truth in art

creativemornings:

Here’s another project we can’t help but love, for obvious reasons! GoodMornings.org is looking to create an archive of Good Mornings!

Watch the video above to hear more about how the project got started. And, of course, submit your own!

Good Morning!

Fiction is different than life, because in life there is no order or meaning, while a story must have both. Art is really about giving meaning to that chaos we call reality. Although I have not myself experienced a terror attack, a few years ago it was happening a lot around me, and it did affect my everyday life and feelings. But sudden, brutal deaths are actually around all of us, anywhere, anytime—not just in Israel.
Israeli comics artist and author Rutu Modan (via gracebello)

robertreich:

My mother went into paid work soon after my father’s clothing store was flooded out in a hurricane, almost wiping him out. She had no choice. We needed the money.

This was some two decades before a tidal wave of wives and mothers went into paid work.

For the few with four-year college degrees…

ryeisenberg:

If every straight person honestly answered this question, we’d wipe out homophobia tomorrow.

motherjones:

cheatsheet:

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theweekmagazine:

From KUCB:

A flock of eagles descended on the Safeway parking lot last week, prompting police intervention.
Public Safety Director Jamie Sunderland says several people called in short succession on Thursday afternoon to report the melee.
Sunderland: “One of our officers went over there and there were 40 eagles sitting on, in and around several vehicles in the area.”
Sunderland says the eagles were feasting on garbage bags of fish product in the bed of a pickup truck.

More: “Police Break Up Eagle Party at Safeway”

This is terrifying.

Pretty sure I’ve had this nightmare…

They say a picture is worth a thousand fake band names.

I don’t know why I think this is awesome, but I do. I just have ducks & bats.

motherjones:

cheatsheet:

digg:

theweekmagazine:

From KUCB:

A flock of eagles descended on the Safeway parking lot last week, prompting police intervention.

Public Safety Director Jamie Sunderland says several people called in short succession on Thursday afternoon to report the melee.

Sunderland: “One of our officers went over there and there were 40 eagles sitting on, in and around several vehicles in the area.”

Sunderland says the eagles were feasting on garbage bags of fish product in the bed of a pickup truck.

More: “Police Break Up Eagle Party at Safeway

This is terrifying.

Pretty sure I’ve had this nightmare…

They say a picture is worth a thousand fake band names.

I don’t know why I think this is awesome, but I do. I just have ducks & bats.

The question I really want to ask is about how tough you are – about how much leverage you really have,” Warren said. “Tell me a little bit about the last few times you’ve taken the biggest financial institutions on Wall Street all the way to trial. … Anybody?

Senator Elizabeth Warren asked, pursing her lips and raising her eyebrows above her glasses.

Warren grills regulators, ending quiet first month in office - The Boston Globe

(via brooklynmutt)
think-progress:

Awesome.

think-progress:

Awesome.

think-progress:

After a same-sex couple was refused a cake for their wedding, the “Ace of Cakes” star will bake them a wedding cake!

think-progress:

After a same-sex couple was refused a cake for their wedding, the “Ace of Cakes” star will bake them a wedding cake!

think-progress:

You won’t see this ad air during the Super Bowl.

That’s because Coke and Pepsi don’t want you to.

imwithkanye:

Hillary Clinton’s Resignation Letter. [via]

Dear Mr. President:
I hereby resign as the 67th Secretary of State, effective upon the appointment of my successor. 
It has been an honor to serve in your administration and to represent our country around the world. I am proud of what we accomplished together on behalf of the American people and in pursuit of our interests and values. And I am more convinced than ever in the strength and staying power of America’s global leadership and our capacity to be a force for good in the world.
It has been a privilege to lead such a dedicated and skilled team of Foreign Service Officers and Civil Servants at the State Department and USAID. I am deeply grateful for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the country they love.
On a personal note, it has been a pleasure to work with you and your team. Thank you, Mr. President, for your friendship, and for the opportunity to serve in your Cabinet. 
With gratitude and warm regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
Hillary Rodham Clinton

imwithkanye:

Hillary Clinton’s Resignation Letter. [via]

Dear Mr. President:

I hereby resign as the 67th Secretary of State, effective upon the appointment of my successor. 

It has been an honor to serve in your administration and to represent our country around the world. I am proud of what we accomplished together on behalf of the American people and in pursuit of our interests and values. And I am more convinced than ever in the strength and staying power of America’s global leadership and our capacity to be a force for good in the world.

It has been a privilege to lead such a dedicated and skilled team of Foreign Service Officers and Civil Servants at the State Department and USAID. I am deeply grateful for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the country they love.

On a personal note, it has been a pleasure to work with you and your team. Thank you, Mr. President, for your friendship, and for the opportunity to serve in your Cabinet. 

With gratitude and warm regards, I am

Sincerely yours,

Hillary Rodham Clinton