by Rupe | Aug 20, 2015 | philosophy-religion
A list of resources from around the Web about or by Christopher Hitchens as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.
The New York Times Reviews of Books by Christopher Hitchens
– ‘Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles’ (1989)
– ‘The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice’(1996)
– ‘Letters to a Young Contrarian’(2001)
– ‘Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays’ (2005)
– ‘Thomas Jefferson: Author of America’ (2005)
– ‘God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything’ (2005)
– ‘Hitch-22: A Memoir’ (2010)
– ‘Arguably’ (2011)
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by Rupe | Aug 19, 2015 | Fitness
It takes a lot of hard work to stay in shape, which is why it’s important to exercise on a regular basis. But it’s not always possible to remain active, and sometimes a few days off can turn into a more… extended hiatus. Here’s what happens to your body when you suddenly stop exercising.
Source: This is What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Exercising
My Comments: A bit of a disheartening piece, but it is right on point and timely indeed. Just took off 45 days; time to get back on track.
by Rupe | Aug 19, 2015 | Mad Musings
The 6-foot 2-inch, 330-pound Atlas robot is the brainchild of Google Inc. subsidiary Boston Dynamics, which has received contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon’s research arm, to develop the technology for potential use in disaster relief and other tasks.
Source: DARPA-Funded Humanoid Runs Through the Woods | Defense Tech
My Comments: Just simply amazing!
by Rupe | Aug 19, 2015 | Inspiration
In the 1980s and ’90s, competitive figure skating enthralled me. The sport’s balletic arm movements and glittery-glam unitards, along with its powerful leaps and dizzying triple axels, guaranteed that I’d be seated in front of a TV during every Winter Olympics of my childhood. But not even in my most far-fetched girlhood fantasies did I ever imagine myself on the ice.
Source: The Back-Flipping Black Figure Skater Who Changed the Sport Forever | The New Republic
My Comments: Surya is truly one of the bravest and most wonderful person of our life time. At the end of the day she played by her rules and we (I) love her for it.
by Rupe | Aug 12, 2015 | what the...?
And a radical idea for what to do about it.
The poverty that poor African Americans experience is often different from the poverty of poor whites. It’s more isolating and concentrated. It extends out the door of a family’s home and occupies the entire neighborhood around it, touching the streets, the schools, the grocery stores.
Source: Black poverty differs from white poverty
My Comment: Legacy of senseless hatred…what a sad world.
