This Thomas Nast cartoon, published in the November 20, 1869 issue of Harper’s Weekly, celebrates the ethnic diversity and envisions the political equality of citizens of the American republic. Joining the Thanksgiving Day feast of hosts Uncle Sam (carving the turkey on the far-right) and Columbia (seated on the far-left) are Americans from all over the world: German,
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Andy Warhol birth anniversary. August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987. He was one of the most successful commercial artists of the 1950s. He began the 1960s on the edge, avante-gard and controversial. His work blurred the conceptual and aesthetic lines dividing high art from pop culture. By the 1970s he was heavily sought out as
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August: The Landscape Without You
In the cruel light of a dead afternoon he rises from the bed plunging through liquid walls into the world’s ever-greenness. Across the lost fields a hot wind drizzles ash. Laser-blue petals lift their tongues to a cryptic sky. The air blinks and turns to rust, settling along pathways that edge ever deeper into the
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the soul of Sindh
O friend, why are you still inclined to waste paper and ink? Go forth and try to find the source where words were formed. ~Shah Abdul Latif Bhitae Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai was a devout Muslim Sufi, but his spirituality was broad and welcoming, making room for Muslim and Hindu alike. – from Poetry Chaikhana
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"The Most Interesting Man in the World"…editing aug2014
He is “The Most Interesting Man in the World”. Those Dos Equis ads were modeled after his mythos. writing in camp in Kenya Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) Birth anniversary today. He defined both a literary style and machismo for generations. We know who he was. If you don’t, chat
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Apollo 11, The Eagle
On July 16, 1969, an event that captivated the world. Apollo 11 launched the first mission that landed humans on the moon. The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961: perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. – NASA
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The Invitation
The beauty of the world invites us all outside of ourselves. ~ Peter Sepal ~ From Move Towards the Light
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Buddha | your teachers
Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right things to help you learn perfect patience, perfect wisdom, perfect compassion. – Buddha
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A Visionary
Remembering Helen Keller, who was born on this day in 1880. A prolific author, Keller was well-travelled and outspoken in her convictions. A member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, she campaigned for women’s suffrage, labor rights, socialism, and other radical left causes. – wiki “Once I believed that blindness, deafness, tuberculosis, and other causes
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Where Children Sleep at Night Around the World
A book and photography, Where Children Sleep by James Mollison. Very thoughtful and interesting photographs of the places children sleep. They range from cheery bedrooms, huts, and trash. These images, and captions, are from the feature: Where children sleep around the world on Likes.com Here are a few of them…meet: Douha, 10, Hebron, The West
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