Anthony Hopkins Quote – What More Is There
“I love life not for the length of it but for the depth of it and I love it because what more is there.” – Anthony Hopkins
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Our culture’s worship of celebrity
It was in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age that the modern concept of celebrity was born, said George Packer. But if the worship of gaudy wealth and fame began in The Great Gatsby era, we’ve taken it to new, “perverse” heights in 21st-century America. Today, celebrity demigods dominate every field: There are celebrity chefs, bankers, computer engineers, chief executives, hip-hop […]
Read moreGeorge S. Patton Quote – If a man does his best, what else is there?
“If a man does his best, what else is there?” – George S. Patton
Read moreAlbert Einstein Quote – Do Not Stop Questioning
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing to do is to not stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein
Read moreClimate risk to inflexible penguins’ chicks
Crested and rockhopper penguins are threatened by climate change – but this time the penguins could be at risk because they cannot change their own ways. Evolution has left them with a rigid parenting strategy, probably well adapted for climate conditions so far. But as temperatures rise, conditions change and food supplies become precarious, the inflexible roles of male and female […]
Read moreSaint-Evremond Quote – Wisdom
Wisdom has been granted to us principally that we may know how to handle our pleasures.” – Saint-Evremond
Read moreWarmer seas speed up Antarctic ice melt
European researchers have once again warned that the thinning of the Antarctic ice shelf means that the flow of glaciers on the frozen continent could accelerate, with a consequent rise in sea levels. They examine, in two separate studies, the increasingly precarious state of some of the ice shelf. When the shelf, consisting of ice floating on the ocean, melts, […]
Read moreMac McCleary Quote – Patience
“Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.” – Mac McCleary
Read moreAlternative Healing
Nearly 50% of American adults now use some form of alternative medicine, spending an estimated $27 billion a year on herbal and other supplements and on such treatments as acupuncture, chiropractic, and energy healing.
Read moreJon Bon Jovi saves a woman from jumping off a bridge
While filming a music video on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, Jon Bon Jovi stepped into the role of a compassionate hero, heroically saving a woman who was about to jump off the bridge in Nashville, Tennessee. In the surveillance footage released by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department below, you can see Bon Jovi approaching a 62-year-old woman on the […]
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