Elie Wiesel on the perils of indifference

Liverpool Oratorio

Kiri Te Kanawa sings beautifully from Paul McCartney’s 1991 foray into classical music. Enjoy!

Take Five

It’s hard to think of a better way to start the work week than listening to the Dave Brubeck Quartet.

“Don’t let your partner interrupt your dreams”

Another in our continuing series of innovative commercials, this time for Swiss furniture maker Pfister.

Khan on Education

The remarkable Salman Khan — the founder of the popular Khan Academy — talks about using video to reinvent education. Enjoy. H/T Paul Kedrosky.

What are we doing to ourselves?

man_in_prison Overcriminalization of life in America has been a frequent topic on this blog.

Mark Perry’s post places the topic in perspective.

A truly civil society would find a better way.

My Back Pages

As sung by Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and the late George Harrison at Dylan’s 30th anniversary concert in 1992.

Neil Young,Dylan… My Back Pages
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Touring Rice

A video tour of one of Houston’s most beautiful places, Rice University.

Don’t try this on your weekend bike ride

VCA 2010 RACE RUN from changoman on Vimeo.