February 2012
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Ten fine examples of female long form journalism →
In honor of the death of UK Sunday Times correspondent Marie Colvin, read my list of stories written by ladies who ventured where few people dare. See the full list at EcoSalon
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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
But being an intellectual is not the same as being smart. Being an intellectual means more than doing your homework. If so few kids come to college understanding this, it is no wonder. They are products of a system that rarely asked them to think about something bigger than the next assignment. The system forgot to teach them, along the way to the prestige admissions and the lucrative jobs,...
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Behind the Veil in Kuala Lumpur
The formidable Margaret Thatcher once said that if you want something done, you should give it to a woman. I would argue that if you want something done in extreme heat, give it to a particular group of women who, each and every day, provide a tremendous testament to the adaptability and resilience of females.
Walking through Masjid Jamek, the oldest mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (a...
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“Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.”
– -Pablo Picasso.
The idea that mental space and lack of outside stimulation is necessary for creative productivity is becoming more and more apparent to me.
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