Thursday, July 9, 2015

July 9, 2015

+ Article - "Why We Can't Fall Asleep" by Maria Konnikova at The New Yorker - Why?  Why???  Read it here.

+ Article - "We Must Put an End to Gender Conversion Therapy For Kids" by Dan Karasic and Diane Ehrensaft at Wired - It is clear it does not work and that it causes real harm.  Read more here.

+ List - "The Best Books, Movies, and Podcasts to Learn About American History" by Greg Goldstone at Gear Patrol - It is clear from the social media posts I have suffered through the last few weeks that everyone could brush up on this subject.  See the list here.

+ Humor - "How Smart Phones Would Have Changed World History" by Teddy Wayne at the New Yorker - What if Moses had Siri?  By the way, everyone with an Iphone should ask Siri what zero divided by zero is.  She is a savage!  Read it here.

+ Article - "Shaming Spy Chiefs by Plastering Them All Over the World" by Laura Mallonee at Wired - Art can have power.  Read about it here.

+ Article - "Kids of Helicopter Parents are Sputtering Out" by Julie Lythcott-Haims at Slate - What kind of parent are you?  Can I be a Harrier jet?  Read more here.

+ Profile - "The Perfect Wife" by Ariel Levy at the New Yorker - This is a long read, but I really hope you make the effort.  This is a very human and romantic tale of love.  I think that if everyone had just one meaningful relationship with an LGBT person their opinions on the issues of the past few weeks would be different.  Read it here.

+ Art - Unknown.