Everybody Dance Now

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This article is about a book called Everybody Dance Now, which is "a portfolio of Martin Parr photographs celebrating the sheer joy of having a dance. From Durban to Blackpool the simple human pleasures of getting down. Sometimes I find Parr’s images to be a little condescending or patronising (not an original observation, I realise) but here they seem very much to be celebratory and not at all judgemental."

I think this is a great book. Not only would it be absolutely fun to look through, but it would be interesting to see pictures of fashion from the past.

President Obama--Forgive Student Debt.

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This article is about how Bruce Nussbaum believes that President Obama should "relieve the burden on its youngest citizens who are being crushed by huge tuition costs and stupendous debt loads." He writes that "Yes, I realize that many Boomer parents are paying the tuition for Gen Yers, but it is amazing how responsible, if not guilty, their children feel about this burden. And for a huge percentage, borrowing is the only way they can get through school."

I completely agree. Of course, I'm a little biased, but the more my mom is getting stressed over my tuition, the more I get stressed because I feel guilty since I'm the cause of her stress. And I know I'm not the only one of my friends who feel this way.

The Notebook. (Not Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams; Jack Dorsey of Twitter)

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This article is about the beginning of Twitter, and how it started out on a Notebook. The article wrote, "'I hope it thrives,' wrote software architect Jack Dorsey on a Flickr page from 2006. The "it" he was referring to was a little service called Twitter. Up above, his original sketch for the interface."

I think that's so hilarious; Twitter is so famous, and he was worried about its success. I love success stories like that.

60 Bags Biodegrade in 60 Days

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This article is about a biodegradable bag called 60BAG that can last as long as you like, or decompose in approximately 2 months.

I think these are so perfect. They can last forever, but are also biodegradable? It's the perfect solution. I still find it amazing that people can come with solutions to problems I didn't even know existed.

How far away is your emergency?

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In this article, Seth Godin talks about the current economic crisis. He writes:

Six years ago, I gave a mildly controversial talk to the newspaper publishers at an annual convention. I explained in detail why they were just a few years from bankruptcy and how they could use the momentum and assets they had to build up a hyperlocal internet presence and permission asset now, because it would be too late when the emergency hit. Of course, my talk wasn't an emergency, they had other priorities, and so the dire prediction comes true.

I find it interesting that Seth warned them of their actions, and how the consequences will be horrendous, but they just ignored him. I feel like I'm reading the plot to a movie where the protagonist is told he's being silly, but his predictions come true. Oh, the irony.

Think outside the box by living inside one

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This article shows a picture of a building that was designed out of a shipping container. This building, designed by Fast Company, is liveable.

I personally think this is so cool. It looks really nice, and I was genuinely surprised when I read the article and it said it was made from a shipping container.

A Colorado Home Is Ready for Its Owners’ Old Age

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This article is about a beautiful, modern home and its owner, Cynthia Leibrock., who is a designer, consultant and Harvard instructor. I think the article was just a small biography of Cynthia, or, at least, that's what I got out of it.