Chris Connelly posted this on July 1st, 2010
Woody Guthrie: Working Class Balladeer
July 2010
Woody Guthrie
Working Class Balladeer
“I am out to sing songs that will prove to you that this is your world and that if it has hit you pretty hard and knocked you for a dozen loops, no matter what color, what size you are, how you are built, [...]
Chris Connelly posted this on June 16th, 2010
Celia Cruz: Diva for Democracy
June 2010
Celia Cruz
Diva for Democracy
“Celia was an absolute pillar as a human being and one of the most unselfish humanitarians I have ever met and am sure I will ever have known.” – Marc Anthony
Internationally renowned as the “Queen of Salsa,” Celia Cruz was born in Cuba in the [...]
Chris Connelly posted this on June 2nd, 2010
Good morning! Today we will be live blogging the Community Health Forum: Harnessing the Power of Information to Improve Health, put on by the Department of Health and Human Services. The event runs from 9:00 until 10:30, and will feature a number of fantastic speakers. We are waiting for everything to get started, and will [...]
Chris Connelly posted this on May 28th, 2010
I enjoy Google’s Doodles – the daily updates to their logo – and especially those that are more inventive and off-the-wall. My nerdy, ten-year-old self rejoices at their hidden inclusion of the Triforce from Nintendo’s Zelda games, which serves as just one example of how creative the Google team can be. But last week’s fully [...]