The results are a little brutal. — By Shannon Carpenter

AR6 Vol 2 Chap 16: Global warming can be linked with much higher confidence to impaired economic growth. — By Michael Sutherland While climate–specific data, such as the coastal impacts of sea level rise and the increased intensity of tropical cyclones, are straightforward to track, more complex societal effects are much more difficult. It is difficult or impossible, due to lack of data and the complexity of the issues…

They use our bodies as fodder for their advancement. — By Warren Blumenfeld The high Court gave us the right to marry, Nuptials some politicians promise to rescind. Some companies now hire us, open as we are, Some justify religion, their “sincerely held” beliefs and values, for us to deny. If their religion’s “sincerely held” beliefs and values oppose our…

I have always loved music. It speaks directly to my heart in ways that nothing else does. I have also always found the story behind musicians fascinating. — By Tom Matlack I have always loved music. It speaks directly to my heart in ways that nothing else does. I have also always found the story behind musicians fascinating. Where they come from, how they developed their trade, what happened when they got famous. To my way of thinking…

I think my son is out working me. I suppose the next step is to take me out behind the shed and pull an Old Yeller. — By Shannon Carpenter He just doesn’t stop. As sweat drips off my forehead, and I gasp for breath while sitting in my yard, my teenage son shovels away with a smile on his face. The little dude has energy to spare, and I’m contemplating taking a nap right there in…

Ned Fulmer, Adam Levine, John Mulaney–month after month, “the death of the wife guy” continues to take the Internet by storm. But why? — By Emma Sloan They had the perfect marriage. Or did they? Between John “I love my wife” Mulaney immediately moving on from his marriage of six years with a new baby and girlfriend in tow, Adam “that body of yours is absurd” Levine serially cheating on a pregnant Behati Prinsloo…

Q: Is punk an attitude or a musical genre? — By Jeff Cann Q: Is punk an attitude or a musical genre? I’m getting an early start on the punk themed Song Lyric Sunday. I began thinking about this a month ago. Jim Adams, the host of Song Lyric Sunday left a comment on my blogpost where I featured Molly’s…

Many small islands around the world are facing imminent, existential threat from global warming and sea level rise. — By Michael Sutherland Many small islands around the world are facing imminent, existential threat from global warming and sea level rise. So mitigation of global warming is an especially high priority for them, though it is a problem not of their creation and wholly beyond their power to solve. Grouping…

Circumstances really matter; most of the circumstances of your life will not be in your control; this will produce stress and other serious consequences. — By Eric Maisel [This post is excerpted from Why Smart Teens Hurt. To learn more, please take a look!] Each smart teen is located in a particular sea of circumstances. She may swim there; or she may discover that she is drowning there. One smart teen grows up in poverty…