There’s great food vocabulary in this article about New York City food truck culture. Also check out the audio for this article which originally was a radio segment on NPR’s Planet Money. Do you have a favorite food truck vendor…
What They Don’t Tell You at Graduation – WSJ.com
In the USA its time for university students who’ve completed their academic career to graduate. The students generally go to a commencement ceremony, a formal event where the graduating students receive their diploma in front of friends and family. The…
The Body Odd – Talking to yourself may boost brainpower
We all have heard at least once in our lifetime someone talking to them self out loud. Some of us (myself included) are guilty of doing it on a regular basis and have even had others comment on this “strange” behavior.…
BBC News – IsAnyoneUps Hunter Moore: The nets most hated man
This story highlights the dangers of online bullying and the recent phenomenon of revenge pornography. The owner of the site IsAnyoneUp, Hunter Moore, made a name for himself by encouraging followers of his sight to post compromising pictures of their…
Supreme Court Debates Striking Down Whole Health Law – NYTimes.com
America is the only first world super power without nationalize healthcare for it’s citizens. President Obama sought to change this situation in 2010 by signing into law the Affordable Care Act. Now two years later after 26 states decided to file suit…
BBC News – SXSW: As ‘Pinteresting’ as ever
Curating the web sounds like what many bloggers are already doing, but an up and coming start up called Pinterest is attempting to make it even easier to do. This is is just one company that’s making waves at South…
A Field Guide to the Middle-Class U.S. Family – WSJ.com
Scientist have been researching families all over the world to see if they can turn the “art” of raising children into a science that might lead to better parenting habits. In this article we learn about the fascinating differences between…
The Cloisters – A hidden gem at the northern end of Manhattan
If you’re visiting Manhattan for the first time you’ll have a lot of choices for museums to check out. The most common ones to go and see are the museums downtown like the MoMa, the Guggenheim, and the Metropolitan museum…