How often people speak of art and science as though they were two entirely different things, with no interconnection. An artist is emotional, they think, and uses only his intuition; he sees all at once and has no need of reason. A scientist is cold, they think, and uses only his reason; he argues carefully step by step, and needs no imagination. ( Read more... )

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Senior citizen shoots 4, kills 1 in California.

I guess soon enough this will be so everyday that I won't even bother making a note of it.

Man shoots and kills wife, 3 others, self.

No end in sight. Those reading about these mass shootings today have a shot at being the victims of another one tomorrow.

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These are all articles FROM TODAY.

Father shoots and kills 5 of his children, then himself in Washington.

Gunman kills 3 Pittsburgh police officers.

Yesterday, gunman in New York killed 13 people, then himself.

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Everybody -- attend your local World Pillowfight this Saturday!

http://www.pillowfightday.com/

I'm going to the one in Los Angeles. Check out some of the videos from the past:

New York City

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Los Angeles:

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The more and more I read about US History, the less and less I like this guy:

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Pseudopatriotic voices are in uproar over the Freedom Tower name "change".

The name "Freedom Tower" has been dropped for the skyscraper under construction in New York to replace the World Trade Center towers destroyed in the September 11 attacks, but some locals are not happy about it ( Read more... )