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Here is the best of what I read or saw on the internet this month. I hope you find something here that is interesting, helpful, enlightening or inspiring:
Art:
Japanese Art of Gluing Colored Wood (short video)
12 Amazingly Creative Examples of Environmental Art
17 Emerging Artists to Watch in 2017
The Top Emerging Artists of 2016
Oil Painting Demonstration: Figures in a Sunny Café
Jeri Ledbetter Artist (video)
Photography:
National Geographic Best Photos of 2016
Spirituality:
Satisfaction Inheres in Godlikeness
Unmask the ‘serpent’ of racism—a call to action
How Great Thou Art (music video)
Ideas:
10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation (TED talk video)
Know the Signs (Sandy Hook Promise video)
Obama Signs New Law Giving Protection to Atheists
Our Schools Don’t Teach People Basic Life Skills
What Doesn’t Work: Literacy Practices We Should Abandon
Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-resistant Humans (satire)
What’s Wrong with this Generation (video)
8 Simple Steps to Start Getting Your Finances Under Control This Week
Ending Extracurricular Privilege
The Art of Becoming a Boring Writer and Embracing it
This School Replaced Detention with Meditation (short video)
How to Find the Right Tires for Your Car or Truck at the Best Price
Books:
Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2016
NPR’s Guide to 2016’s Great Reads
Catastrophic Happiness: Finding Joy in Childhood’s Messy Years
New York Times Book Review: the Year in Reading
25 Authors on the Best Books They’ve Ever Received
The Surprisingly Complex Principles of a Successful Picture Book
Movies:
Hidden Figures (trailer)
Food:
Hope:
Obama Designates Atlantic, Arctic Areas Off-Limits To Offshore Drilling
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