Society
First Day of School from Across the Globe [20 Pics]
Aug 24 2012
The first day at school looks so much different in different parts of the world. Thanks to Julian Germain who captured these photos, we can see the diversity in photos. Enjoy!
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
Aug 24 2012
– Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
Aug 23 2012
– Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was an American author and humorist.
“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. ”
Aug 20 2012
– Lao Tzu, famous Chinese philosopher and forefather of Taoism (Daoism).
“When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.”
Aug 14 2012
– Norm Crosby.
The Life of Paris Hipsters [22 Pics]
Aug 11 2012
Take a look at this group of hipsters from France that have their own photographer, Theo Gosselin, who basically documents their adventures in hipster filtered photos.
“I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter.”
Aug 10 2012
– Blaise Pascal. A French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen.
Deepwater Horizon's Final Hours [7 Pics]
Aug 8 2012
Known around the globe as the “BP oil spill”, this massive tragedy happened back in April 2010 when a geyser of seawater erupted from the marine riser onto the rig.
It took the lives of 11 people and left 17 others injured. These photos are so intense, that it is hard to believe that they are real.
“To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.”
Aug 5 2012
– Abraham Maslow. An American psychologist who was best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs. He stressed the importance of focusing on the positive qualities in people, as opposed to treating them as a “bag of symptoms”.
Retro Photos That Make Little to No Sense [28 Pics]
Aug 5 2012
Don't ask, we don't know either. Some of these pictures are actually SO WEIRD.
Ukrainian Government in 12 Photos
Aug 3 2012
In case you are not up to date on things in Ukraine, it's pretty bad. A lot of corruption, useless reforms, and a president who no one likes (makes you wonder who elected him in the first place).
Seems like there are no peaceful ways to figure things out for the people in the government. All photos from this summer alone.
