Last year I read Collapse by Jared Diamond. (Post here.) It was all about how environmental abuse (in particular the overuse of resources) led to the downfall of society. He talked about cultures from Easter Island to Greenland to Rwanda. The other day, I ran across this article about Angkor Wat [...]

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A few blogs I’ve recently added to Google Reader:

Foreign Policy Passport: Foreign Policy Magazine
Evolution of Security: Transportation Security Administration Blog
Intelligent Travel: National Geographic Traveler

And a few other links from around the web:

BBC: Arab education ‘falling behind’
UNESCO: World Heritage Sites for the USA
Lorelle: What do you do when someone steals your content

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In the midst of organizing myself for the semester and attempting to continue blogging as well, I’ve amassed a few links from around the Internet for your viewing pleasure.   Enjoy:

Happy Birthday, LEGO!  Sometimes I miss building things with LEGOs.
The Library of Congress has a blog.  And a lot of photos (public domain, even!) on Flickr.
I [...]

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