Tuesday 02/09/2010

• Hai Ngo '12: 100th Post

  

  I didn't plan-out this one.  It just happened to work out this way :)
  
  Note that this photo and many of the photos to come have only been color corrected and have not undergone full edits.

  

• Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Protest in a Russian "island"

  Joshua Tucker, who is an Associate Professor of Politics at New York University and contributes to The Monkey Cage blog, wondered whether the Putin/Medvedev government was running into problems similar to those faced by Yeltsin and whether the results would ... more

• Kayla Berger: Only God

  There are a lot of really special people in my life whom I love dearly. Each of them adds something unique to my life, and I am a better, happier, and more complete person because of their love and contributions. ... more

• Happy Bodies: A plastic castle that can be used like a dollhouse for children to play with.

  
  

  Over the Christmas season there was a lot of chatter around the blogosphere about the stupid , unnecessary and sexist gendering of childrens toys and toy websites.

  Things like this screen capture from the ToysR'us website particularly irk me. ... more

• Avery Palmer '00: Return to Mead

  As we prepare for the second historic snowstorm of the week, it's time to remember what's really important in life: Mulled wine. Tomorrow, I intend to raid wine stores, again (insofar as they are still open) to find a ... more

Monday 02/08/2010

• Christian Ruzich '92: February, 2010

  2/6 Zombieland

• Julia Scatliff O'Grady '85: images

  
  

  As a teacher at UNC-CH, I am painfully aware of the land of next or the last three to five minutes of class. When the first backpack appears on a desk, we all travel to the land of next ... more

• Happy Bodies: Lisa

  
  

  Excerpted from an astoundingly eloquent and resonant post about disability at racialicious . Read the whole post. No, really, its worth it.

  I believe we all succumb to societal orthodoxies in some way, because the procurement of favor demands ... more

• Dan Schofer '00

  2-8-2010
  Town Loop. 30 minutes. 4 miles.
  Chilly (27 degrees) and snowing lightly. Relaxed and easy run. Left leg a bit achy towards the end of the run.

  

• Erik Brooks: Illustration Friday: Muddy

  In line with my 10 year book author/illustrator anniversary, here is a freelance illustration from the archives.

  

• Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Winsome Words: 18 Examples of Typography in Web Design

  [ By Steph in Architecture & Design , Gadgets & Geek Art . ]

  

  “Web design is 95% typography.” That quote has been repeated around the internet so many times it has practically become gospel – probably because it’s ... more

• David Schraub: Star of David Keffiyeh

  The NYR Lede Blog reports on an Jewish music agency's creation of a "Star of David" Keffiyeh (traditional Arab head scarf), which is raising hackles in some circles as a potential appropriation of Arab culture . However, the creator of ... more

• Carleton Athletics: Men's Swimming and Diving: Knights Tune-up for MIAC Championships

  With only one meet before the conference championship, the Knights used the Minnesota Challenge for two different purposes. The members of the team who are not going to compete at MIAC Championship used the event as a shave and taper ... more

• Hai Ngo '12: Julian Childs-Walker goes to Vegas

  

  
  

  

  
  Just came back from a day of frisbee, a flight into Milwaukee, and then a straight drive to Northfield.  Got back to Hill House at around 6:45, and now I can't fall back asleep (having woken up at 10:30).  Pretty ... more

• Erik Brooks: 10 Years in the Biz!

  Tomorrow night I'm giving a short talk at SCWBI Western Washington's monthly meeting. 10 years I've been doing this -- and then some! Stop by for a few thoughts about the decade, plus a mini-session on Cultural Authenticity in ... more

• Carleton Athletics: Women's Swimming and Diving: Knights Face Tough Competition in Warm-up for the MIAC Championship

  With the MIAC Championship fast approaching, the Knights used the Minnesota Challenge for two different purposes. The members of the team who are not going to compete at MIAC Championship used the event as a shave and taper meet. The ... more

• Dan Schofer '00

  2-8-2010
  Short Abbe Hills Loop. 52 minutes. >7 miles.
  Chilly (25 degrees), windy, with some new snow on the ground. Extra slow and easy run, then 8x100 strides on the indoor track in 16-17. Felt a bit sore and sluggish. ... more

• Thomas Glessner Weaver '69: Honoring the Ancestors - Celebrating the circle of Life in a good way

  
  Here is a photo of the group that met, Saturday noon Jan 30 below Ft Snelling to honor the Dakota ancestors that died during the winter of 1862-63 in the concentration camp below the fort. My son Jesse and ... more

• David Schraub: Monday Quick Hits

  So how about the big game this weekend, eh?
  
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  Exonerated accused rapist forms a bond with the woman whose erroneous accusation put him in prison.
  
  I assumed this was a tasteless Onion piece, but it wasn't: soldier ... more

• Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Iranian exiles wearing green

  Nearly half a million Iranians live in Dubai. Jeffrey Gedmin talked to more than 30 of them while writing an article for Foreign Policy and found them to be refugees from the Iranian government and determined to oppose it in ... more