The art of simplifying your life (by getting rid of stuff)

After giving up six-figure salaries in the corporate world, 'the Minimalists' decided to get back to basics – making space for what's truly important.
Read more: http://www.huckmagazine.com/art-and-culture/the-minimalists-how-to-simplify-your-life/?source=Snapzu

Do Not Hold In Hand After Lighting

Heller offers up a post-New Year sampling of graphics produced for Chinese fireworks packaging.
Read more: http://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/fireworks-packaging/?source=Snapzu

Take It From A German: Americans Are Too Timid In Confronting Hate

In Germany, we were taught over and over again that Hitler came to power because ordinary people were afraid to stand up and speak out. Americans could stand to learn that lesson now.
Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/01/take-it-from-a-german-americans-are-too-timid-in-confronting-hate.html?source=Snapzu

The Swan Automaton

John Joseph Merlin
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Thinking in the Deep: Inside the Mind of an Octopus

In “Other Minds,” Peter Godfrey-Smith shows how the abilities of the octopus offer insight into the evolution of animal intelligence. By Carl Safina.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/books/review/other-minds-peter-godfrey-smith.html?source=Snapzu

Protests as McDonald's opens in Vatican

A branch of the fast-food chain McDonald's has opened in Vatican City, the seat of the Catholic Church, despite protests from residents and cardinals. The branch opened in a building belonging to the Holy See that rented out rooms to the US giant just metres from St Peter's Square.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/world-business/protests-as-mcdonalds-opens-in-vatican-20170101-gtkgr8.html?source=Snapzu

Tyrus Wong, Famed Bambi Artist, Dies at 106

Tyrus Wong, the artist who created Bambi’s iconic landscapes and design, passed away on Friday at the age of 106. He leaves behind a legacy as one of the most celebrated Chinese-American artists in history, but his own story is filled with discrimination and bigotry.
Read more: http://io9.gizmodo.com/tyrus-wong-famed-bambi-artist-dies-at-106-1790672220?source=Snapzu