http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_peck The biography of screen legend Gregory Peck, who seems to have been just as fine and upstanding a man as the characters he played. I particularly liked this quote: I’m not a do-gooder. It embarrassed me to be classified as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I believe in.
Tag Archives: Activism
EcoGeek – Brains for the Earth
http://www.ecogeek.org/ I came for the Superman joke, I stayed for the fantastic array of cool products and eco-friendly attitude. Think “CoolHunting” with less of the “me me me” hipsterism and more “us us us” proactivity.
WWF – Priority &endangered species
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/our_solutions/endangered_species/index.cfm Thoroughly depressing list of beautiful and important creatures that are at a critical level on the WWF’s endangered list. Orangutans, tigers and whales of all kinds are easily worth my monthly donation amount. I urge everyone to read up on their favourites, then click the How You Can Help link.
BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Are protests over cartoons justified?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4678264.stm I’m usually wary of reader comments on news sites, but on the topic of the cartoon conflagration this is a gem: To everyone in the middle east, that has been offended by these cartoons, why dont we see the same commitment in demonstrating against the extremists that hold Islam hostage with suicide bombs and […]
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http://nataliedee.com/012405/ribbon-based-economy.jpg Amen, sister:
A Pat on the Back – New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/06/opinion/06vowell.html Violet Parr (Sarah Vowell) discusses Pat Robertson’s apparent born-again(-to-sanity) experience: “I am a capital-D Democrat who still believes in the value of partisan politics. And I hold onto that belief despite the fact that I belong to a party whose only true talent is writing exceedingly eloquent concession speeches.”
What rocks is capitalism… yeah, yeah, yeah – Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/07/05/do0502.xml Showing Live8 for the sham it was: “Don’t get me wrong. I love old rockers – not for the songs, which are awful, but for their business affairs, which so totally rock. In 1997, David Bowie became the first pop star to hold a bond offering himself. How about that? Fifty-five million dollars’ worth […]
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http://www.apolloalliance.org/about_the_alliance/ They’re backed by Jesse Jackson, which is usually a sure sign of impending failure, but I’ll root for clean energy any day.
FREEWAYBLOGGER.com – Free Speech: Use It or Lose It
http://www.freewayblogger.com/ Freedom of vox populi 🙂
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http://www.banksy.co.uk/menu.html I’d heard a lot about this guy, but the gallery photos show the hype’s not exaggerated. Very cool.