“And if there is one thing we can be sure of, it’s that extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, and the British floods—disasters that, combined, pummeled coastlines beyond recognition, ravaged millions of homes, and killed many thousands—are going to keep coming.” IfsHomeMillionsOne ThingEventsExtremesBritishDisasterWeatherRecognitionFloodPhilippinesSandyCoastlineExtreme WeatherTyphoonsSuperstorm Sandy Book:This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate Source: This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate
“The Romneys have a horse competing in the Olympics. Ann Romney's horse failed to win a medal in the dressage event today, which is a shame because if there's one thing that family needs, it's more gold.” IfsNeedsTodayFunnyWinningOne ThingEventsGoldHorseShameOlympicsCompetingMedalRomneyLondon OlympicsDressage Author:Conan O'Brien
“One thing that I'm really interested in is the kind of esoteric detail that surrounds these great figures. And Wikipedia is full of that kind of stuff, whether it's true or untrue. It staggers me: why, in the short space assigned to a person or an event, that kind of random information is there. To be honest, that's wonderful fuel for songwriting.” KindPersonsStuffSpaceWonderfulOne ThingHonestEventsFiguresInformationDetailsBeing HonestFuelSongwritingSurroundUntrueEsotericWikipedia Author:Nick Cave
“Keep reminding yourself of the way things are connected, of great relatedness. All things are implicated in one another and in sympathy with each other. This event is the consequence of some other one. Things push and pull on each other, and breathe together, and are ONE.” WayTogetherOne ThingEventsConsequenceAll ThingsConnectedBreatheRemindingReminding Yourself Book:Meditations: A New Translation Source: Meditations: A New Translation
“I've been an acquaintance of the president Ryan Glover for some years and for a couple years we've been talking about possibilities, puzzle pieces fitting together. I was doing an event that they were sponsoring, and after a group of us went to dinner and we started talking a little bit more and one thing led to another.We all thought it might be a good idea to try to develop a show and as we started talking about the show that we might bring to air, it turned into doing a newsmagazine.” TryingYearsLittlesIdeasShowsMightTogetherBitsPresidentTalkingPiecesOne ThingGroupsAirEventsPossibilityCoupleLittle BitDinnerGood IdeasPuzzlesAcquaintanceFittingPuzzle PieceFitting Together Author:Ed Gordon