Things I Learn While At Work

She's had this tattoo since she was a teen; turns out, according to Tian Tang, it translates as "serious error; gross mistake" (Photo: Hanzi Smatter) If you're thinking about getting a tattoo featuring Chinese characters, you might want to...

Italian artist Bruno Walpoth has mastered the art of turning wood into realistic, lifelike representations of human beings. He's been working with wood for decades now, getting his start in the early '70s, and his technique has remained the...

These are amazing. It sure beats the art I was looking at yesterday...

J. K. Rowling: I said to Arthur, my American editor - we had an interesting conversation during the editing of seven - the moment when Harry takes Draco's wand, Arthur said, God, that's the moment when the ownership of the Elder wand is actually transferred? And I said, that's right. He said, shouldn't that be a bit more dramatic? And I said, no, not at all, the reverse. I said to Arthur, I think it really puts the elaborate, grandiose plans of Dumbledore and Voldemort in their place. That actually the history of the wizarding world hinged on two teenage boys wrestling with each other. They weren't even using magic. It became an ugly little corner tussle for the possession of wands. And I really liked that - that very human moment, as opposed to these two wizards who were twitching strings and manipulating and implanting information and husbanding information and guarding information, you know? Ultimately it just came down to that, a little scuffle and fistfight in the corner and pulling a wand away.

Melissa Anelli: It says a lot about the world at large, I think, about conflict in the world, it's these little things -

Kefir is a cultured milk beverage. It’s similar to yogurt but the taste is a bit different and it’s more of a drink than something you’d eat out of a bowl. Unlike yogurt, kefir contains benefici

I’m super stoked. Today, a friend at work mentioned that she has some extra kefir grains and is going to give them to me! Now, I can make my own delicious kefir!

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A famous actor makes a frightening discovery about women and barely keeps it together explaining why.

This is along the lines of my previous post. What Dustin Hoffman says is truly beautiful.

This brought tears to my eyes. How often do we criticize ourselves in front of younger girls? We teach young girls that it is normal to hate oneself, and that the main purpose of every female is to be beautiful.