Biking Key to Sustained Health

By On 8 May, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In articles, health, Posts by Gina

This was originally posted on my bike blog.

I’m basically preaching to the choir for my awesome readers who bike (and run and swim and do other myriad of outdoor fun activities), but in the spirit of sharing…

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The Innocent on Death Row – One For Ten Films

By On 7 May, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In culture and society, education

Hi all!

So the One For Ten crew has been on the road now for a few weeks and they’re working on their last three films!

If you haven’t visited their website or looked at any of the films they’ve produced, take a gander.

The films [...]

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Cultural Confusion – Japan

By On 20 April, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In culture and society, for fun

This post is a wee- bit late, but last weekend M and I went to the Sakura Matsuri (Japanese Street Festival) hosted by the Japan America Society on Penn Ave in D.C.

Not exactly what I was expecting…

Based on the Japan America Society’s website, the purpose of the annual street festival is to develop [...]

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One For Ten – Kirk Bloodsworth

By On 16 April, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In culture and society, social

Hello all!

If you aren’t aware of One For Ten‘s amazing docu-series project going on right now, check it out because the group just posted their first interview with death row exoneree, Kirk Bloodworth, the first to be exonerated with DNA evidence.

After you check out the video, definitely check out [...]

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The ‘Purpose’ of Vine

By On 16 April, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In articles, culture and society, social

Whitney Erin Boesel has a piece on Cyborgology about Vine (that app that lets you take 6-second video shoots that endlessly loop) and its use during yesterday’s tragic events at the Boston Marathon.

Most notably:

Yes, a vine is both easy to make (if you have an i-device) and easy to share, and [...]

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Give Me the Money!

By On 26 March, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In life

I’d like to think that I’d know what to do in a given situation, that I have the confidence to fully act on my convictions like intervening when someone is being hurt, or how to avoid/ignore harassers. These are the situations I really don’t want to find myself in but Life is funny and one [...]

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