Techmeme Google open-sources new JPEG encoder that reduces file sizes by around 35%, and is compatible with existing browsers, photo editing apps, and the JPEG standard (Sebastian Anthony / Ars Technica UK) http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2017 Read more ... /03/google-jpeg-guetzli-encoder-file-size/

Slate.com So much of what you think you know about Amos ’n’ Andy is wrong.

Mother Nature Network A camera, a microscope and a lot of patience results in these surprisingly beautiful images.

MSNBC "Songs came when I stopped lying to myself." --Tori Amos shares the silver-linings of suffering for your art.

CNN International EXCLUSIVE: 16-year-old Singaporean Amos Yee tells CNN why he ridiculed his country's founding father -- and why he's not going to stop.

LaShunda Nugent https://vimeo.com/128081684 Not sure if you've seen this, but is worth being shared!

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Luiz Crespo Duas pessoas andarão juntas se não tiverem de acordo? (Amós 3:3) Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? (Amos 3:3)

Graywolf Press “'Our fears are dear to us,' writes Eula Biss in her powerful and important book, ON IMMUNITY. Biss notes that a lot of the parents who are skeptical of vaccinations, like we were, are the same people who worry about hormones in meat and pesticides Read more ... on vegetables. We’ve been told by our industry-cozy government that these things aren’t toxic, but we suspect that’s not right. We seek out farm-to-table food and even organic baby wipes as a prudent expression of that caution and care." The Daily Beast explores vaccinations below!

Salon "Fear is celebrated and used as a justification for all types of violent actions..."