I really enjoyed reading the list of rejected titles for Ken Jennings' new book about debunking parental myths.
Was anyone else weirded out by the fact that the NYT ran a really positive, really accurate piece about Mormon missionary work? I don't know if the author of the article had previous familiarity with Mormon missionaries, but he did a good job conveying the essence of the thing in not too many words.
Do you live in a bubble? I probably broke the survey since I don't think it's meant to be taken overseas, but I got a 36 when I considered the places we've lived in the US. [HT MFB]
There are problems with the assumptions of some of the sources of this infographic, but it is still really interesting: What are the hardest languages to learn?
Another informative poster, on how to treat an introvert. [HT Jeremy]
Here's a beautiful article (from Dialogue) about what it means to be a Mormon and a feminist, from none other than Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. [HT Cait]
OH MY GOSH, I think I've experienced every single one of these. The "can you tie my shoe?" requests while I'm driving the car baffle me every time.
Making men walk a mile in high-heeled women's shoes to raise awareness about sexual violence toward women is a neat idea. It will also teach them the lesser lesson of what a pain it is to walk in high-heeled shoes. [HT Kathy]
Some really great pranks went down while I was a student at the BYU. I'm glad YouTube is around now so we can enjoy watching an especially elaborate prank.
Was anyone else weirded out by the fact that the NYT ran a really positive, really accurate piece about Mormon missionary work? I don't know if the author of the article had previous familiarity with Mormon missionaries, but he did a good job conveying the essence of the thing in not too many words.
Do you live in a bubble? I probably broke the survey since I don't think it's meant to be taken overseas, but I got a 36 when I considered the places we've lived in the US. [HT MFB]
There are problems with the assumptions of some of the sources of this infographic, but it is still really interesting: What are the hardest languages to learn?
Another informative poster, on how to treat an introvert. [HT Jeremy]
Here's a beautiful article (from Dialogue) about what it means to be a Mormon and a feminist, from none other than Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. [HT Cait]
OH MY GOSH, I think I've experienced every single one of these. The "can you tie my shoe?" requests while I'm driving the car baffle me every time.
Making men walk a mile in high-heeled women's shoes to raise awareness about sexual violence toward women is a neat idea. It will also teach them the lesser lesson of what a pain it is to walk in high-heeled shoes. [HT Kathy]
Some really great pranks went down while I was a student at the BYU. I'm glad YouTube is around now so we can enjoy watching an especially elaborate prank.