De Venustate

On Beauty

A chronicle of delightful things: architecture, design, travel, food, music, drink, and such – with inevitable diversions.
Stuff I like

TEDxOU - Jason Roberts - How To Build a Better Block (by TEDxTalks)

The Swiss-German border, on a bike trail between Stein am Rhein and Radolfzell

Cyclists can write angry “what drivers need to know” screeds that isolate more than bring together the primary users of our roadways. This is a great example of how to address common share the road issues in an engaging and inclusive manner.

Dave Thomas - The Skeleton’s Waltz (by daveisthemusic)

Over 40% of recent college graduates are living with their parents, dealing with government loans that average $27,200. The unemployment rate for young people is about 50%. More than 350,000 Americans with advanced degrees applied for food stamps in 2010.

As Washington lobbyists endeavor to kill a proposed bill to reduce the interest rates on student debt, federal loans remain readily available, and so colleges go right on increasing their tuition.

Meanwhile, corporations hold $2 trillion in cash while looking for investments and employees in foreign countries, and American students are forced to accept menial positions. Yet delusions persist about our new generation of would-be workers. Conservatives are all bubbly about today’s young entrepreneurs creating their own jobs — jobs that “don’t yet exist.

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— Abraham Lincoln. Wise man.

Actually, NOT Abraham Lincoln.

May day.

Fleetwood Mac ~ Gypsy (Extended version) (by Wench098)

A fabulous video, advertised this evening at the “Rethinking Cities” event as part of the Distinctively Dutch festival hosted by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust