You can also learn more about Brown v. Board of Education with “The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow” and explore more events of the Civil Rights Movement with PBS Black Culture Connection.
School integration, Barnard School, Washington, D.C., 1955 (Library of Congress).
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Watch the stop-motion music video for Iron & Wine’s blissful, intimate song, “Joy.”
Beautiful new song and video.
This is what happens when you stack hundreds of photos of the same sky on top of each other. (via SciencePorn - pic.twitter.com/vzRYZsf8fG)
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WATCH: Strangers Philosophise in a Ball Pit
- Pete(r) Karinen wrote in Living, Creativity and Soul PancakeThe fine folks over at Soul Pancake find yet another unique way of spreading joy, connecting people, and tackling life’s big questions.
Who doesn’t love a good ball pit convo? -L
In eight years, we went from nobody having smartphones to capture the new Pope, to everyone having them. Pretty mind blowing change.
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SAY NO TO VERTICAL VIDEOS! :oD
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“Throughout my travels and transit time to and from shoots I started using the iPhone camera to scout locations and collect inspirational content for potential projects. I shot my first newsstand near Broadway and Morris Stretts in New York City and immediately found myself stopping to take portraits at every stand I passed. I’m drawn to the vibrant organized colors and compact product placement that provides an instant time stamp via magazine covers and headlines.
The New York City newsstand is a staple in the Big Apple and its perfect square structure is an immediate attraction to the composition fanatic in me. The iPhone has a great dynamic range and its unobtrusive ability lets me shoot with a lot more ease. Paired with editing apps such as Snapseed & PicFx, the end-product emulates the qualities of my favored Hasselblad. I revisited a handful of newsstands with different cameras, and although each camera delivers its own advantage, the iPhone is my current first choice. This project is ongoing and recently I was able to expand the collection to kiosks in Barcelona and Paris.” –Courtesy of Trevor Traynor
To see more of the “NewsStand Project,” visit Traynor’s Instagram feed @ishootpeople or #NewstandprojectbyTrevorTraynor.
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‘How Will You Respond, When Death Calls Your Name?’
Lisa M. Krieger and Dai Sugano of the San Jose Mercury News tackled this question in a year-long series, The Cost of Dying.
Photos and Videos by Dai Sugano / San Jose Mercury News.
A well put together, thoughtful series on the beauty that can come with death.
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This isn’t a time-lapse. This is celestial movement happening at real, human speed.
It’s big, bright and beautiful. -L
Incredible video about some photos
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for those not in the front few rows at last night’s inaugural ball, this is probably right on — heidi
Best Friends
Born in Africa to French wildlife photographer parents, Tippi Degré had a most unusual childhood. The young girl grew up in the African desert and developed an uncommon bond with many untamed animals including a 28-year old African elephant named Abu, a leopard nicknamed J&B, lion cubs, giraffes, an Ostrich, a mongoose, crocodiles, a baby zebra, a cheetah, giant bullfrogs, and even a snake. Africa was her home for many years and Tippi became friends with the ferocious animals and tribespeople of Namibia. As a young child, the French girl said, “I don’t have friends here. Because I never see children. So the animals are my friends.”
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NPR’s Snap Judgement Performance of the Year - St. Noah. And believe it or not, he is only 15! Story telling with a beat.
