Culture Buzz I know, I know. tl;dr. But you are only hurting yourself on this one. You should read it. It's powerful, honest, and funny. Just like Maron. Now, more than ever, I wish I was up in Montreal for the festival. Language is a little NSFW. (via thecomicscomic.com)
A woman who refused to sell her home to developers for $1 million, and then lived there while they built around her, has died at age 86. How inspiringly stubborn. (via)
Politics Buzz The candidate’s wife shows remarkable courage and grace in the face of cancer diagnosis. What do you do when you learn you have incurable cancer spreading in your body? Most people would pull the covers over their head and feel sorry for themselves, but Elizabeth Edwards insisted on continuing her work helping her husband become President of the United States. She inspired the press, bloggers, and the general public by saying “I don’t look sickly, I don’t feel sickly,” and then continued her hectic schedule.