The famous writer and director said to students: “You are all going to die.”
Project Maps Hate Speech Through Twitter (Infographic)
May 18, 2013 by 4 Comments
How hateful is your section of the country? Twitter provides the answer.
The Crisis of Masculinity in Britain
May 16, 2013 by 3 Comments
There is a “crisis of masculinity in Britain” because of the pressures rapid economic and social change have placed on masculine identity says Diane Abbott, a senior British Politician. The rise of a “Viagra and Jack Daniels culture” is an indication of the pressure young men are under to live up to “pornified ideals.”
“I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail.” William Faulkner Reads His Nobel Prize Speech
July 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“A life’s work…to create out of the materials of the human spirit something which did not exist before.”
Technology: The Silence – Japanese Invent Speech Killing Gun [@CijiTheGeek]
March 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
You talk too much. You never shut up.
Teddy Roosevelt Has Some Advice for You
February 23, 2012 by 9 Comments
Ken Goldstein reflects on courage and creativity.
Science: New Technology Translates Thoughts Into Speech [#future]
February 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The future is coming, ready or not. Your brain will soon be just another fancy hard drive …
Talking About Success
June 8, 2011 by 5 Comments
“Success is actually a much harder thing to define than failure.”
The Science Behind the ‘Gayccent’
May 24, 2011 by 12 Comments
A new study shows that the average listener can guess a man’s sexual orientation based on the way he says his vowels.
The 10 at 10
April 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Politicians could become avatars, Colbert defends Planned Parenthood, and dictators are terrible authors.
Ten things I've learned from making speeches
February 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Speak to the back of the room. Keep your chin up. Body language is often more impactful than the words you are saying. You are as confident as you feel. Speeches should be, ideally, memorized. Second best is off-the-cuff with bullet-point notes. Worst is read straight off the page without looking up. The audience is [...]
The 10 at 10: January 13
January 13, 2011 by 3 Comments
The president’s speech, bestsellers for your birth, and hockey fans who give us hope: the 10 at 10.
Pen or Pin or Peyn
December 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
We’ve all had the “let’s compare accents” conversation. Here’s the map that outlines every dialect in the continent.
“One guy broke into tears and said his classmate saved him from suicide by reaching out.”
This is a comment by AF on the post “Breaking News: Dudes Have Feelings”.