In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. However, the resulting speech didn’t become widely known until 3 years later, after his tragic death. It is, without a doubt, some of the best life advice we’ve ever come across, and perhaps the most simple and elegant explanation of the real value of education.
We made this video, built around an abridged version of the original audio recording, with the hopes that the core message of the speech could reach a wider audience who might not have otherwise been interested. However, we encourage everyone to seek out the full speech (because, in this case, the book is definitely better than the movie).
-The Glossary

Listen to the full speech here:

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.ph… 

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mi-lolita:

dance-more-think-less:

justletmedance17:

ryanishka:

the-dancers-blog:

so fierce

#pretty sure this is porn

Ballet is such a guilty pleasure

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Century Chest

Some of the contents from the century chest, unearthed in April 2013 in OKC.  So cool!

Huge Solar Plane Tries For First Transcontinental Flight : The Two-Way : NPR

f-l-e-u-r-d-e-l-y-s:

Extra! A mouse plays up to 7 musical instruments

williemckay:

“The photograph of Kurt Cobain in tears has been extensively published. Tilton watched Cobain smash his guitar through an amplifier and walk offstage. He followed him backstage. The pent-up emotion ‘just had to go somewhere,’ says Tilton, and Cobain burst into tears. ‘What I really love about it is that it is a very real moment and he allowed it. Other artists would have said, ‘Not now, Ian, please.’ It is very unusual,” adds Tilton, ‘for anyone from a band to show such vulnerability.’”

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Announcing Dr. and Mrs. Hubs, M.D., Ph.D.  Feeling proud, happy, relieved, proud, excited, and maybe a little proud, too.  WE MADE IT!!

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Shake It Out: Choral Tribute to Florence and The Machine by the Capital Children’s Choir (by capitalchoir)

So beautiful!!

thecakebar:

 

The world’s longest chocolate structure on Guinness World Records - a model of a train - has gone on display in Brussels.

It took 784 hours of work and measures 34.05 m (111 ft) in total length.

He used 1285 kg (2832 lbs) of Belgian chocolate……

 

stand-on-your-feet:

I give major credit to all those people who went towards the explosions instead of away. Very brave, selfless people.

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