“The fourteen current elected or appointed female heads of government. From top left, in order by length of time in office: Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. President of Argentina, Hasina Wazed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland, Laura Chinchilla, President of
During my Christmas holiday, I went on a brief journey to Yosemite. I hadn’t been since I was a kid, and my husband hadn’t gone, ever! We trekked up into the glacial phenomenon that has graced many family photo albums, distinguished the portfolio of Ansel Adams, and has simply put many travelers in awe. Imagine being one
Possibly my new favorite artist, JR is a truly great citizen of humanity. His art provides dignity and empowers others to do the same around the world. From TED’s website — Working anonymously, pasting his giant images on buildings, trains, bridges, the often-guerrilla artist JR forces us to see each other. Traveling to distant, often
This is not the first time that I have interviewed Ms. Scoville, but I thought it would be interesting to follow-up with her since one of the topics we discussed in the previous Sedentarialist interview has birthed a new path for this young San Franciscan. At the time she had just begun volunteering for ReImagine,
Click on any of the images to view one-at-a-time. Vacation with Crow – CA from NY.
Above is my new commute as captured by CrowJonah. And below is my work space… Each morning, I have been riding my bike over this bridge… From this street… …To this building… It is an exciting new locale, on the Bowery… There are a lot of old buildings in a spattering of styles because China
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I try to be a global citizen in small ways. Maybe I don’t travel as much as some people, but I have gained my share of stamps in the ol’ passport. More importantly, though, I have made many friends in far away cities. This Photo essay is one, of two, shot for a friend who
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I have been keenly aware of the tendency to become very annoying right after getting married. Trying hard not to post too many wedding photos on Facebook all at once, etc. For someone who is pretty fatigued by planning an event of that scale, it is a surprising challenge not to fixate on these things as a recent bride.
Continue Reading “The Greatest Feminists are the Men who believe in us.”
[link] “It was an incredible summer day for Bonnie & Crow to tie the knot. Bonnie’s custom dress was stunning, matched with Crow’s bespoke suit. The whole day glowed along with Bonnie & Crow. There were many tiny details, many contributed by friends and family – including ornate paper flower arrangements, custom salt & pepper
on my way to work today.