Spirit food: "The answer is built right into the word": Amy Krouse Rosenthal on kindness.
Brain food:
- Reasons why the moon landing---which happened 41 years ago this week---was not a hoax.
- "40 Things You Need To Know About The Next 40 Years" (via The Smithsonian)
- Is that food in your fridge still safe to eat? What's the deal with expiration dates, anyway? StillTasty tells you everything you need to know.
- Find the Harley-Davidson brand appealing.
- Are "unaware of meat-cancer link."
Churchy things/A concern: "A Florida church with "Islam is of the devil" signs in its front lawn plans to host an "International Burn A Quran Day," on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks this year." (via The Pew Forum)
UU voices: At AlterNet, Be Schofield wonders if religious liberals are "providing legitimacy and credibility for fundamentalism, violence, oppression and bigotry done in the name of religion." (via The Friendly Atheist)
Good answer: Thanks to "student researchers at the University of Cambridge," the world finally knows how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop.
Curiosities:
- Your weekly dose of Muppet: The Swedish Chef makes popcorn (and) shrimp; performs electronica. (via BoingBoing)
- The 11 Most Overrated Things Ever (via The Huffington Post)
- Do you need to say you're sorry? Call the Anonymous Apology Line.
Young adults of note: Carte Goodwin, a 36 year-old lawyer, has been appointed to fill the senate seat left vacant by Robert Byrd of West Virginia, who died last month at the age of 92. (Goodwin is now the youngest person serving in the senate.) Goodwin's first act after being sworn in this week was to vote to extend unemployment benefits to those Americans who have been out of work for longer than 26 weeks.
