More evidence that the Kids Are Alright. At least this one is, and he has a compelling message for the purveyors of high stakes tests -- he wants an education, not a multiple choice test:
That's the name of this new video from the DNC -- which appeared shortly after I was wondering whether the Dems can capitalize on the GOP's failed rebranding. This is *quite* good! More like this please (and get your members to say this stuff in front of cameras) (approx. 2.25 minutes long)
....and they smear Karl Rove in the process. Now I don't much care about smearing Karl Rove, but these wingnuts can't critique Grover Norquist on any of his policy stands, so they just decide that he is Muslim. Seriously,
This is a xTed Talk (approx. 8.5 mins long) featuring an 11-year old who has figured out how conglomerate-produced food isn't exactly the healthiest choice. Since we're close to the point where locally grown food will be getting plentiful, this guy has good advice:
An edited version (approx. 9.5 minutes long) of the famous (and gorgeous) David Foster Wallace graduation speech at Kenyon College. It is well worth finding the entire speech to read or listen to:
Not sure that big news is made here -- discussing gun safety (universal background checks), kids aging out of foster care, gay marriage (approx. 13 minutes):
This is pure genius. From W. Kamau Bell's TV show, Totally Biased, he goes to Harlem with a white guy to let black and brown people ask the questions they always wanted to ask a white guy:
I love these stories -- 105-year-old Pearl Cantrell in Texas attributes her longevity to BACON!. Although she seems to be eating the Oscar Meyer stuff which is a little dodgy: